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A History of Witchcraft: Sorcerers, Heretics and Pagans by Brooks Alexander, Jeffrey B. Russell

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 58%.

Very informative, but really dry. I wasn't able to finish before I had to return it to the library.

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed

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5.0

Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder

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5.0

I Can Fix This: And Other Lies I Told Myself While Parenting My Struggling Child by Kristina Kuzmič

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hopeful reflective fast-paced

5.0

The Cure for Women: Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi and the Challenge to Victorian Medicine That Changed Women's Lives Forever by Lydia Reeder

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informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

The Cure for Women was a very informative look at many facets of Gilded Age medicine, including how female doctors broke into the field, their role in the development of gynecology and obstetrics, and how it all intersected with the broader women's rights and suffrage movements. It also feels like an incredibly timely book, given the current landscape of reproductive rights in the United States -- the book also touches on how abortion, a previously accepted medical procedure, was turned by white, male doctors into a controversial issue (hint: it was racism).

One thing I really enjoyed about this book was that while it was well-researched and full of information, it was extremely readable, making it accessible to readers who aren't necessarily historians. Based on that, I look forward to recommending this book to colleagues and my older students who are interested in reproductive rights and Victorian history.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press for providing a review copy.

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