PILSEN — A Pilsen book club that started with a Facebook post has quickly grown into a community where women feel supported, empowered and safe, its founders said.

Las Chicas de Pilsen meets monthly for participants to discuss Latina-authored books. Meetings are free — and they’re growing increasingly popular.

“What I love about this book club is it’s like our unofficial therapy session where people have laughed and cried,” said co-founder Sylvia Sanchez. “In every book, there have been things that really tug at our heart and our cultural beliefs and cultural stigmas we want to break.”

The book club, now nearing its eight-month anniversary, started after Sanchez, 48, posted in a Facebook neighborhood group. Sanchez asked if other Pilsen women would want to meet and discuss a book her th

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