In America the reproductive justice debate is reaching a new pitch, with the Supreme Court weighted against women’s choice and state legislatures passing bills to essentially outlaw the practice of abortion. With This Common Secret, Dr. Susan Wicklund chronicles her twenty-year career in the vanguard of the abortion war. Growing up in working-class rural Wisconsin, Susan made the painful decision to have an abortion at a young age. It was not until she became a doctor that she realized how many women shared her ordeal of an unwanted pregnancy... and how hidden this common experience remains.

Now, in this raw and riveting true story, Susan and the patients she’s treated share the complex, anguished, and empowering emotions that drove their own choices. Hers is a calling that means sleeping on planes and commuting between clinics in different states — and that requires her to wear a bulletproof vest and to carry a .38 caliber revolver. This Common Secret reveals the truth about the reproductive health clinics that anti-abortion activists mischaracterize as damaging and unsafe. This intimate memoir explains how social stigma and restrictive legislation can isolate women who are facing difficult personal choices — and how we as a nation can, and must, support them.

(From the book, This Common Secret by Susan Wicklund)

What to expect?
2-hour conversation
Food and drinks courtesy of OH Hi
Free raffle prize courtesy of Erotique
Forming new friendships and community!
Zoom option for social distancing folks (please RSVP a Zoom ticket)

What to bring?
Your copy of This Common Secret (if you want for reference, not required)
Any questions/favorite quotes/thoughts
A friend!

Where to purchase the book?
Erotique
Country Bookshelf
FREE limited amount of copies at the Bozeman Public Library
FREE on Libby with certain Libraries
Audible (free trials available)
Online retailers

When do we meet and where?
Book Club meets once on the last Wednesday of the month at 5 pm, for March it will fall on the 27th. We are thrilled to announce that OH Hi has expanded and now has its own private event space!!! What does this mean for Book Club? With this expansion, we can open up our tickets to more in-person spots and have increased flexibility with our end time if we run over. You can expect all the same fun and freebies as before. A huge thank you to Country Bookshelf for hosting us for so long while we began this project. You can continue to support Country Bookshelf by choosing to purchase our monthly book at their store!

OH Hi Event Space location AND directions:
115 W Kagy Blvd Bozeman, MT on the 2nd floor above their therapy office Suite I
There's plenty of free parking! You can enter from the door in the front labeled with the above address or go down the ramp to the right where there's another entryway. Once inside, there will be a set of stairs for you to go up and signage directing you to the space. We also have staff circulating around checking for lost folks!

How can I stay in the loop?
We will be posting on our social media and email newsletters, follow to stay up to date! Participants can also join our Book Club specific Facebook Group (open to all, even if you can't attend regularly or read the book) where we can talk, share posts, and get excited during the month leading up to our meeting. 😊

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/erotiqueandohhibookclub
Erotique Contact Info:@erotiquebzn
erotiquestyle@gmail.com
Oh Hi Contact Info:
@ohhicollective
hello@ohhicollective.com

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