EMILY's List

We asked our staff what they suggested reading while home for the holidays – here’s what they said! 

1. Rumors of Our Progress Have Been Greatly Exaggerated: Why Women’s Lives Aren’t Getting Any Easier – and How We Can Make Real Progress for Ourselves and Our Daughters: This book by Rep. Carolyn Maloney covers how far we still have to go on issues like health care, reproductive freedom, and women’s economic security.

2. Americanah: This novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie covers a young Nigerian woman who moves to America and learns about race relations in the United States.

3. Bad Feminist: A collection of essays on politics and feminism by Roxane Gay.

4. Not that Kind of Girl: Actress (and friend of EMILY’s List!) Lena Dunham describes her past experiences and how she’s become the woman she is today.

5. Redefining Realness: Janet Mock describes what it means to be multiracial, trans, and low-income in America in this poignant memoir.

6. Crow After Roe: How “Separate But Equal” Has Become the New Standard In Women’s Health And How We Can Change That: This book by writers at RH Reality Check covers how states pass anti-choice laws in a post-Roe v. Wade era, and how those laws disproportionately affect women of color.

7. Asking for It: This Kate Harding book is about the rise of rape culture and how we can combat it.

8. Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights:  Katha Pollitt argues that abortion is a social and moral right – and how we should talk about it as such.

9. Know Your Power: A Message to America’s Daughters: Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the first woman speaker of the House, provides advice and stories to motivate and help women find their power.

10. Crazy Salad and Scribble Scribble: Some Things About Women and Notes on Media: Nora Ephron provides her take on women and the media.

1.       Trevor Noah shuts down anti-choicers: In what is being heralded as his “first great TV moment,” Trevor Noah called out the anti-choice movement for claiming they are “pro-life…” until it comes to gun violence. Watch: http://bit.ly/1Losmbl

2.       Super Hero Girls: DC Comics is launching a new animated world of superheroes – this time featuring teenage super hero women! http://bit.ly/1LBDXKK

3.       Amy Poehler talks to Sydney Lucas, 12-year-old star of Broadway’s Fun Home: We love Amy Poehler, and we love Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home, a story about growing up and learning about your sexuality. Lucas stars in the Broadway adaptation – and after reading this interview, we love her too. http://bit.ly/1MiBpeM

We’ve all seen the relentless assault on women’s reproductive rights that Republicans have been pushing across the country. But in North Carolina today, the state legislature outdid itself. Republicans attached an anti-choice amendment to the Motorcycle Safety Act without any public notice, prompting disbelief, outrage and the hashtag #motorcyclevagina from pro-choice advocates. What’s more, even though North Carolina’s Republican governor campaigned on a promise not to sign any new anti-choice laws, he’s changed his mind. The bill passed the House Judiciary Committee on a 10-5 party line vote, and the governor could very well sign it. We could write for days about this abuse of the democratic process, but we had a better idea. And so without further ado, we at EMILY’s List present to you “The North Carolina #MotorcycleVagina Saga, as told in gifs.” Enjoy!

So the Republicans are talking about the Motorcycle Safety Act. You would think they would talk about this: 

Nah. They attached an anti-choice amendment though! And they were all like

And at that moment, women from across the country were like

But no matter what we think! The NC GOP is all about

And we’re like

Inside, though, we’re just like

Hey, Republicans, can we control what happens to our bodies?

GOP, will you start caring about women soon?

So now, if you’re a woman in North Carolina and want an abortion, the GOP is like

Even though we’re like 

What does the GOP have to say to that?

While you’re at it, check out these awesome graphics from NC Abortion Fund!