The Friday 56 is a blog hop by Freda’s Voice and the rules are simple:
- Turn to the nearest book.
- Open it on page 56.
- Post a sentence or two.
- Join the linky.
- Go crazy on the linky.
“Success can be as disastrous as failure – and it almost was. As if we had tapped some underground spring of desire, women came to conferences in such numbers that they overflowed the campuses and government buildings where our shoestring budget put them.
– My Life On The Road by Gloria Steinem
I’ve heard a lot about Gloria Steinem – I think I should probably try her autobiography. 🙂
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I am reading this one right now! About halfway through…I love Gloria and her books…I read some earlier works. She also visited one of the campuses I attended in the 1970s….
Thanks for sharing, and my excerpts today are from a different book, however: “THE CROSSING PLACES”
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I’m reading this as part of Emma Watson’s Book Club “Our Shared Shelf” – it’s our first book! I love it so far!!
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Very intriguing! Happy reading!
Check out my Friday 56 (With Book Beginnings).
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I totally wanna read this one! She was an icon. Happy Sunday!
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