Watson announced on her Facebook page on Friday that she has started a “feminist book club,” putting up the “Our Shared Shelf” group on Goodreads, a social network for readers.
The actress, who gained worldwide acclaim playing the brainy wizard Hermione Granger — a bookworm — in the "Harry Potter" movies, plans moderate the group and lead discussions about the chosen book for every month.
"The plan is to select and read a book every month, then discuss the work during the month’s last week (to give everyone time to read it!). I will post some questions/quotes to get things started, but I would love for this to grow into an open discussion with and between you all," she wrote.
"Whenever possible I hope to have the author, or another prominent voice on the subject, join the conversation," she added.
In July 2014, United Nations’ gender equality body UN Women named Watson as a goodwill ambassador to advocate for the empowerment of young women. A few months after in September, she launched the HeForShe campaign in an impassioned speech at the UN’s New York headquarters. —Trisha Macas/JST, GMA News
source: gmanetwork.com
