A Collection of Essays on Women Gathering
Women have gathered for thousands of years. Frequently in circles, often around a fire, women have come together to tell stories, teach, worship, celebrate and mourn. We have gathered to collect and trade food and materials. This gathering has been critical to our survival and has ensured knowledge about various traditions, cultures, lands and people has been passed on from one generation to the next.
Throughout history, women have been persecuted for gathering. Despite this oppression, we have continued to find ways to harness the power of coming together. We gather to exchange thoughts on politics, religion, art, literature, music and relationships. We campaign and march and collectively tackle issues large and small. We share wisdom, inspiration and encouragement. We are better together.
"Better Together" includes the following essays from these authors:
The Buoyant Moms Club by Cindy Lehew-Nehrbass; Cadillac Campers by Kathie O'Brien; Circles by Kris Woll; Connected by Anne Pinkerton; Connecting Through the Outdoors by Wendy Altschuler; Cooking With Fire by Katie Hanus; Discovering Sisterhood in Boujad by Mónica Lindo; Embracing the Downward Slope by Joy Riggs; The First Wednesday Morning by Amanda Kennedy; Happiest Babies on the Block by Lindsey Rose; House on the Lake by JJ McGawn; Light Bearers by Heidi Fettig Parton; Melinda by Sarah Schellenberg; Oldies by Kathleen English Cadmus; Open Table by Suzanne O'Brien; The Quilt by Deb DeBates; The Request by Jody Vallee Smith; Sisterhood by Karol Jackowski; The Song in Your Heart by Jane Ramseyer Miller; The Sum of Us by the Cedar Ridge Writers Group (Eileen Drennen et al.); The Tropical Cure by Krista Westendorp; Tuesday Writing Crew by Katie Noah Gibson; When Pregnancy Doesn't Glow by Jillian Netherland; When the World Shut Down by Miranda Scotti; Women's Night Out by Kara Thom
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