Join us for an in-person author event with Judith Pearson, to celebrate her newest book, Radical Sisters: Shirley Temple Black, Rose Kushner, Evelyn Lauder and the Dawn of the Breast Cancer Movement.
There was a time when women’s health was severely marginalized.
There was a time when breast cancer wasn’t discussed.
There was a time when October wasn’t pink.
But three women refused to be silenced, their indomitable spirits igniting a movement for change.
When Shirley Temple Black, Rose Kushner, and Evelyn Lauder were diagnosed with breast cancer, myths, outdated protocols and lack of awareness of their disease were rampant. Worst of all was the paltry amount of research dollars devoted to the epidemic that was killing tens of thousands each year. Meticulously researched, Radical Sisters is a rich narrative that transports readers through three decades of a changing social landscape in America. Taking cues from the women’s health movement and the AIDS movement, these trail‑blazing advocates did for themselves what the mainstream healthcare system refused to do.
With a foreword by Nancy Brinker, founder of Susan G. Komen, and timed for the 2025 National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, this book acts as a mirror, allowing readers to see reflections of themselves, and their own experiences and struggles. It is a powerful and emotional take on the evolution of the women’s health movement (and their participation in medicine) and the breast cancer revolution.
Radical Sisters is a groundbreaking exploration into an untold story of resilience and the fight for women’s rights. Because of Shirley, Rose and Evelyn, breast cancer is no longer a saga of struggling alone in the dark against a mysterious and deadly disease. The more than 300,000 diagnosed every year stand on the shoulders of these courageous women, today empowered to strive for their own health and that of future generations.
Judith Pearson is a best-selling author, an accomplished presenter, and a graduate of Michigan State University. But her favorite title is “story teller,” with a little “research junkie” thrown in. Those characteristics have resulted in six biographies, including award-winners and a best-seller. Her last two books won a Nautilus Gold Award and the Florida Book Award. An accomplished presenter, Judy has turned her books’ subjects into presentations viewed by thousands in the U.S. and the U.K. She was named one of Chicago’s Most Inspirational Women, selected as a finalist for he Arizona Healthcare Leadership Awards, and named a Phoenix Healthcare Hero. Judy and her husband live on Florida’s beautiful gulf coast, where long beach walks ignite her creativity. Learn more about her here.
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Books will be for sale at this event.