Wednesday, March 8, 2017

International Women's Day March 8

Today is International Women's Day.

The theme for this year is "Women in the changing world of work: Planet 50-50 by 2030".

http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/international-womens-day

I am sure that many of us love the classic female writers such as Jane Austen, Emily Dickinson, Christie Agatha. But for this International Women's Day, try something different - read one of these books that would enlighten your day:

(1) Rise of the rocket girls: The women who propelled us, from missiles to the moon to mars

(2) Hidden figures: The American dream and the untold story of the Black women mathematicians who helped win the space race

(3) Women of vision: National Geographic photographers on assignments

(4) The girls of atomic city: The untold story of the women who helped win World War II

(5) Wonder women: 25 innovators, inventors, and trailblazers who changed history 

(6) It's what I do: A photographer's life of love and war

(7) Half the sky: Turning Oppression into opportunity for women worldwide

(8) Rad women worldwide: Artist and athletes, pirates and punks, and other revolutionaries who shaped history

(9) In the company of women: Inspiration and advice from over 100 makers, artists, and entrepreneurs



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