~My Thoughts~
I feels like women are really having a moment right now, but to quote Lin Manuel’s Hamilton, it “is not a moment, it’s a movement.” Except in this case, it’s where all of the hungry sisters with something to prove went.
National Geographic has put together another stunning and powerful book of pictures. Each chapter is titled perfectly, as the reader is moved to each section’s emotion brilliantly. I found myself laughing out loud during the chapter called Joy and inspired by the chapter named Grit.
This collection provides a unique perspective on history by displaying herstory in raw and vivid detail, in a way only photographs can. You get the privilege of seeing a split second in the lives of these women, but the photos evoke much more than a mere sliver of their stories. The power of these pictures is in the resonating quality. The way they linger inside your brain until you begin to imagine the things that came before and after they were taken.
Unlike most books that I read, I will be sitting these National Geographic books out for everyone to see.
~From the Publisher~
• Hardcover: 512 pages
• Publisher: National Geographic (October 15, 2019)
This powerful photography collection, drawn from the celebrated National Geographic archive, reveals the lives of women from around the globe, accompanied by revelatory new interviews and portraits of contemporary trailblazers including Oprah Winfrey, Jane Goodall, and Christiane Amanpour.
#MeToo. #GirlBoss. Time’s Up. From Silicon Valley to politics and beyond, women are reshaping our world. Now, in anticipation of the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment, this bold and inspiring book from National Geographic mines 130 years of photography to showcase their past, their present, and their future. With 300+ stunning images from more than 50 countries, each page of this glorious book offers compelling testimony about what it means to be female, from historic suffragettes to the haunting, green-eyed “Afghan girl.”
Organized around chapter themes like grit, love, and joy, the book features brand-new commentary from a wide swath of luminaries including Laura Bush, Gloria Allred, Roxane Gay, Melinda Gates, New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern, and the founders of the #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements. Each is accompanied by a bold new portrait, shot by acclaimed NG photographer Erika Larsen. The ultimate coffee table book, this iconic collection provides definitive proof that the future is female.
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*Special thanks to National Geographic and TLC Book Tours for a copy of Women The National Geographic Image Collection in exchange for an honest review.
I loved this one too and just the stunning photographs from around the world are next level. It really puts our lives into perspective, I thought. Thank you for being on this tour! Sara @ TLC Book Tours