"The Seven Chairs" by Lois Lowry.
About this episode
The episode features a story about a girl who remembers her unique ability to levitate, exploring themes of empowerment and memory.
All over the world baby girls levitate, unseen or disbelieved by their protectors. But with time and distraction, they all forget. All except one that is. Mary Katherine Maguire remembers, and practices, and masters her unique ability to "rise up" as she puts it. Written with the simplicity and beauty of a parable, this is a lovely story about the empowerment of women.
People in this episode
Host: Robert Topp
Topics covered
- empowerment
- women
- fantasy
- children's literature
- parables
Keywords
- levitation
- empowerment
- women
- Mary Katherine Maguire
- Lois Lowry
- children's story
- fantasy
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Seven Chairs
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