What we’re about
Our mission is to foster feminist community in Sacramento primarily via a shared love of books, but also through building a community that could include other events such as social meetups, movies, food, etc. We're a social group open to people of all identities who consider themselves feminist and want to expand their feminist network and knowledge. Most meetings involve a book club discussion and then optionally moving to a nearby venue for a drink or food if you have time to hang out.
A $2 donation is requested at all of our events, but definitely not required.
We don’t believe there is one true way to be a feminist. This group is about exploring ideas and learning together. We will read promiscuously from a variety of feminist camps and try to understand the history of feminism and its current struggles. We're going to look at feminism from a big picture perspective and then take a fine-tooth comb and look for the feminism that is hidden under a rock in the corner. We might even read books that are not feminist at all, but then we’ll try to use a feminist lens to understand them.
Books are selected two months out so you have time to read the book (and also get it from the library if you prefer). We vote democratically on which books to read, so think of a book or two you'd like the group to read and bring it up at the meeting.
Yes, it’s OK if you didn’t finish the book.
Come for the awesome books, stay for the awesome feminist friends you’ll make.
We are a sister book club to the San Diego Feminist Book Club.
Upcoming events (1)
See all- October Book Club: I Who Have Never Known Men3325 Folsom Blvd, Sacramento, CA
We will gather and introduce ourselves and then spend about 70 minutes talking about the book. We try to bring a feminist perspective to every book discussion. And yes, it's OK if you didn't finish the book.
At the end of our time, we'll hold a vote for the book we'll be reading two months from now. Please bring books that you think might be interesting for the group or that you've been hoping to read!
Folks that have the time are welcome to join for a social beverage at a nearby venue.
We are an inclusive group that welcomes everyone who identifies as feminist or is curious about feminism or at least wants to read feminist books.
For this month, we will be reading I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman.
Location: We will be in the back room of Wild Sister's Book Company.
Book description:
‘For a very long time, the days went by, each just like the day before, then I began to think, and everything changed’Deep underground, thirty-nine women live imprisoned in a cage. Watched over by guards, the women have no memory of how they got there, no notion of time, and only vague recollection of their lives before.
As the burn of electric light merges day into night and numberless years pass, a young girl - the fortieth prisoner - sits alone and outcast in the corner. Soon she will show herself to be the key to the others' escape and survival in the strange world that awaits them above ground.