Women Who Lead, Read
By: Ebony Taylor Since starting college, there has been little time, if at all, that I have gotten to sit down, pick up a book, and read. No distractions, no emails, no assignment deadlines, just… Women Who Lead, Read
Brief Analysis of Chapter VI of A Vindication of the Rights of Women
By Emma Gilham Mary Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Women, written in 1791, questions societal norms placed on women in that time from a philosophical perspective. Chapter VI “The Effect Which an Early… Brief Analysis of Chapter VI of A Vindication of the Rights of Women
Back to school, back in time: When old books and modern ideas clash
By Kara Lewis Who’s already overwhelmed by their semester reading list? *Raises hand* While making a dent in one of my 10-pound textbooks this week, I came across a slightly less obvious question. I’m an… Back to school, back in time: When old books and modern ideas clash
Sapphire comes to Kansas City
By Patsy Campos Rainy Day Books has a fabulous event coming up for the whole community featuring Sapphire, New York Times best-selling author of the novel Push, which in 2009 was adapted into the motion… Sapphire comes to Kansas City
Lisbeth Salander: Feminist Heroine? Of Course!
The following blog is a guest post by Dan Winter, member of the Chancellor’s Advisory Board to the Women’s Center. Having just finished The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest last night, I’m missing Lisbeth… Lisbeth Salander: Feminist Heroine? Of Course!
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest: Final Saga of the Millennium Trilogy
If you are looking for a good book to wrap up your summer reading, allow me to recommend three: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who… The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest: Final Saga of the Millennium Trilogy
Eat, Pray, Love… I don’t get it.
Eat, Pray, Love has sold nearly 8 million copies. It is now a new movie starring the one and only Julia Roberts. And I simply don’t get it. Sure, I enjoyed reading about all the… Eat, Pray, Love… I don’t get it.
The Girl Who Played With Fire
The Girl Who Played with Fire is the second book in Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy. In the first book, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, we were introduced to Lisbeth Salander, an expert hacker with… The Girl Who Played With Fire
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The previous blog mentioned the Women’s Center’s upcoming book discussion this fall on Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy. I just finished reading the first book in the trilogy, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and I… The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Big Read Comes to Kansas City
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) launched The Big Read in 2007, an initiative to bring reading back into the forefront of American culture. Now there are over 800 participating communities across the nation… The Big Read Comes to Kansas City