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  • Bookwoman | By Her Own Design… (BW25-23)

    • July 09, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    • Reif Gallery
    • 13
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    by Piper Huguley

    Wednesday, July 9

    10:00–11:30 am

    All women are invited to these discussions to share observations, enthusiasm, insights and the pure enjoyment of reading.

    The incredible, true, untold story of Ann Lowe, Jackie Kennedy’s wedding dress designer, a Black woman who made some of the most famous dresses of all time, only to be forgotten by history.

    Raised in Jim Crow Alabama, Ann learned the art of sewing from her mother and her grandmother, a former slave, who are the most talented seamstresses in the state. After Ann elopes, her dreams of becoming a celebrated designer seem to be put on hold. But then a wealthy Tampa socialite sees Ann’s talent and offers her an amazing opportunity — the chance to sew and design clothing for Florida’s society elite. Ann escapes her abusive husband and embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. — Goodreads

    Register by July 7

    Minimum Registration: 4

    Cancellation & Refund Policy

    Paid enrollment in a Womanspace class must be cancelled in order for the student to be eligible for a refund. A refund (minus a $10 non-refundable deposit, minus the 4% service fee) will be granted according to the following:

    • If you cancel up to 7 calendar days prior to a program or event, your payment, less the non-refundable deposit and service fee, will be refunded.
    • If you cancel 4 days in advance, you may have your payment, less the non-refundable deposit, transferred to another program.
    • In the last 3 days, there are no refunds.
    • Womanspace reserves the right to cancel a course due to insufficient enrollment by the registration deadline, in which case, full refunds will be made.
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  • Bad Girl Book Club | Upright Women Wanted (BG25-23)

    • July 14, 2025
    • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    • Reif Gallery
    • 14
    Register

    Join this evening women's book club! And no, you don’t have to be a "bad girl" to join the group. This group will focus on books with female authors and unique female protagonists. In depth and honest opinions are encouraged. You don’t even have to finish the book to join in on the discussion. Indulgent beverages and desserts will be served. 

    Monday, July 14

    6:00–8:00 pm

    Facilitator: Andrea Azar

    Esther is a stowaway. She’s hidden herself away in the Librarian’s book wagon in an attempt to escape the marriage her father has arranged for her—a marriage to the man who was previously engaged to her best friend. Her best friend who she was in love with. Her best friend who was just executed for possession of resistance propaganda.

    The future American Southwest is full of bandits, fascists, and queer librarian spies on horseback trying to do the right thing. They'll bring the fight to you.

    In Upright Women Wanted, award-winning author Sarah Gailey reinvents the pulp Western with an explicitly antifascist, near-future story of queer identity. — Goodreads

    Register by 7/12

    Minimum Registration: 3

    Other Summer 2025 Bad Girl Books:

    May: Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid 

    June: Condoleezza Rice: A Memoir of My Extraordinary, Ordinary Family and Me

    August: The Girl Who Wrote in Silk by Kelli Estes

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  • Bad Girl Book Club | The Girl Who Wrote in Silk (BG25-24)

    • August 11, 2025
    • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    • Reif Gallery
    • 13
    Register

    Join this evening women's book club! And no, you don’t have to be a "bad girl" to join the group. This group will focus on books with female authors and unique female protagonists. In depth and honest opinions are encouraged. You don’t even have to finish the book to join in on the discussion. Indulgent beverages and desserts will be served. 

    Monday, August 11

    6:00–8:00 pm

    Facilitator: Andrea Azar

    While exploring her aunt's island estate, Inara Erickson is captivated by an elaborately stitched piece of fabric hidden in the house. The truth behind the silk sleeve dated back to 1886, when Mei Lien, the lone survivor of a cruel purge of the Chinese in Seattle found refuge on Orcas Island and shared her tragic experience by embroidering it.

    As Inara peels back layer upon layer of the centuries of secrets the sleeve holds, her life becomes interwoven with that of Mei Lein. Through the stories Mei Lein tells in silk, Inara uncovers a tragic truth that will shake her family to its core—and force her to make an impossible choice. Should she bring shame to her family and risk everything by telling the truth, or tell no one and dishonor Mei Lien's memory?

    A touching and tender book for fans of Marie Benedict, Susanna Kearsley, and Duncan Jepson, The Girl Who Wrote in Silk is a dual-time period novel that explores how a delicate piece of silk interweaves the past and the present, reminding us that today's actions have far reaching implications. — Goodreads

    Register by 8/9

    Minimum Registration: 3

    Other Summer 2025 Bad Girl Books:

    May: Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid 

    June: Condoleezza Rice: A Memoir of My Extraordinary, Ordinary Family and Me

    July: Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey

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  • Bookwoman | The Women (BW25-24)

    • August 13, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    • Reif Gallery
    • 14
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    by Kristin Hannah

    Wednesday, August 13

    10:00–11:30 am

    All women are invited to these discussions to share observations, enthusiasm, insights and the pure enjoyment of reading.

    Women can be heroes. In 1965, the world is changing, and Frances “Frankie” McGrath dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path.

    In war, she meets and becomes one of the lucky, the brave, the broken, and the lost. But war is just the beginning for Frankie and her veteran friends. The real battle lies in coming home to a changed and divided America, to angry protesters, and to a country that wants to forget Vietnam.

    This is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on all women who put themselves in harm’s way and whose sacrifice and commitment to their country has too often been forgotten. — Goodreads

    Register by Aug 11

    Minimum Registration: 4

    Cancellation & Refund Policy

    Paid enrollment in a Womanspace class must be cancelled in order for the student to be eligible for a refund. A refund (minus a $10 non-refundable deposit, minus the 4% service fee) will be granted according to the following:

    • If you cancel up to 7 calendar days prior to a program or event, your payment, less the non-refundable deposit and service fee, will be refunded.
    • If you cancel 4 days in advance, you may have your payment, less the non-refundable deposit, transferred to another program.
    • In the last 3 days, there are no refunds.
    • Womanspace reserves the right to cancel a course due to insufficient enrollment by the registration deadline, in which case, full refunds will be made.
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