Reading women : how the great books of feminism changed my life
Title:
Reading women : how the great books of feminism changed my life
Author:
Staal, Stephanie.
Personal Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
New York : PublicAffairs, [2011]
©2011
Physical Description:
x, 275 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 21 cm
Summary:
In a personal guide to the classics of feminism, the author examines how well the books hold up to the realities of marriage and motherhood in her own life.
General Note:
"Book design by Pauline Brown"--Title page verso.
"Design by Pete Garceau"--Page 2 of cover.
Language:
English
Contents:
Discovery. Understanding backwards -- Revisiting feminism -- Day one -- Adam, Eve, and the serpent -- Natural woman, unnatural world -- You can run, but you can't hide -- Destiny. Perpetua -- Rewriting motherhood -- A vindication of the rights of woman -- Marital destiny -- The awakening -- Coming home -- Divisions. A room of one's own -- The second sex -- The feminine mystique -- Daughter of the revolution -- Who has time for "happy"? -- The dialectic of sex -- How does a feminist do laundry? -- I want a wife -- Sexual politics -- Object lesson -- Desire. Fear of flying -- Dora -- In a different voice -- The morning after -- Gender trouble -- Riverbend girl blog -- Living forwards.
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ISBN:
9781586488727
Format :
Book
