Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Thirty books by women to read during Women’s History Month

One title on Refinery29's list of thirty books by women to read during Women’s History Month:
Dora: a Headcase by Lidia Yuknavitch

What: A novel that centers on 17-year-old Ida, a fictionalized version of Freud's famous case study of "hysterical" bisexual Dora.

Why: Because Ida takes back the term "hysterical," and because we need more out-there portrayals of femininity in popular culture — for Women's History Month and every other. “I want to create new girl myths,” Yuknavitch said of her writing. Let's have lots more where this came from.
Learn about the other books on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue