First published in 2006 by Conari Press,
an imprint of Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC
With offices at:
500 Third Street, Suite 230
San Francisco, CA 94107
Copyright © 2006 by Shelly Rachanow. All rights reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC. Reviewers may quote brief passages.
ISBN-10: 1-57324-289-6
ISBN-13: 978-1-57324-289-9
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data available upon request.
Cover and interior design by Maija Tollefson
Typeset in Filosofia and Grotesque
Author photo by Simon Gluckman
Printed in Canada
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For women everywhere (past, present, and future), for all that you've done and continue to do, thank you!
Contents
Things Women Do for Their Families . . . (Between 7:55 and 8:00 a.m.)
A Wonderful, Amazing, Stupendous, Inspiring, Butt-Kicking Real-Life Story
The Wonderful, Amazing, Stupendous, Inspiring, Butt-Kicking Things I've Done for My Family
A Wonderful, Amazing, Stupendous, Inspiring, Butt-Kicking Real-Life Story
The Three Ways I Kicked-Butt Today
If Women Ran the World, Here's What Might Get Done. . .
21 Things the Average Woman Does for Her Friends . . . (Often All in One Afternoon)
A Wonderful, Amazing, Stupendous, Inspiring, Butt-Kicking Real-Life Story
A Wonderful, Amazing, Stupendous, Inspiring, Butt-Kicking Real-Life Story
A Wonderful, Amazing, Stupendous, Inspiring, Butt-Kicking Real-Life Story
If Women Ran the World, Here's What Might Get Done . . .
10 Butt-Kicking Things Women Do at Work . . . (That Aren't in Our Job Descriptions)
A Wonderful, Amazing, Stupendous, Inspiring, Butt-Kicking Real-Life Story
The Wonderful, Amazing, Stupendous, Inspiring, Butt-Kicking Things Women Did First
A Wonderful, Amazing, Stupendous, Inspiring, Butt-Kicking Real-Life Story
If Women Ran the World, Here's What Might Get Done . . .
12 Things Women Do for the World . . . (Even If No One Notices)
A Wonderful, Amazing, Stupendous, Inspiring, Butt-Kicking Real-Life Story
A Wonderful, Amazing, Stupendous, Inspiring, Butt-Kicking Real-Life Story
The Wonderful, Amazing, Stupendous, Inspiring, Butt-Kicking Organizations Women Created