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A Woman Is No Man

BOTM described this story as an emotional, inspirational family drama: “Three generations of women weigh family duty and desire in a conservative Palestinian community in Brooklyn. Between navigating the conservative forces swirling within their households and upholding the family’s honor, Isra and Deya struggle to stay true to themselves—and Rum’s portrayal of their feats and flaws is masterful. This is one of those family sagas you’ll read in one sitting without coming up for air.”

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The Fossil Hunter: Dinosaurs, Evolution, and the Woman Whose Discoveries Changed the World

If you’ve ever heard (or attempted) the tongue twister, “She sells sea shells by the sea shore,” you may be interested in the story of the woman who inspired it, Mary Anning, who was only 12 years old when she made her first important scientific discovery. In 1811, she was a burgeoning naturalist who enjoyed searching for “treasures” on the cliffs of England; she stumbled upon the fossil of an of an ichthyosaur. Anning’s discoveries led to a career in fossil hunting, inspired Charles Darwin in writing The Origin of the Species, and shaped the field of paleontology.

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