{"product_id":"author-talk-the-real-domestic-with-elizabeth-gregory-october-8-7-pm-cst","title":"AUTHOR TALK: The Real Domestic with Elizabeth Gregory - October 8 @ 7 PM CST","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCelebrate the release of \u003cem\u003eThe Real Domestic \u003c\/em\u003ewith Elizabeth Gregory!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEVENT DEETS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen: Thursday, October 8 @ 7 PM CST\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhere: Kindred Stories (2310 Elgin St, HTX 77004)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRSVP ONLY\u003c\/strong\u003e to reserve your seat.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRSVP WITH BOOK\u003c\/strong\u003e to reserve your seat and purchase a copy \u003cem\u003eThe Real Domestic\u003c\/em\u003e, supporting both the author and our store programming. \u003cstrong\u003eThe book will be available for pickup at the event.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease Note: Books purchased from other retailers are not permitted in the bookstore and are not eligible for the signing or photo line. To participate in the signing and photo opportunity, you must purchase a copy from Kindred Stories. If you already purchased your book from Kindred Stories, you may select the RSVP Only ticket option and bring your Kindred Stories copy to the event.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you purchase a ticket and are unable to attend the event, your ticket is non-refundable. If your ticket includes a book, an email will be sent to all attendees before and after the event with instructions on how to receive your book. Books must be claimed within 14 days following the event. If your book is not retrieved it will be returned to the publisher and will not be available for pick up in the future.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn urgent and clear-eyed look at the battle over reproductive control in our tipping-point moment—and how to forge a path forward.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBirth control, which includes contraception, abortion access and more, has not only enabled women to enter civic life in significant numbers for the first time, but it has also expanded our democracy and grown our economy. While many embrace these changes, which aim to share the nation’s economic bounty among all Americans, those who see themselves as benefiting from the old hierarchies do not. They resist this progress with divisive rhetoric condemning “woke”-ness in anything they find threatening.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Real Domestic Product,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e fertility researcher Elizabeth Gregory argues that our battles over abortion and LGBTQ bans and pronatalism are economic at base—that conservatives seek to push women out of civic life through forced childbearing. Their goal? To maintain their discount on domestic labor and a steady supply of low-wage workers. But, she contends, this shortsighted approach overlooks the huge benefits that a caring democracy can engender for our economy and for our fragile planet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy connecting the dots among fertility patterns, economics, climate change, equitable work, expanding longevity, and the rising status of formerly excluded groups, the author counters reactionary narratives, adding depth and perspective to the incomplete national conversations we’ve had to date. Never more urgently needed, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Real Domestic Product\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e envisions the way forward to an economy of care for our planet and our people.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eElizabeth Gregory directs the Institute for Research on Women, Gender \u0026amp; Sexuality at the University of Houston, where she is a professor of English and Taylor Professor of Gender \u0026amp; Sexuality Studies. In addition to The Real Domestic Product, she is the author of Ready: Why Women Are Embracing the New Later Motherhood and Apparition of Splendor: Marianne Moore Performing Democracy through Celebrity, and others. \u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kindred Stories","offers":[{"title":"RSVP ONLY","offer_id":48961229226239,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"RSVP WITH BOOK","offer_id":48961229259007,"sku":"9780262051682-EVENT","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0527\/3577\/0820\/files\/ElizabethGregory.png?v=1786055839","url":"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/author-talk-the-real-domestic-with-elizabeth-gregory-october-8-7-pm-cst","provider":"Kindred Stories","version":"1.0","type":"link"}