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Elena Ferrante: A Power of Our Own

By Elena Ferrante — 2019

Power is a story told by women. For centuries, men have colonized storytelling. That era is over.

Read on www.nytimes.com

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Your Silence Will Not Protect You by Audre Lorde Review–Prophetic and Necessary

The black lesbian feminist writer and poet, who died 25 years ago, is better known than ever, her words often quoted in books and on social media.

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RO Kwon
2017
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Woman Leads Muslim Prayer Service in New York

Almost nothing about the Friday prayer held yesterday in Morningside Heights in Manhattan was familiar to Samira Jaraba, a Palestinian immigrant who trekked alone on the subway from Brooklyn, cloaked in a cream headscarf, to see if the rumors were true.

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amina wadud
2005
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Is Sherin Khankan the Future of Islam?

She is a controversial figure – not just as a female imam, but as a woman who has called for the reformation of Islam with a feminist agenda. Janice Turner meets Sherin Khankan at Europe’s first all-female mosque.

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Janice Turner
2018
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Making Our Way: On Women and Buddhism

Grace Schireson, Christina Feldman, Rita Gross, and Lama Palden Drolma discuss how women are defining new roles as Buddhist leaders, teachers, and practitioners. Introduction by Sandy Boucher

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Sandy Boucher, Grace Schireson, Christina Feldman, Rita M. Gross, Lama Palden Drolma
2016
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The Dance of Gender: A Woman’s Guide to American Buddhism

Author Sandy Boucher introduces the American Buddhist scene—its issues, weaknesses, and strengths—to women interested in taking up Buddhist practice.

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Sandy Boucher
1997
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Tara, the First Feminist

Since becoming ordained four decades ago, Lama Tsultrim Allione has faced her share of challenges and sexism. Throughout it all, Tara’s vow to work for the benefit of all beings in a woman’s body has been a source of guidance and inspiration.

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Lama Tsultrim Allione
2016
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The World Needs Motherhood

Why the awakening of women & qualities of compassion, patience and selflessness are essential for peace and prosperity.

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Amma
2017
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The Sorrow of an All-Male Lineage

Zen teacher Norman Fischer discovers the life-changing — and society-changing — power of really knowing other people’s pain.

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Norman Fischer
2018
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