Tag: election

• A Letter to My Nieces

  To Savannah and Landri: Every year, you get books from me for Christmas. I try to pick things that you’ll like and with strong female characters. I know you don’t read quite as obsessively as your grandmother, mother and I do, but I’ve always hoped that with the right book, the balance will tip. I…

  Melissa Prycer

  December 24, 2016

  Uncategorized

  books, election, feminism, inspiration, next generation, teens

• On this historic election day. . .

  The polls don’t close for another several hours, but I’ve already been teary several times today. We still have a long way to go before we get anywhere near gender equality, and yet, this day still means so much to me as a feminist and a historian. Today is a profound response to: The guy…

  Melissa Prycer

  November 8, 2016

  Uncategorized

  election, feminism, history, women in leadership, women’s history