Bossypants Book Club (April 2019 Selection): Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

Book Overview Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. But Xiomara has plenty she wants to say, and she pours all her frustration and passion onto the pages of a…

Women’s History Month: Women Who Changed the World

Women’s history month is dedicated to honoring the women who have come before us by telling their stories that made history.   It is hoped they provide future generations of girls and women the inspiration to not be afraid to step out and try and make their own history.  If you are interested in becoming inspired,…

Bossypants Book Club (February 2019 Selection): Educated by Tara Westover

Book Overview Tara Westover was 17 the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalist in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and sleeping with her “head-for-the-hills bag”. In the summer she stewed herbs for her mother, a midwife and healer, and…