The Turning Page

This year’s Women’s Day theme—Rights, Equality, and Empowerment—feels more urgent than ever.

- RIA SINGH

It calls for a future where these core values are not just aspirations but a reality for women. Literature—as it always has—played a crucial role in times of change—acting both as a mirror and a map; which is why Susan Sontag’s On Women serves as a visceral starting point to this list. A provocative collection of essays and interviews, Sontag’s work examines the hardships and indignities women encounter as they age, and it investigates the interplay between women’s liberation and class struggle. Sontag reveals her relentless curiosity, meticulous historical insight, and robust political perspective that makes her writing intricate and wholesome.

Following Sontag’s examination of women’s struggles and societal roles,