In this engaging and provocative volume, bell hooks introduces a popular theory of feminism rooted in common sense and the wisdom of experience. Hers is a vision of a beloved community that appeals to all those committed to equality, mutual respect, and justice. hooks applies her critical analysis to the most contentious and challenging issues facing feminists today, including reproductive rights, violence, race, class, and work. With her customary...

"Work: A Story of Experience" by Louisa May Alcott immerses readers in the compelling narrative of Christie Devon, a young woman navigating the post-Civil War landscape in pursuit of independence and purpose. Set against the backdrop of the societal constraints of the era, this semi-autobiographical novel chronicles Christie's multifaceted journey through various jobs, each offering a glimpse into the challenges and triumphs of a woman seeking self-reliance. Alcott's...

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She’s everywhere once you start looking: the trainwreck.
 
She’s Britney Spears shaving her head, Whitney Houston saying “crack is whack,” and Amy Winehouse, dying in front of millions. But the trainwreck is also as old (and as meaningful) as feminism itself.
From Mary Wollstonecraft—who, for decades after...

"This is a witch hunt. We're witches, and we're hunting you. From the moment powerful men started falling to the #MeToo movement, the lamentations began: this is feminism gone too far, this is injustice, this is a witch hunt. In The Witches Are Coming, firebrand author of the New York Times bestselling memoir and now critically acclaimed Hulu TV series Shrill, Lindy West, turns that refrain on its head. You think this is a witch hunt? Fine. You've...

Men are taught to live a story. But the story is a lie. Because you're a man, you're always the main character. You're physically tough. Stoic and strong. You never cry. You're smart, athletic, and financially successful. You're dominant, in control, and independent. All. The. Time. Now, what if you could CHANGE that story? Shu Matsuo Post is a successful businessman in Japan, one of the most gender-rigid nations on the planet. When he got married...

Ann Veronica is a New Woman novel by H.G. Wells. Ann Veronica describes the rebellion of Ann Veronica Stanley, "a young lady of nearly two-and-twenty," against her middle-class father's stern patriarchal rule. The novel dramatizes the contemporary problem of the New Woman. It is set in Victorian era London and environs, except for an Alpine excursion. Ann Veronica offers vignettes of the Women's suffrage movement in Great Britain and features a chapter...

El libro asume una lectura plural sobre la irrupción de los feminismos y acerca de la rebelión producida en campus universitarios de todo el país. No se trata de textos que se apropian de banderas sino más bien dialogan, interpelan, interrogan, analizan esta coyuntura histórica intentando no reducirlo sino entenderlo en toda su complejidad y diversidad. Así, desde la academia, el arte, las ciencias sociales, los estudios culturales, el activismo...

No puede haber una revolución social exitosa si no se altera la relación de poder desigual entre los sexos. Para que eso ocurra, es necesario redefinir dos instituciones básicas: el matrimonio y la familia. Esta es la tesis fundamental de 'Política sexual' de Kate Millett, una obra clásica del feminismo del siglo XX, que nos ayuda a entender que la relación entre hombres y mujeres es una relación política. Este libro repasa esa obra de referencia,...

Movimientos de mujeres indígenas en Latinoamérica ilustra cómo, en las últimas décadas, las mujeres indígenas desafiaron varias formas de exclusión utilizando diferentes estrategias para transformar las organizaciones e identidades colectivas de los movimientos indígenas. A través de un análisis comparativo, este libro demuestra cómo el género y la etnicidad están presentes en los discursos de las mujeres que pertenecen a los movimientos...

Arguably the earliest written work of feminist philosophy, Wollstonecraft produced this manifesto of woman's rights in the time of the American and French Revolutions. This era induced many to reconsider not only the rights of men, but also of women, and none argued for female emancipation more eloquently or effectively than Wollstonecraft. Her strong use of analogy and philosophical language compared women of her day to both slaves and soldiers,...