![]() ![]() Yes, men actually said and thought these things. Some of it is difficult to understand for her. "The natural and proper timidity and delicacy which belongs to the female sex evidently unfits it for many of the occupations of civil life." "Woman has always been dependent on man." But she does find it surprising to read that Supreme Court justices had actually once said the following: ![]() She watched her mother board a bus to the Women's March in DC, after all. Some of the stories of prejudice against women are not so surprising to Lyra. Still necessary to know and speak out about, yup. We talk about the links between history and activism of the sixties and today. ![]() ![]() Lyra also has read about recent and increasing anti-semitic attacks in this country, and mentions this as she reads. RBG faced incredible discrimination as a Jewish woman that Lyra finds shocking. Girls? Girls were expected to find husbands." Lyra finds that line sad but also sort of funny, as she hopes to do "big things in the world," herself. This is not surprising to me: "Boys were expected to grow up, and do big things in the world. RBG saw signs, growing up, that read: "No dogs. At certain points she reads out what were even for me surprising details: RBG was one of only 9 women in her law school class of more than 500. I am watching my ten-year-old daughter read this book, and I smile, with some pride and hope for the future. ![]()
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