Boss Like Belle

Episode 5: A Club of Women


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It's 1944: Belle co-founds the Hroswitha Club, a society for women bibliophiles, in response to exclusion from the men-only Grolier Club. Inspired by Belle’s vision, Anne-Marie seeks out Black women library directors, speaking with Rhonda Evans and Petrina Jackson, who lead the libraries at the New York Botanical Garden and Harvard Radcliffe Institute. Together, they explore themes of influence, community-building, and the experiences of Black women, past and present, navigating a predominantly white profession.

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Boss Like BelleBy Anne-Marie Eze with Rachael Lowell Ellison