And here's the best book I've read in like forever! I keep taking notes, underlining things, highlighting things! Dr. McDuff teaches at a nearby college, Warren Wilson College in Black Mountain NC
Love Your
Mother, by Mallory
McDuff (a professor at Warren Wilson College). Broadleaf Books, 2023.
This book
encompasses a lot of people and a lot of ideas currently being worked on in the
USA. It is a compilation of 50 women’s stories who are active in climate change
actions. They live in all 50 states of the USA. There is emphasis on BIPOC
women. Their ages vary as much as their lifestyles. Each woman is given just a
vignette of 3 pages, and that’s enough for me to have many links to go further
to learn more about them or their movements. I will look at books, TED talks,
and the actions of different organizations. These are scientists, teachers,
students, investors, authors, and many mothers, wives, partners and daughters.
I enjoyed that Dr. McDuff closes her book with, “Looking Forward” toward a
hopeful future dealing with climate change. There’s an extensive bibliography
as well as resources for each of the biographies.
I enjoyed hearing this talk by a climate scientist.
Thanks for pointing it out.
ReplyDeleteI think you may mean the link to see the talk by Dr. Hayhoe. The book is also good, but I doubt that many would be interested in it (besides us feminist ecologists).
DeleteBarbara, Looks like an interesting read with great intentions! Currently, I'm working my way through a book entitled "Humankind - A Hopeful History". The author, Rutger Bregman is an optimist for sure but having dealt with the seamy side of society for many years, I have my doubts about overall human 'goodness'...although there are plenty of good folks out there. Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
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