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A review by monetp
Girl Squads by Sam Maggs
5.0
“People ask me sometimes, ‘When will there be enough women on the court?’ and my answer is, ‘When there are nine.’ ” ~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg
I'M SO ON BOARD WITH THIS BOOK. I loved learning about eco-feminism in Korea, the patriotic women's league of Iran, the ladies of the supreme court, real life Amazons and female pirates. These are just a few of the remarkable stories shared in this book. Even though many female friendships are featured, [a:Sam Maggs|8445946|Sam Maggs|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1578516847p2/8445946.jpg] leaves enough room to describe in detail each woman's individual life. She throws in fun details as well as historically accurate information. My favorite was when she mentioned Elena Kagan's support of frozen yogurt machines in the Supreme Court cafeteria lol!
Maggs's informal commentary, usually written in parentheses, is delightful. She makes her opinions known and her jokes makes the tough subject matters more digestible. She always ends each chapter with a note of hopeful finality. Through Maggs's writing, the reader becomes hopeful that more women's stories will rise from the shadows and be shared. I need a Netflix documentary series based on all this book's chapters!!!!!!!! I recommend this book to every women and gender studies class.
I'M SO ON BOARD WITH THIS BOOK. I loved learning about eco-feminism in Korea, the patriotic women's league of Iran, the ladies of the supreme court, real life Amazons and female pirates. These are just a few of the remarkable stories shared in this book. Even though many female friendships are featured, [a:Sam Maggs|8445946|Sam Maggs|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1578516847p2/8445946.jpg] leaves enough room to describe in detail each woman's individual life. She throws in fun details as well as historically accurate information. My favorite was when she mentioned Elena Kagan's support of frozen yogurt machines in the Supreme Court cafeteria lol!
Maggs's informal commentary, usually written in parentheses, is delightful. She makes her opinions known and her jokes makes the tough subject matters more digestible. She always ends each chapter with a note of hopeful finality. Through Maggs's writing, the reader becomes hopeful that more women's stories will rise from the shadows and be shared. I need a Netflix documentary series based on all this book's chapters!!!!!!!! I recommend this book to every women and gender studies class.