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International Women's Day March 8th

International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women all over the world.

Belleville Public Library

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  • Shared Sisterhood

    How to Take Collective Action for Racial and Gender Equity at Work

    Opie, TinaLivingston, Beth A.
    In this book, Opie and Livingston explain how to use vulnerability, trust, empathy, and risk-taking to build Shared Sisterhood.
    eAudiobookAscent Audio, 2022
  • Told from alternating perspectives, an evocative and riveting novel about the lifelong bond between two women, one Black and one white, whose friendship is indelibly altered by a tragic event.
    BookNew York : Atria Books, 2021. — FIC PRI
  • "Challenging perceptions of discrimination and prejudice, this emotionally resonant drama ... explores three different women navigating challenges in a changing school district--and in their lives" (Provided by publisher)
    BookNew York : WaterBrook, 2018. — F INS GAN
  • This is the story of Emily Doe who changed the world with her victim impact statement against the man who raped her. Now she reclaims her identity to tell her story of trauma, transcendence, and the power of words.
    Book[New York] : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2019. — BIO 364.1532 MILM
  • From Vice President Kamala Harris, one of America's most inspiring political leaders, a book about the core truths that unite us, and the long struggle to discern what those truths are and how best to act upon them.
    BookNew York : Penguin Press, 2019. — BIO 328.73 HARH
  • "Vivek Shraya summons her signature wisdom to reflect on a topic she's uniquely qualified to explore: reinvention." (Provided by publisher)
    BookToronto : Penguin Canada, 2021. — 814.6 SHR
  • The popular actress reveals her journey of self-discovery through her childhood in India, her teenage years in the United States, her success in beauty competitions, the challenges and triumphs of her acting career, and her marriage to…
    BookNew York : Ballantine Books, 2021. — 791.43028 CHOC
  • Secrets of the Sprakkar

    Iceland's Extraordinary Women and How They Are Changing the World

    Reid, Eliza
    An examination of Iceland's positive attitude towards women from electing the world's first female president to passing legislation specifically intended to help even the playing field at work and at home.
    BookToronto, Ontario : Simon & Schuster Canada, 2022. — 305.42 REI
  • "For more than forty years, Katie Couric has been an iconic presence in the media world. In her brutally honest, hilarious, heartbreaking memoir, she reveals what was going on behind the scenes of her sometimes tumultuous personal and…
    BookNew York : Little, Brown and Company, 2021. — 791.45 COUC
  • She Said

    Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement

    Kantor, Jodi, 1975-,
    From the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters who broke the news of Harvey Weinstein's sexual harassment and abuse for the New York Times, Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, the thrilling untold story of their investigation and its consequences for…
    BookNew York : Penguin Press, 2019. — 331.4133 KAN
  • 'Nothing But the Truth' is a memoir by Marie Henein, Canada's top (and most controversial) defense lawyer, who successfully defended Ontario Attorney General Michael Bryan and then Jian Ghomeshi. In this book, Henein weaves her personal…
    BookToronto, Ontario : Signal, 2021. — BIO 345.71 HENH
  • Fed Up

    Emotional Labor, Women, and the Way Forward

    Hartley, Gemma
    From Gemma Hartley, the journalist who ignited a national conversation on emotional labour, comes Fed Up, a bold dive into the unpaid, invisible work women have shouldered for too long—and an impassioned vision for creating a better future…
    BookNew York : HarperCollins Publishers, c2018 — 155.333 HAR
  • "The first ever memoir from the greatest female ski racer of all time, revealing never before told stories of her life in the fast lane, and the bold decisions that helped her break down barriers for athletes around the world." (Provided…
    BookNew York, NY : Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, 2022. — BIO 796.93 VONV