The Birth House (↑)

Hello everyone,

I know it took me forever to post again, but I'm back in university so my reading time is now limited, sadly.

The book I just finished is: The Birth House by Amy McKay. Superbly written book, and is well researched (as far as I know). It follows a young girl in the early 1900's in the backwoods of rural Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia (up near the Bay of Fundy) as she becomes a midwife, and how she triumphs over a obstetrician. It makes me think of how women were only perceived as the baby makers, and how they weren't able to hold steady jobs, even though they damn have the right to. It's amazing to see how far we've come since then. To know that women are now allowed to hold jobs, and even make more than their husbands, without having their husbands pitch a fit about it.

I hope our society continues to improve upon equality between men and women.

Fairly short post this time. Hopefully I finish a book more quickly next time!

Until then, happy reading!