“Both women and nature are protected, restricted, objectified, idealized, and made passive.”
― When Everything Beyond the Walls Is Wild: Being a Woman Outdoors in America
― When Everything Beyond the Walls Is Wild: Being a Woman Outdoors in America
“Don’t go alone, take a guy with you!”—an especially problematic message for single women since more than 80 percent of sexual crimes are committed by someone they know.”
― When Everything Beyond the Walls Is Wild: Being a Woman Outdoors in America
― When Everything Beyond the Walls Is Wild: Being a Woman Outdoors in America
“Had he not been so obsessed with his own heart, perhaps he would have noticed his father’s was failing.”
― Where the Crawdads Sing
― Where the Crawdads Sing
“And there are people, strangers at first, who end up bringing you the faith and perspective you never quite realized you were missing. So it was for me Downeast.”
― Downeast: Five Maine Girls and the Unseen Story of Rural America
― Downeast: Five Maine Girls and the Unseen Story of Rural America
“Women’s accounts of outdoor adventures repeatedly show how men and women can be in the same place while still in different worlds.”
― When Everything Beyond the Walls Is Wild: Being a Woman Outdoors in America
― When Everything Beyond the Walls Is Wild: Being a Woman Outdoors in America
Ally’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Ally’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Polls voted on by Ally
Lists liked by Ally













