DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DOESN’T DISCRIMINATE - Cara’s book excerpt on the “Gender Equal” blog
When Indian activist Rita Banerji asked me to post an excerpt from my memoir on her blog, Gender Equal, I didn’t just feel humbled - I almost felt ashamed. Gender Equal seeks to raise awareness of global gender inequities. The blog is an initiative of the 50 Million Missing campaign, which is fighting female genocide in India. What could my book, about a Western woman professional empowering herself through a solo trek around the world, add to her mission? Then it occurred to me, it might offer hope: I enjoy a kind of freedom many women long for. It also occurred to me that I didn’t start out a fully-realized independent woman. At the start of my book, I was a victim of domestic violence. If you haven’t yet, I hope you’ll take this opportunity to read the opening excerpt from They Only Eat Their Husbands: A Memoir of Alaskan Love, World Travel, and the Power of Running Away. Then please read about India’s 50 Million Missing. If we want to empower other women, knowledge is a start.
Tags: by Cara Lopez Lee
December 7th, 2010 at 8 am
This reminds me of this one lady who I met recently through couchsurfing. She was a 60+ year old French lady who came to stay at my place for a couple of her days, coming from Turkey, on her way to China, by foot/hitchhiking. She was going to start from India and go to Turkey, but that was 9 years ago and the war started in Afghanistan, so she couldn’t make it to Central Asia and then she got distracted in Africa. Crazy lady.
December 7th, 2010 at 4 pm
So, Sean, I was excited to remind you of someone who sounds quite interesting… although I hope it wasn’t the “crazy lady” part that I reminded you of.
December 31st, 2010 at 8 am
Very interesting blog post. Your blog is swiftly getting to be among my top picks.