About us
Our mission is to foster feminist community in Sacramento primarily via a shared love of books, but also through building a community that could include other events such as social meetups, movies, food, etc. We're a social group open to people of all identities who consider themselves feminist and want to expand their feminist network and knowledge. Most meetings involve a book club discussion and then optionally moving to a nearby venue for a drink or food if you have time to hang out.
A $2 donation is requested at all of our events, but definitely not required.
We don’t believe there is one true way to be a feminist. This group is about exploring ideas and learning together. We will read promiscuously from a variety of feminist camps and try to understand the history of feminism and its current struggles. We're going to look at feminism from a big picture perspective and then take a fine-tooth comb and look for the feminism that is hidden under a rock in the corner. We might even read books that are not feminist at all, but then we’ll try to use a feminist lens to understand them.
Books are selected two months out so you have time to read the book (and also get it from the library if you prefer). We vote democratically on which books to read, so think of a book or two you'd like the group to read and bring it up at the meeting.
Yes, it’s OK if you didn’t finish the book.
Come for the awesome books, stay for the awesome feminist friends you’ll make.
We are a sister book club to the San Diego Feminist Book Club.
Upcoming events
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May Book Club: Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder
East Village Book Shop, 2500 J St., Sacramento, CA, USNote: new location! We are in midtown now and have slightly less space, so please RSVP only if you can be there.
We will gather and introduce ourselves and then spend about 70 minutes talking about the book. We try to bring a feminist perspective to every book discussion. And yes, it's OK if you didn't finish the book.
At the end of our time, we'll hold a vote for the book we'll be reading two months from now. Please bring books that you think might be interesting for the group or that you've been hoping to read!
Folks that have the time are welcome to join for a social beverage at a nearby venue.
We are an inclusive group that welcomes everyone who identifies as feminist or is curious about feminism or at least wants to read feminist books.
For this month, we will be reading Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder
Location: We will be at East Village Bookshop (Midtown). 2500 J St. Sacramento
Book description:
In this blazingly smart and voracious debut novel, an artist turned stay-at-home mom becomes convinced she's turning into a dog. • "A must-read for anyone who can’t get enough of the ever-blurring line between the psychological and supernatural that Yellowjackets exemplifies." —Vulture
One day, the mother was a mother, but then one night, she was quite suddenly something else...
An ambitious mother puts her art career on hold to stay at home with her newborn son, but the experience does not match her imagination. Two years later, she steps into the bathroom for a break from her toddler's demands, only to discover a dense patch of hair on the back of her neck. In the mirror, her canines suddenly look sharper than she remembers. Her husband, who travels for work five days a week, casually dismisses her fears from faraway hotel rooms.
As the mother's symptoms intensify, and her temptation to give in to her new dog impulses peak, she struggles to keep her alter-canine-identity secret. Seeking a cure at the library, she discovers the mysterious academic tome which becomes her bible, A Field Guide to Magical Women: A Mythical Ethnography, and meets a group of mommies involved in a multilevel-marketing scheme who may also be more than what they seem.
An outrageously original novel of ideas about art, power, and womanhood wrapped in a satirical fairy tale, Nightbitch will make you want to howl in laughter and recognition. And you should. You should howl as much as you want.
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Past events
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