Book Club: Reading Motherhood
| Dates: | September 24 - December 10, 2024 |
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| Meets: | Tu from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM |
| Location: | Hilltop Books |
| Cost: | $44.00 |
There are 4 openings remaining at this time.
Although motherhood is often seen as a natural experience for women, it is also a social institution, imposing shifting, unspoken rules for its practitioners. We will read groundbreaking texts by second wave feminists as well as novels by contemporary writers that continue to challenge traditional views of mothering and motherhood.
September 24 - Jane Lazarre, The Mother Knot (1976), and Adrienne Rich, "Anger and Tenderness" (1986)
October 22 - Sue Miller, The Good Mother (1986)
November 12 - Elisa Albert, After Birth (2015)
December 10 - Jessamine Chan, The School for Good Mothers (2022)
September 24 - Jane Lazarre, The Mother Knot (1976), and Adrienne Rich, "Anger and Tenderness" (1986)
October 22 - Sue Miller, The Good Mother (1986)
November 12 - Elisa Albert, After Birth (2015)
December 10 - Jessamine Chan, The School for Good Mothers (2022)
| Fee: | $44.00 |
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Hilltop Books
84 Bethlehem Pike, Philadelphia, PA 19118Gabriella Ibieta
holds a PhD in Comparative Literature from the City University of New York and was Associate Professor of English at Drexel University for many years. She’s editor of Latin American Writers:30 Stories, and co-editor (with M. Orvell) of Inventing America: Readings in Identity and Culture, both published by St. Martin's Press, and she’s presently working on a personal history of her Cuban family. Gabriella started MALT’s Book Club in 2022 and is delighted to share her passion for reading, researching, and discussing literature with the community.| Date | Day | Time | Location |
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215-843-6333