Books for Women’s History Month

In honor of Women’s History Month in March, we are sharing books by women who have shaped history and have fought for their communities. Our list includes books about women who fought for racial justice, abortion rights, equality in the workplace, and ranges in topics from women in politics and prominent women in history to

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Elizabeth Keating, author of The Essential Questions, discusses her book

Just as the oral histories of people around the world are disappearing amid rapid change, there is a risk that your family’s personal stories, too, will be lost forever. In The Essential Questions, anthropologist Elizabeth Keating helps you to uncover the unique memories of your parents and grandparents and to create lasting connection with them

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A Letter to Educators from John Freeman, Co-Editor of The Penguin Book of the International Short Story

By: John Freeman A few years ago, a friend and I were teaching classes on writing short fiction at the same time. He is from Lebanon, and I am from California, he is a small, fabulous man and every time I get a haircut my wife says you look like you’re in the CIA. But

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