Community Book Club: A Life Made from Scratch
Are you looking to connect with others? Do you love reading all kinds of books? If you answered yes, the Community Book Club is for you! The May/June book is A Life Made from Scratch by Marie Newman.
A Life Made from Scratch is a brutally honest, frequently funny memoir about Marie Newman鈥檚 rise to 鈥渃ontroversial鈥 congresswoman, mother of a transgender daughter, anti-bullying activist, and CEO. Marie shares the stories of her hard-fought business and political wins and losses, while managing her family鈥檚 transitions and mental health struggles. At its heart, this is the story of a woman who has moved mountains and built movements. Her invaluable lessons illustrate how movements, life solutions, careers, and families are built from a person鈥檚 motivation to solve a problem. Completely unvarnished, she shares the inside story of congressional life, her unsuccessful bid for reelection, ever-present misogyny throughout her career, and the devastating sequence of events that would crush her political career and, paradoxically, be the fire that would finally free her.
The Community Book Club will meet via Zoom on Thursday, May 29 and June 12, from 6鈥7:30 p.m.
To register, please send an email to abunton1@iit.edu, and you will receive the meeting credentials.
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