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184 reviews for:
Make Trouble: Standing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding the Courage to Lead--My Life Story
Cecile Richards
4.31 AVERAGE
184 reviews for:
Make Trouble: Standing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding the Courage to Lead--My Life Story
Cecile Richards
4.31 AVERAGE
It is easy to feel discouraged in our current political climate, but reading/listening to Cecile Richards gave me a much needed boost. I was much more familiar with Cecile's mother Ann Richards who is famous for being first woman governor of Texas and her speech at the Democratic Convention. But Cecile is as brave and as a much a fighter as her mother. From her early college years starting a food co-op and her first jobs unionizing nursing home workers in the south she wanted to make a difference. Amid disappointing results in some of the projects she works on, she gets strength from the relationships she builds and the steady progress that is made by people standing up for justice together.
Good!! So important. Learned a lot about community organizing. Reads like a very entertaining novel most of the time (a bit of a lull in the middle and at the very beginning).
This is a couple of books in one. It’s a book about Anne Richards, former governor of Texas, and a book about Planned Parenthood and the battles they have fought for health care and reproductive rights for women. I think I was more interested in the Planned Parenthood parts, because the Anne Richards parts were mostly about family history and campaigning. Parts of this book made me tear up, so it’s definitely worth reading if you are into non-fiction. It also made me want to quit my job and become a full time activist, but my peers already think I’m a bit much to take in this area. (I clearly need new peers).
An engaging and inspiring memoir about a life spent fighting for women’s rights. A great reminder that we only get what we fight for - nothing more.
I don't think this possibly could explain how much I loved this book. This has been my favorite read of the year, hands down.
1) Cecile Richards is a badass woman who knew from a very young age the importance of working with and amplifying women's voices. This makes the book a who's who of amazing ladies, and I've added about a trillion books to my TBR based on the women/organizations mentioned in the book.
2) This book is full of great advice and encouragement about getting up and organizing, which is both A) something I was originally not that familiar with, and B) something I am now *extremely* hyped about.
3) I finished this book on midterm election day, 2018, and it was excruciating to be reading Richards's account of the disappointment of 2016 through that time. I was vividly recalling that night as I read, especially as she had been in NYC (as I had) through the whole time. This and the rest of the book was very well written, and gripped me as I read.
I cannot strongly enough recommend this book if you're feeling down about the state of our country right now; Richards advocates strongly for organizing in a hugely inspirational way. It makes you feel empowered to get out and change the world.
1) Cecile Richards is a badass woman who knew from a very young age the importance of working with and amplifying women's voices. This makes the book a who's who of amazing ladies, and I've added about a trillion books to my TBR based on the women/organizations mentioned in the book.
2) This book is full of great advice and encouragement about getting up and organizing, which is both A) something I was originally not that familiar with, and B) something I am now *extremely* hyped about.
3) I finished this book on midterm election day, 2018, and it was excruciating to be reading Richards's account of the disappointment of 2016 through that time. I was vividly recalling that night as I read, especially as she had been in NYC (as I had) through the whole time. This and the rest of the book was very well written, and gripped me as I read.
I cannot strongly enough recommend this book if you're feeling down about the state of our country right now; Richards advocates strongly for organizing in a hugely inspirational way. It makes you feel empowered to get out and change the world.
Encouraging to hear stories of people using their privilege for good. Resist ✊🏼
Somewhere between a how-to guide and a memoir. Great for aspiring activists and veterans who need a boost to keep up the fight.
If you're feeling burnt out because of the twists and turns of politics every single day, Cecile Richard's "Make Trouble" may just be the thing you need to re-spark your activist fire. Early on in this current administration, I found myself much more engaged and politically active. However, as 2018 continued on, I felt myself losing my momentum. I hated that I wasn't calling my senators regularly. I became disengaged from the gubernatorial election happening in my state. An organizer friend of mine loaned me "Make Trouble" a couple of months ago, and I've been putting off reading it due to being drained from the political climate. Once I dove into the book, I rediscovered my passions for justice and inclusion and remembered why I had been so politically engaged in the first place. Cecile Richard's career in organizing and activism inspired me to pick up the phone again and fight for what I believe in.