Educated
by Tara Westover (also rec’d by Elizabeth Gilbert )
Buy on AmazonI learned so much more than I thought I knew about unconditional familial love and the importance of educating yourself if you’re a woman in this world. I genuinely do believe that almost all the problems in this world can be solved, from poverty to aggression to climate change, by educating and empowering women, because they hold up half the sky. If the other half of the human race is empowered, then I think we could solve all our problems globally. So it at least starts there. Educated isn’...
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"I learned so much more than I thought I knew about unconditional familial love and the importance of educating yourself if you’re a woman in this world. I genuinely do believe that almost all the problems in this world can be solved, from poverty to aggression to climate change, by educating and empowering women, because they hold up half the sky. If the other half of the human race is empowered, then I think we could solve all our problems globally. So it at least starts there. Educated isn’..."
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"Westover’s parents raised their children in rural isolation, the shifting boundaries of their world determined by her survivalist father’s mental illness. The tension between family loyalty and her desire for an education broke my heart. Westover’s determination and sensitivity left me awestruck."
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