0In late 2018, in the wake of the Me Too Movement and midterm elections deemed the Women's Wave, two Harvard-educated woman writers, Kerry Garvin and Elisabeth Sharp McKetta, dreamt of a collection of essays-a collective memoir-dedicated to the strength and resilience of women from all walks of life. It would be a book that could be plucked from shelves during times of adversity, lent to a mother, sister, daughter, or friend. They sent out a call for true stories. Sixty brave women rose to the call and the book was born.What Doesn't Kill Her: Women's Stories of Resilience is a collection of sixty triumphant survival stories written by a diverse array of women. Sometimes triumph is a soaring achievement in the face of adversity. Other times, it's getting out of bed and putting one foot in front of the other. Phoenixes arise from ashes of all sorts-even bed sheets. These stories feature culturally relevant topics such as advocating for healthcare, surviving sexual assault, reconciling female genital mutilation, working in the sex industry, overcoming breast cancer, motherhood after miscarriage, losing a husband in Afghanistan, and transitioning from male to female.