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Patti Smith, reconstructionist. Pair with Carl Sagan on books.
Adrienne Rich, reconstructionist 
RIP, reconstructionist Mary Thom, who changed the voice of feminism and made women feel visible and heard.

RIP, reconstructionist Mary Thom, who changed the voice of feminism and made women feel visible and heard.

Susan Sontag, reconstructionist. 

Susan Sontag, reconstructionist


Though I see nothing but vague & cloudy uncertainty in the foreground of our being, yet I fancy I discern a very bright light a good way further on, and this makes me care much less about the cloudiness & indistinctness which is near.

Reconstructionist Ada Lovelace, the world’s first computer programmer. 

Though I see nothing but vague & cloudy uncertainty in the foreground of our being, yet I fancy I discern a very bright light a good way further on, and this makes me care much less about the cloudiness & indistinctness which is near.

Reconstructionist Ada Lovelace, the world’s first computer programmer. 

Billie Holiday, reconstructionist. 
Maya Angelou, reconstructionst. 

Maya Angelou, reconstructionst

Marie Curie, reconstructionist. 
Joan Didion, reconstructionist
A modern take on Sister Corita Kent’s timeless rules for learning and life, hand-lettered by artist Lisa Congdon.

A modern take on Sister Corita Kent’s timeless rules for learning and life, hand-lettered by artist Lisa Congdon.

Berenice Abbott, reconstructionist
Betty Friedan, reconstructionist. 

Betty Friedan, reconstructionist

Frida Kahlo, reconstructionist. 

Frida Kahlo, reconstructionist

So great! Lovely illustrated labels by Lisa Congdon to organize your life, free to download.

So great! Lovely illustrated labels by Lisa Congdon to organize your life, free to download.

Ursula Nordstrom, reconstructionist.