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How Putnam Author Danielle Friedman Unlocked the Feminist History of Women’s Workout Culture

Danielle Friedman, © Lindsay May for Classic Kids Photography

With 2022 here and resolutions set, our new Igloo Book Buzz pick is Danielle Friedman’s LET’S GET PHYSICAL: How Women Discovered Exercise and Reshaped the World, published on January 4 by Putnam and Listening Library. This captivating blend of reportage and personal narrative explores the history of women’s exercise culture–from jogging and Jazzercise to Jane Fonda–and how women have parlayed physical strength into other forms of power. Continue reading