The Books Briefing: <em>Gender Equality</em> Is Valuable but Vague
Celebrating International Women’s Day: Your weekly guide to the best in books
by Rosa Inocencio Smith
Mar 06, 2020
2 minutes
Every year on March 8, International Womenâs Day promotes âa term that leaves room for many interpretations, some of them contradictory. For example, the historian Paula J. Giddings describes how Americaâs early feminist organizations excluded women of color, including the journalist and activist Ida B. Wells, who worked for suffrage and black civil rights. Today, attitudes
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