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WHAT THEY ARE SAYING
Though
in the same tradition of ''The Vagina Monologues'' -- a collection
of funny, poignant, and sometimes shocking stories about women… -- “That
Takes Ovaries!” is dedicated to capturing moments of personal triumph,
whatever forms those take… The message has caught on. Women across
the country -- and as far away as India…have held open mike nights
to share their stories.
Boston Globe
In praise
of strong women…gynocentric tales of courage…
Washington Post
"A new
book salutes 'ballsy' acts by bold womenóthe anatomically correct way."
Glamour
magazine
"Wrap
these up with a Bikini Kill CD and a copy of Thelma & Louise, then
give to your niece for her very own intro to third-wave feminism. Writers
of Ovaries!, 64 girl-power stories, range from a high schooler who organized
girls to protest bullies to a 5-year-old who lobbied to play dodgeball
with the boys to icons like Wilma Mankiller...If your protégée
isn't feeling ovsy enough to flip gender roles when she's done readingówell,
she should read them again. She'll get there."
Jane
magazine
What do your ovaries mean to you? Most would say the organs' significance
is limited to their reproductive function, but Rivka Solomon has another
view. She talks about ovaries the way some men mention a certain part
of their anatomy--as a source of bravery or chutzpah. Whenever Solomon
hears of a woman pulling off a particularly daring act, she'll say, "That takes ovaries."...
Plenty of defiance was in evidence at a recent event celebrating "Ovaries"...
Chicago Tribune
I'm pretty sure I'd never have the balls -- excuse me, ovaries -- to do what
many of these women did. But I sure had a high-flying time imagining them...
Betty DeRamus
Embracing everything from moving accounts of overcoming the disturbing realities
in our world, to lighthearted and comical ways in which girls and women have
reclaimed a sense of command in their lives, Solomon's latest endeavor is ripe
with fresh feminist philosophy... Solomon has compiled a noteworthy testament
to the force of womanhood everywhere... Rivka Solomon's That Takes Ovaries,
superbly captures and propels the art of living with moxie and authenticity.
Whatever the cause, whatever the intention, whatever the passion behind these
actions, all of these women have chosen to live full lives and actively contest
the notion that women are meant to simply exist. With confidence, wit, and
unwavering integrity, these fiery females assert themselves and earn a place
in history and in our hearts.
MoxieMag.com
Girl power profiles...The stories range from harrowing to sassy, from a 5-year-old
girl who fought to play dodgeball with the boys to a woman who talked a burglar
out of robbing her house. The idea was to include as many different examples
of girl power as possible.
Detroit Free Press
That Takes Ovaries is meant to be a movement...throughout the country inviting
men and women to share stories of everyday she-roes. In addition, the book
doubles as a do-it-yourself handbook for holding in-home book readings and
girl-power sessions.
Boston Globe
Press attention and an audience have come...thanks to the irresistible
idea of highlighting take-charge, no-nonsense women...In addition, Solomon's
formula for do-it-yourself open mikes appears at the end of the book, and numerous
readings have been followed by unrehearsed testimonials from audience members.
These free-for-alls have, unsurprisingly, played well with youthful, feminist
crowds but they've also gone over in very different contexts, like a Gilroy
event that drew nearly 100 Latino immigrants.
San Francisco Chronicle
NEWS & REVIEWS
PUBLICITY TO DATE: There is an ever-growing list of media covering the
book (last updated August, 2004)
• Detroit News, April 27 2002 -- column dedicated to the
book
www.detnews.com/2002/metro/0204/27/d01-475778.htm
• Working Assets' April "Recommended Reading" list
-- 400,000 person mailing
• CT Nat'l Public Radio, She Got Game, April 2002 -- aired
story (www.shegotgame.com
4/6/02 show)
• Moxiemag.com (www.moxiemag.com/moxie/articles/perspectives/thattakes.html),
May 2002 -- book review
• Bamboo Girl Zine, Issue #11, May 2002, -- book review
• Glamour magazine, May 2002 -- "Wow Women" (p.
196) (Glamour Mag has 3 million readers)
• Jane magazine, May 2002 -- book reviewed/recommended:
3 stars! (p. 171)
• Latina magazine, May 2002 -- mentioned in the "Entertainment" section
• PopMatters.com (www.popmatters.com/books/reviews/t/that-takes-ovaries.shtml),
online pop culture magazine, May 2002 -- review
• Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture, Spring 2002
-- "And don't miss..." section
• Chicago Tribune, May 29, 2002 -- in Women News section
• Daily Herald (suburban Chicago newspaper), May 15, 2002
-- article and contributor's story
• Detroit Free Press, June 3, 2002 -- The Way We Live section
• Boston Globe, June 4, 2002 -- Go! section,
Quick Hits (event was a pick of the day)
• Cambridge Tab, June 7, 2002 -- Front page feature
• Washington City Paper, June 7, 2002 -- City
Lights (event was the only pick of the day)
• Boston Globe, June 9, 2002 -- City Weekly section
• Washington Post Book World, June 9, 2002 --
a listing (selected) of upcoming event
• Girlfriends magazine, June 2002 -- review
• BUST magazine, June 2002 -- the featured book in the
book review section
• Boston Herald, June 17, 2002 – Your Stuff
section (teen page) (http://www.bostonherald.com/lifestyle/teen/tsid06172002.htm)
• Bay Area Reporter, June 27, 2002 -- Book review
in The Book Report section
• Lesbianation
June 21, 2002 -- interview w/Rivka (http://www.lesbianation.com/article.cfm?section=126&id=10585)
• Washington
Jewish Week , June 20, 2002 -- (http://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/ and
do a search for "ovaries")
• Windsor
Now, radio show on AM800 CKLW (Windsor, Ontario, Canada) –
June, 2002 – book review (www.am800cklw.com/windsornow.cfm)
• Boston's
Weekly Dig, June 26, 2002 -- Book review in this alternative newspaper
(http://www.weeklydig.com/?ContentId=1079)
• Sojourner:
The Women's Forum, July 2002, slated -- review
• Isthmus,
July 18, 2002 -- Madison, Wisconsin's alternative newspaper, Highlights
section (event made pick of the week) (http://www.thedailypage.com/)
• Coloredgirls.com,
July 2002 -- Book review (http://www.coloredgirls.com/)
• The
Forward newspaper, August 2, 2002 -- review and
interview (http://www.forward.com/issues/2002/02.08.02/fast2.html)
• Playgirl
magazine, August 2002 -- review
• San
Francisco Chronicle, August 9, 16 & 23, 2002 -- article & photos
in 3 regional sections of the paper http://www.sfgate.com/cgibin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/08/16/NB10887.DTL)(http://www.sfgate.com/cgibin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/08/16/NB10887.DTL)
• The
Jewish Advocate, August 9, 2002 -- article (http://www.thejewishadvocate.com/)
• Colorado
Daily, August 13, 2002 -- article (http://www.coloradodaily.com/display/inn_news/news05.txt)
• The
Daily Camera, August 12, 2002 -- article (http://www.dailycamera.com/bdc/community/article/0,1713,BDC_2404_1317118,00.html)
• Glamour
magazine, Sept 2002 -- mini interview w/Rivka for article on Chutzpah
(p. 178)
• Boston Metro, August 29, 2002 -- interview and photo
• Cambridge Chronicle, August 29, 2002 -- article
and photo
• Boston Globe, Sept 15, 2002 – BESTSELLER
IN NONFICTION PAPERBACK
• Her World, Sept 2002 -- a feature in a women's magazine
in Indonesia
• New York Daily News, Sept 8, 2002 -- review and
interview
• The
Telegraph, Sept 29, 2002 -- article & photos in the
largest circulated English daily in eastern India
• WBZ
Radio, Oct 5, 2002 -- interview on the Jordan Rich Show (38 states
and Canada, 1 million listeners!)
• Boston Phoenix, Oct 3, 2002 -- This Just In section,
Q & A with Rivka http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news%5Ffeatures/this%5Fjust%5Fin/documents/02460744.htm
• Seattle Times, Oct 4, 2002 -- article and interview
http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=ovaries04&date=20021004&query=ovaries
• Bay Windows, New England's Largest Gay and Lesbian
Newspaper, Oct 4, 2002 -- article and interview http://www.baywindows.com/main.cfm/include/detail/storyid/288691.html
• Harvard Law Bulletin, Fall 2002 -- brief article
http://www.law.harvard.edu/alumni/bulletin/2002/fall/bf_07.html
• Los Angeles Weekly, Nov 7, 2002 -- Calendar
section: "Good Times." Mentioned in a larger piece that
covers Ladyfest Los Angeles -- http://www.laweekly.com/calendar/
• Los Angeles Times, Nov 7, 2002 -- only an event
listing, but it is competative to get even thathttp://events.calendarlive.com/top/1,1419,L-LATimes-Search-X!EventDetail-61025,00.html
• Lilith magazine,
Fall 2002 – review
• The
Chicago Sun Times, Nov 17, 2002 – article on the popularity
of Chick Lit, Ovaries included
• The
Telegraph (of India), November 24, 2002 -- full page article on
the book and open mikes in India
• The
Times of India, December 1, 2002 – article in an all-India
newspaper http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
• The
Statesman (of India), December 2, 2002 – article in the Kolkata
supplement, "Notebook" section.
• The
Times of India, December 7, 2002 – second article in
an all-India newspaper http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?artid=30508080&sType=1
• The
Telegraph (of India), December 7, 2002 http://telegraphindia.com/1021207/asp/bengal/index.asp
• The
Beacon News, Dec 11, 2002 – Mass College of Liberal
Arts newspaper article on open mike http://beacon.mcla.edu/2002/12.12/n_ovaries.htm
• The Telegraph (of India), December 17, 2002 -- Quarter
page, color photos and article on open mike in India.
• The New Times, Jan 2003 issue -- Seattle paper: "New on our shelf" book
review http://www.newtimes.org/issue/0301/ovaries.htm
• Off Our Backs, January-Feb 2003 – Book review
• Blogcritics.org Website, March 2003 -- interview
http://www.blogcritics.org/archives/2003/03/06/230313.php
• Woman's Monthly (WOMO), March 2003 – theater
review http://www.womo.com/artswatch.htm
• Women of MP3.com and Jianda.net, March 6, 2003 – Interivew
with rivka http://jianda.net/old/000284.html
• Potomac Stages, March 9, 2003 – theater review
hardcopy and online http://www.potomacstages.com/Horizons.htm#that
• Washington City Paper, March 13, 2003 – Play
is pick of the week with a photo in the hardcopy edition http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/pix/pix.html
• The Journal (of Northern VA), March 2003 – Reveiw
of play http://www.jrnl.net/news/03/Mar/jrn50140303.html
• Sun Gazette, March 13-20, 2003 – No. VA newspaper.
Reveiw of play http://www.sun-gazette.com/
• GW Hatchet (George Wasington University Newspaper),
March 13, 2003 --http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/391918.html
• Boston
Sunday Globe, Arts/Living/Theater section, March 16, 2003 – Featuare
on Rivka and the play opening in Washington DC. http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/075/living/She_s_reached_the_next_stage_with_book_on_bravery+.shtml
• George Washington University Feminist Review, March
2003 -- Theater review http://www.gwu.edu/~wstu/newsletter/Fall2002/ovaries.html
• Washington Post, Weekend section, March 21, 2003,
-- Feature http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61934-2003Mar20.html
• Free-Lance Arts Critic on the Web and Foggy Bottom News,
March 22, 2003 --
• The washington Blade, March 21 2003--
http://www.washblade.com/
• Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa, March 23,
2003 -- article on local open mike in Iowa
• Hip Mama: The Parenting Zine, Issue #29, April 2002
-- Reprint of story from That Takes Ovaries! book
• Betty Magazine, Print and Online, May 2003 issue
-- Interview with Rivka (reprint of MP3.com) http://www.bettymagazine.com/current.php
and http://www.bettymagazine.com/content_detail.php?id=93-
• Women's Feature Service, a premier women-oriented
news and features agency in India, June 2003 -- Feature.
• Deccan Sunday Herald, of Karnataka, India, June
29, 2003 -- Feature in this very large newspaper.
• Sexing the Political: A Journal of Third Wave Feminists
on Sexuality, Volume 3, No. 1, June 2003 -- Review.
• Boloji.com: Review http://www.boloji.com/wfs/wfs188.htm
• Radio Station Jamn' 94.5, Interview, June 2003 (one
of Boston's most popular pop music radio stations)
• In These Times, Volume 27 Issue 21, Aug 15, 2003
-- Interview for a feature/concept piece http://www.inthesetimes.com/comments.php?id=327_0_1_0_C
• Chatham Courier, Columbia County, NY, Sept 2003
-- Article.
• Register Star, Columbia County, NY, Sept 2003 --
Article.
• UR Magazine, Chicago, Oct 17, 2003 -- Event Pick
of the Week http://www.urchicago.com/community/communitycalendar.asp?DATE=10/17/2003
ï Online newspaper for
Indian American affairs, Nov 28, 2003 ñ mention
http://desitalk.newsindia-times.com/2003/11/28/cinema22-fund.html ,
ï India-West, "North American's most honored weekly Indian Newspaper",
Dec 2003, print and online editions -- article on Ovaries event in Los
Angeles
http://www.indiawest.com/cgi-bin/news/viewNews.cgi?article=1070575657&Department=Magazine
ï School newspaper at the Univ of Western Ontario, Canada -- Article http://www.gazette.uwo.ca/2003/November/5/news2.asp
ï Telegraph (of India) , 'Look' section, Dec 6, 2003 -- Article
and photo on Kolkata Ovaries event. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1031206/asp/calcutta/story_2645229.asp
ï The Newport Rhode Island Daily News, Jan 23, 2004 -- Article and photo on Ovaries
event in Rhode Island
ï The California Aggie, Feb 11, 2004 -- Article in Univ Calif Davis newspaper
http://www.californiaaggie.com/article/?id=2560
ï The Davis Enterprise, Newspaper of Davis Calif, Feb 13, 2004 -- Play Review.
Not available online.
ï The Good 5 Cent Cigar: The Student Newspaper at the University of Rhode Island,
Feb 17, 2004 -- Article and photo http://www.ramcigar.com/news/2004/02/17/News/Women.Share.Stories.That.take.Ovaries-609035.shtml
ï The Daily Nebraskan, Feb 17, 2004 -- Front page article and photo, campus newspaper
http://www.dailynebraskan.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/02/17/4031a7c8c85e9?in_archive=1-
ï The Hindu Business Line , Financial Daily from THE HINDU group
of publications. Mar 1, 2004 -- Feature in the 'Life' section http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/life/2004/03/01/stories/2004030100180400.htm
ï Radio Iowa, Aired Mar 4, 2004 -- Interview with an Ovaries event organizer
for a radio news organization that collects news articles for 60 affiliates and
stations around the state. http://www.radioiowa.com/ and http://www.radioiowa.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=3B349959-B23D-4572-8883ABC3C1F2F4B5
ï Daily Hampshire Gazette, Mar 6 2004 -- Western MA paper. Pre-event piece
ï The Massachusetts Daily Collegian, Mar 9, 2004 -- University of Mass paper.
Pre-event article
http://www.dailycollegian.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/03/09/404c0b6759b75?in_archive=1
ï The Massachusetts Daily Collegian, Mar 9, 2004 -- University of Mass paper.
Post-event article
http://www.dailycollegian.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/03/09/404d5052bd8bc?in_archive=1
ï Weblog Write-up, Mar 9, 2004 -- India open mike described in this blog (weblog)
http://runa.rediffblogs.com/
ï WMUA, UMass Radio Mar 10, '04 -- radio interview
ï Daily Hampshire Gazette, Mar 13 2004 -- Western MA paper. Feature. http://www.dailyhampshiregazette.com/storytmp.cfm?id_no=3130122
ï KPFA/Pacifica Radio Show , Visionary Activism, Mar
18, 2004 -- Full hour interview http://www.visionaryactivism.com/radioshow.htm-
ï Western Herald, Mar 18, 2004 -- Newspaper for Western Michigan University
http://www.westernherald.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/03/18/405909d8c1e9c?in_archive=1
ï The Torch, April 1, 2004 -- UMass Dartmouth Newspaper. Article http://www.umassd.edu/torch/ae.html-story3
ï Nerve.com, May 18, 2004 -- SCANNER section http://www.nerve.com/regulars/scanner/05_18_04/
ï Telegraph of India, April 18, 2004 -- Article and photo http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040418/asp/look/story_3130124.asp
ï Stuff @Night, June 8-21, 2004 -- Play made pick of the week
ï Boston Globe, June 18, 2004 -- Play made pick of the weekend
ï Boston Globe, June 18, 2004 -- Play mention in "Comedy Notes" section
ï Boston Globe, June 20, 2004 -- Interview, article,
photo re: play
ï Boston Herald , June 17, 2004 -- Interview
and photo re: the play
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/652234071.html?did=652234071&FMT=ABS&FMTS=FT&date=Jun+17,+2004&author=Lauren+Beckham+Falcone&desc=Gutsy+gals+nvited+to+speak+up+at+brazen+benefit ï Boston
Metro, June 17, 2004 -- Article and photo on the play
ï Boston Phoenix, June 18-24, 2004 -- Play made pick of the
week
ï WBZ Radio, 1030 AM, The Jordan Rich Show, July 18, 2004 (1.4
million listeners )