Women's Courageous Quest for Equality and Justice Book Discussion Series with Ileen Gottesfeld

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Book Group for Children

Age Group:

Adults
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In these unforgettable novels, we meet women whose unusual and defiant lives act as role models in the eventual journey for women's rights.

 

The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

Wednesday, October 19th at 10 am in the Village Center

 

A remarkable novel about J. P. Morgan’s personal librarian, Belle da Costa Greene, famous for her intellect, style, and wit, and shares the lengths she must go to—for the protection of her family and her legacy—to preserve her carefully crafted white identity in the racist world in which she lives.

 

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The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

Wednesday, November 16th at 10 am in the Village Center

 

A rich, sweeping novel that stunningly brings to life the Great Depression and the people who lived through it - the harsh realities that divided us as a nation and the enduring battle between the haves and the have-nots. A testament to hope, resilience, and the strength of the human spirit to survive adversity, The Four Winds is an indelible portrait of America and the American dream, as seen through the eyes of one indomitable woman whose courage and sacrifice will come to define a generation.

 

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Copies will be available 3 weeks before each meeting.