CBA Record March-April 2024

Women’s History Month Reading T he Chicago Bar Association is pleased to celebrate 2024 Women’s History Month, which com memorates the role of women in American history. As a part of the celebration, the CBA’s DICE Committee encourages and challenges you to read more, starting with the suggestions below, which focus on empowering, inspiring, and educating women.

We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichi e In this personal essay from the much-admired TEDx talk of the same name, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie offers a unique definition of feminism. Drawing on her own experiences and her deep understanding of the often-masked realities of sexual politics, Adichie explores what it means to be a woman now and provides a rallying cry for why we should all be feminists.

Sula by Toni Morrison From the Nobel Prize Winner, Sula is the story of two friends who grow up to become something worse than enemies. Nel’s and Sula’s devotion to each other is fierce enough to withstand bullies and secrets. It endures even after Nel has grown up to be a pillar of the Black community while Sula has become a pariah. But their friendship ends in an unforgivable betrayal – or does it?

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee A National Book Finalist, Pachinko is the saga of four generations of a poor Korean immigrant family fight ing to control their destiny in 20th-century Japan, exiled from a home they never knew. Lee tells a story of love, sacrifice, ambition, and loyalty of strong women fighting to survive and thrive against the indifferent arc of history.

Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics by bell hooks In Feminism is for Everybody, bell hooks introduces a popular theory of feminism rooted in common sense and the wisdom of experience. Hers is a vision of a beloved community that appeals to all those committed to equality, mutual respect, and justice. She applies her critical analysis to the most contentious and chal lenging issues facing feminists today, including reproductive rights, violence, race, class, and work.

Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez Data is fundamental to the modern world, but because so much data fails to consider gender, bias and discrimination are baked into our systems. Perez investigates the shocking root causes of gender inequality and research in Invisible Women , diving into women’s lives at home, the workplace, the public square, the doctor’s office, and more.

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