As seen on Goodreads:
American Women. Their Stories. Their Resistance.
The despot is perched in his tower, threatening democracy with every tweet. Vultures of big business occupy his cabinet seats, while empty-headed puppets tie the Senate to a string. With a wave of a pen, they set our rights on fire.
Welcome to the new America.
And who are we? We are the women of the marginalized majority. We come from every corner of America. We are the outraged mothers. We are the unprotected daughters. We are the uninsured sick, the gay and the blamed, the cast-off patrons of the lesser paid, and the survivors of trauma taught to feel ashamed.
We are every woman you have ever met, and every woman you haven’t. Our stories are of struggle, but also of strength; of fear, but also of courage. We know despair, but we never lose hope. We are extraordinary women living in extraordinary times.
We are The Nasty Women Project.
100% proceeds from our book sales are donated to Planned Parenthood.
My Comments:
Nasty Women Project is compilation of essays written by regular, everyday women from almost every state in the US. In an effort to be educated on the plight of women of all races, colors, creeds and sexual orientations, Erin Passons, the editor, called for submissions hoping “the darkness inspired by Trump will only bring forth more light”. When it became a possibility that The GOP would have the opportunity to defund Planned Parenthood the idea was born: she would gather the written words of women across the country and publish them to sell, donating all the proceeds to Planned Parenthood.
Telling their stories of election night, prejudice and life experiences provides women in the United States of America the opportunity to make sense out of their fears and hopes, and reading them provides a sense of camaraderie and courage. These powerful, well written essays show struggles and fear along with new-found strength and focus.
Elizabeth Martin of Ohio says “Since Trump’s win, we have begun to organize. We sign petitions. We call politicians. We march. We fight. I have thousands of life preservers surrounding me, and I no longer have the fear of drowning.”
As Jennifer Tyree from Arizona says, “We must rally. Now is the time to make history.”
Take the time to hear what the women of the United States have to say and purchase your copy of Nasty Women Project HERE. All proceeds are donated to Planned Parenthood.
