In times of turmoil, women labor on behalf of others more often than not. They emotionally soothe. They care for the chaotic and the ill. They pause or end their own ambitions to nurture someone else. All the while, sexism maligns women’s own strength while demanding they expend more and more of it. There are moments when a beleaguered woman leader must summon someone else, a source of authority who will encourage them forward. This issue, Booked & Printed finds two protagonists facing the burdens of chilling crimes. In the process of sleuthing, they call on the strength of those

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