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Heather Bell Adams's avatar

Love this!

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Jolina Petersheim's avatar

I love this, Ariel, and your subversive women. I think of this male/female disparity when my husband can run at night with a flashlight vest and feel completely comfortable, whereas I have to run before dusk and have mace, a blow horn, my phone, and yet still pay attention to my surroundings the whole time I am gone.

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Bethany Rooney's avatar

I was just discussing this today with another woman in the entertainment business. The fact that we still have to work to claim our power - and be recognized - is horrifying.

thanks for writing about these women - I love love love your books!!!

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Jan Roberts's avatar

My family tree is filled with strong, subversive women. I suspect that most family trees are if we just take time to look. Their stories deserve to be remembered and shared.

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Jan Petrucciani's avatar

May I use this essay to read at bookclub in July? We are doing Frozen River! I’m introducing them to you. I’m hoping to be able to find it here.

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Davida Chazan's avatar

YES! My favorite books are all about subversive women. That's probably why I'm a fan of your books.

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Rachael Dahl's avatar

I felt this deeply and love the last paragraph because it encapsulates what us women deal with daily. I walk with bear spray every morning, and I gave a canister of it to my daughter when she left for college. My son, however, did not get one for his freshman year at college because he did not need one. A sad fact of life. I'm hoping by the time my youngest is a freshman at college she won't need one, but I'm not holding my breath. That is only three years away.

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Ike Levick's avatar

I love this Ariel! Please keep finding more women who bucked the trend and did remarkable things, no matter how big or small :-)

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Kris Schaale's avatar

I love this Ariel. I love to write about women's journey to find their strength and break through the chains history has placed on them as well. I admire your intentions to bring subversive women to our awareness, and was fascinated to hear that this emerged in your awareness over time as a writer. I believe these stores inspire women to rise to what they are capable of. Thank you.

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