Shrewed
eBook - ePub

Shrewed

A Wry and Closely Observed Look at the Lives of Women and Girls

  1. 304 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Shrewed

A Wry and Closely Observed Look at the Lives of Women and Girls

About this book

Why are there so few women in politics? Why is public space, whether it's the street or social media, still so inhospitable to women? What does Carrie Fisher have to do with Mary Wollstonecraft? And why is a wedding ceremony Satan's playground?

These are some of the questions that bestselling author and acclaimed journalist Elizabeth Renzetti examines in her new collection of original essays. Drawing upon her decades of reporting on feminist issues, Shrewed is a book about feminism's crossroads. From Hillary Clinton's failed campaign to the quest for equal pay, from the lessons we can learn from old ladies to the future of feminism in a turbulent world, Renzetti takes a pointed, witty look at how far we've come — and how far we have to go.

If Nellie McClung and Erma Bombeck had an IVF baby, this book would be the result. If they'd lived at the same time. And in the same country. And if IVF had been invented. Well, you get the point.

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Table of contents

  1. Openers
  2. Dedication
  3. Contents
  4. INTRODUCTION: TALES FOR YOUNG WITCHES
  5. THE VOICE IN YOUR HEAD IS AN ASSHOLE
  6. THE WAY OF THE HARASSER
  7. FEARLESSNESS
  8. WEDDINGS ARE SATAN’S PLAYGROUND: A LETTER TO MY DAUGHTER
  9. AMBITION: THREE LIFE LESSONS
  10. YOU’LL PAY FOR THOSE BREASTS, OR THE COST OF BEING A LADY
  11. NEVER ENOUGH: WOMEN, POLITICS, AND THE UPHILL BATTLE
  12. IF THE WORLD WERE MADE OF LEGO: A LETTER TO MY SON
  13. UNBALANCED
  14. THE STORY OF MY MOTHER
  15. FOUR LIONS
  16. A VIEW FROM THE OUTSIDE: A LETTER TO MY YOUNGER SELF
  17. THE LONG CRAWL TO DEFEAT, THE SLOW MARCH TO VICTORY
  18. KILLER ROBOTS, AMAZON PLANETS, AND THE FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE
  19. SIZE MATTERS: A COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
  20. Notes
  21. Acknowledgements
  22. About the Author
  23. About the Publisher