Leah Sargeant Replies
by Leah Libresco Sargeant
I’m delighted to be able to respond to my trio of thoughtful reviewers. Writing a book can be a lonely pursuit—and the long lag between when the author is finished and the book is in the hands of readers is a hard wait. I tried to approach The Dignity of Dependence in a convivial spirit. Throughout my planning and drafting, I had the substack community of Other Feminisms to turn to for an ongoing conversation. It clarified my thinking and was always a welcome break from the maelstrom of social media. Every chapter went first to my husband for his read… with me incorporating his last set of notes just a few hours before I went into labor with our youngest. This trio of reviews were the first I got to read in the run-up to publication, and I’m so lucky to begin with these careful, curious interlocutors.
I am grateful for Agnes Howard’s emphasis on pregnancy as the paradigmatic human experience. I know well that there can be a reluctance to place too much w…
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