Ruby Warrington + Rachel Cargle: Women Without Kids

828 Broadway,New York NY 10003

29 March, 2023

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Ruby Warrington and Rachel Cargle join forces to discuss everything it means to be a "woman without kids" in 2023, in a conversation that joins the dots between all the factors influencing our reproductive outcomes and procreative potential. Against the backdrop of a global reproductive slowdown, and as we navigate a post-Roe America, we will also hear about the intersections of childfreedom and reproductive justice. The talk will include time for audience Q&A and will be hosted in the Strand Book Store's 3rd floor Rare Book Room at 828 Broadway on 12th Street. Can’t make the event? Purchase a signed copy of Women Without Kids here. Pre-order a copy of A Renaissance of Our Own: A Memoir & Manifesto on Reimagining by Rachel Cargle here. STRAND IN-PERSON EVENT COVID-19 POLICY: Masks and vaccination checks are not required for entry. Attendees are welcome to wear a mask if they choose. If you do not have a mask and would like one, The Strand will provide masks at the door. Please note this is subject to change any time before or during the event per the author’s request. -------------------------------------------------------------------- What is “woman” if not “mother”? Forgoing motherhood has traditionally marked a woman as “other.” With no official place setting for her in our society, she has hovered on the sidelines: the quirky girl, the neurotic career obsessive, the “eccentric” aunt. Instead of continuing to paint women without kids as sad, self-obsessed, or somehow dysfunctional, what if we saw them as boldly forging a first-in-a-civilization vision for a fully autonomous womankind? Or as journalist and thought leader Ruby Warrington asks in her new book, Women Without Kids, “What if being a woman without kids were in fact its own kind of legacy?” Taking in themes from intergenerational healing to feminism to environmentalism, this personal look and anthropological dig into a stubbornly taboo topic is a brave reframing of everything it means not to be a mom, and at a crucial point in our history. Set against the backdrop of an unstoppable global reproduction slowdown, “conversations surrounding motherhood and non-motherhood are central to women’s ongoing fight for gender equality,” Warrington writes. “And whether we are childless by design or circumstance, we can live without regret, shame, or self-doubt.” Both bold and tenderhearted, and wide-ranging in its scope, Women Without Kids seeks to unite the “unsung sisterhood” of non-mothers—no longer pariahs or misfits, but a vital part of our evolution and collective healing, as women, as humans, and as a global family. Ruby Warrington is a British-born author, editor, podcaster, and the founder of Numinous Books. Recognized as a true thought leader, Ruby has the unique ability to identify issues that are destined to become part of the cultural narrative. Her previous books include Material Girl, Mystical World; Sober Curious; and The Sober Curious Reset, and her work has been featured by countless media outlets globally, including the New York Times, The Guardian, and Good Morning America. She lives in Miami. To learn more, visit rubywarrington.com. Photo credit: Ruvan Wijesooriya Rachel Elizabeth Cargle is an activist, entrepreneur, and philanthropic innovator. She is the founder of The Loveland Group; a family of companies including Elizabeth’s Bookshop & Writing Centre, a literary space that celebrates marginalized voices and The Great Unlearn, an adult learning platform that centers the teaching of BIPOC thinkers. In 2018, she founded The Loveland Foundation, offering free access to mental health care for Black women and girls. Cargle is a regular contributor to Cultured Magazine, Atmos, and The Cut, and her work has been featured in The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The New Yorker. Photo credit: Rebecca Meeks