About us
The purpose of this group is to discuss feminist books and articles.
If you have any suggestions for any books (or articles) or want to host any events please email washingtondcnow@gmail.com
This group is hosted by the DC chapter of the National Organization for Women.
Upcoming events
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Driving the Vote for Equality and ERA congressional Event
Rayburn House office Building, 2141 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC, USJoin ERA NOW, ERA Coalition NOW and Feminist Majority to thank the members of congress who are co-sponsors of the ERA Joint Resolution for a Women's History Month event.
Text 240-244-3528 to find us. Come early!!more about this tour:
Driving the Vote for Equality Launches, Reviving a 1916 Suffrage Tour for the ERA - Ms. Magazine
1 attendee
No Kings March - March 28th
Anacostia Park, 1900 Anacostia Drive, Washington, DC, USThere is no host. Meet up with other members.
Find and communicate to find each other so you can march together. Signal chat link below to communicate.
Download signal ap first (can use on laptop and phone), then click link below.
https://signal.group/#CjQKILVlSx7vHUkgzPrFspbj4E7i_xjLH_ZWpZA0eD5y-f3fEhCCu6EMRQiqI_8us3yBCYSX1 attendee
Book club: "All in Her Head;" by Elizabeth Comen
Teaism in Penn Quarter, 400 8th St NW, Washington 20004, DC, US# Our April Book Club. This book club will be hosted at Teaism (Penn quarter location; 400 8th St NW). However if 4 or fewer people RSVP it will be moved to virtual (https://meet.google.com/bux-wtkw-qdp?hs=224). Please check up on meetup or www.dc-now.org/events for updates on location and time before coming.
Book Summary:
For as long as medicine has been a practice, women's bodies have been treated like objects to be practiced on: examined and ignored, idealized and sexualized, shamed, subjugated, mutilated, and dismissed. The history of women’s healthcare is a story in which women themselves have too often been voiceless—a narrative instead written from the perspective of men who styled themselves as authorities on the female of the species, yet uninformed by women’s own voices, thoughts, fears, pain and experiences. The result is a cultural and societal legacy of gender bias in medicine that continues to shape the (mis)treatment and care of women.
While the modern age has seen significant advancements in the medical field, the notion that female bodies are flawed inversions of the male ideal lingers on—as do the pervasive societal stigmas and lingering ignorance that shape women’s health and relationships with their own bodies.
In a feat of compelling science writing, Memorial Sloan Kettering oncologist and medical historian Dr. Elizabeth Comen draws back the curtain on the collective medical history of women to reintroduce us to our whole bodies—how they work, the actual doctors and patients whose perspectives and experiences laid the foundation for today’s medical thought, and the many oversights that still remain unaddressed. With a physician’s knowledge and empathy, Dr. Comen follows the road map of the eleven organ systems to share unique and untold stories, drawing upon medical texts and journals, interviews with expert physicians, as well as her own experience treating thousands of women.
Empowering women to better understand ourselves and encouraging patient advocacy for care that prioritizes healthy and joyful lives— for us and generations to come—All in Her Head is written with humor, wisdom, and deep scientific and cultural insight. Eye-opening, sometimes enraging, yet always captivating, this shared memoir of women’s medical history is an essential contribution to a holistic understanding and much-needed reclaiming of women’s history and bodies.
Day and Time: To be determinedJoin our group chat below:
DCNOW book club group chat. Download "signal app" first then click link below. It sometimes takes time to work.https://signal.group/#CjQKIDAF2O70qP0GYQ6-rj_nhBb0nAcT41vx8NPky8xZNBcQEhD6zDuYl2Pe1ZO-dVDwASug
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Past events
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