Brilliant Books by Brilliant Women
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To mark International Women’s Day and to support indie bookshops, Kate Mosse – bestselling author of
The City of Tears – has shared her top list of Brilliant Books by Brilliant Women, revealed exclusively on Bookshop.org, the online bookselling platform supporting independent bookshops
From
Toksvig’s Almanac by much-loved author, comedian and TV presenter Sandi Toksvig, and from
The Book of Gutsy Women by Hillary Clinton to
A History of Women in 100 Objects by Prof Maggie Andrews and Dr Janis Lomas – Kate’s list is a real celebration of female voices across history.
International No 1 bestselling novelist and non-fiction writer, Kate Mosse has also launched a global campaign to remember and celebrate inspirational women throughout history. Known for her acclaimed historical adventure novels and her campaigning work championing women’s voices as Founder Director of the Women’s Prize for Fiction,
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By Victoria Hugo-Vidal
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I’ve been reading a lot of articles lately about how, due to the pandemic (which is what pretty much everything is due to these days), women have been taking on even more unpaid labor, and families stuck at home are realizing just how much unpaid domestic labor women do. Taking care of children – who require near-constant supervision for the first few years of their life, until they learn not to stick forks into light sockets – is hard work, even when it’s your own kid and you love them tons. Cooking, cleaning, endless loads of laundry – and now, we’re adding remote schooling on top of that.