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African Gals Month

Our adventure continues! Gal’s Guide is dedicating 2024 to learning about women around the world. February continues to the continent of Africa and its 54 amazing countries! We have a fantastic passport program where you can earn free stuff as you learn about women’s history. Earn stamps for listening to the Gal’s Guide Podcast, attending […]

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Australian Gals Month

It’s the start of our adventure! Gal’s Guide is dedicating 2024 to learning about women around the world. January starts our journey in the land down under, Australia. We have a fantastic passport program where you can earn free stuff as you learn about women’s history. Earn stamps for listening to the Gal’s Guide Podcast, […]

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LGBTQ+ Book Recommendations

The intention of this list is for members of the Gal’s Guide LGBTQ+Ally group to share media materials that are helpful to LGBTQ+ persons, as well as media that is helpful to allies for empathy and knowledge building. Please Note: Like most of us, our group has a large to-be-read pile, that being said there […]

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Remember the Ladies

As of 2026, there have been 45 different men serve as President of the United States. If you’re wondering why that number seems to be off by two, remember that Grover Cleveland served twice (22 & 24 President of the United States) and Donald Trump served twice (45 & 47). But as Abigail Adams wrote […]

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Josh’s Five Recommends

Feminism Or Death: How the Women’s Movement Can Save the Planet by Françoise d’Eaubonne Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability and Peace by Vandana Shiva Living Resistance: An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day by Kaitlin B. Curtice Women Rose Rooted: The Journey to Authenticity and Belonging by Sharon Blackie Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, […]

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Leah’s Five Recommends

The Memoirs of Alice Guy Blaché by Alice Guy, Roberta and Simone Blaché Shout, Sister Shout! The Untold Story of Rock-an-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe by Gayle Wald Awakened Woman: Remembering & Reigniting Our Sacred Dreams by Dr. Tererai Trent Happiness Becomes You: A Guide to Changing Your Life for Good by Tina Turner Wishful […]

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Callie’s Five Recommends

The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir Woman in the Nineteenth Century by Margaret Fuller Womanist Midrash: A Reintroduction to the Women of the Torah and the Throne by Wilda C. Gafney The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love by bell hooks A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf What 5 Women’s History […]

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Katie’s Five Recommends

Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams Broken (in the best possible way) by Jenny Lawson Dear Life by Alice Munro The Round House by Louise Erdrich Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach What 5 Women’s History Books Do You Recommend? Let us know […]

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Rob’s Five Recommends

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot As a scientist, it’s incredibly important to understand and celebrate the life of Henrietta Lacks and the contributions her cells have made to science. Julia Pastrana: The Tragic Story of he Victorian Ape Woman by Christopher Hals Gylseth and Lars O. Toverud Julia Pastrana was intelligent, […]

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Leave Your Book Review

You know all that time you spent reading and thought nothing would come of it?  Fear not, intrepid reader – now you can review your reads and help others find a good book. Only restriction is the book must be written by a woman or have a female main character. The book does not need […]