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4.41 AVERAGE
4.41 AVERAGE
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Overflowing with history and insight, this book took me a while to read because I had to constantly stop to take in each section, full of beautifully written arguments. This book outlines the history of women’s political anger throughout the history of the US. Traister goes from talking about suffragettes and abolition to #metoo, seamlessly contextualizing multiple historical moments and how they inform and intertwine. She doesn’t hold back, she doesn’t coddle, she informs and holds the reader accountable. It’s a brilliant feat.
I listened to the audio book read by the author (which I loved), and then after I finished it, immediately bought a paper copy so I can reread it and underline and continue to reference it.
I listened to the audio book read by the author (which I loved), and then after I finished it, immediately bought a paper copy so I can reread it and underline and continue to reference it.
4.5 stars, rounding up to 5.
Well-researched book that seamlessly blends traditional reporting on the history of women’s anger with personal essays. I will read anything Traister writes, so I’m not exactly objective about recommending this, but it is exactly what I needed to read right now.
Well-researched book that seamlessly blends traditional reporting on the history of women’s anger with personal essays. I will read anything Traister writes, so I’m not exactly objective about recommending this, but it is exactly what I needed to read right now.
I highly recommend this book to all my female friends who have felt angry, hopeless, and adrift since the 2016 election. Rebecca Traister gets us. That in itself makes this worth the read. She puts all of those feelings into words. It helps to know not only that we are not alone, but that we are not crazy! She also goes into the history of how women's anger has brought about change, and she inspires us to keep fighting.
One minor quibble is that I wish she had included the Moms Demand Action movement, which has been pretty influential and really laid the groundwork for March for Our Lives (which is mentioned quite a bit). This is not meant to be a comprehensive history of women's activism, but that seemed like a glaring omission.
One minor quibble is that I wish she had included the Moms Demand Action movement, which has been pretty influential and really laid the groundwork for March for Our Lives (which is mentioned quite a bit). This is not meant to be a comprehensive history of women's activism, but that seemed like a glaring omission.
A highly timely book and a good one to consider even if you do not embrace progressive politics. The context to how female anger has been ignored or mobilized in American history is interesting. From labor to civil rights, women who have acknowledged, embraced and then channeled their anger towards a purpose have been at the forefront of every major social change in our national history. Usually paying some kind of high price in exchange. There is a lesson in that for the progressive, conservative, or independent woman. Women led labor disputes AND campaigned against the ERA. Regardless of your beliefs, the things women are consistently encouraged (or pressured) to be are less visible and quiet--and someone always profits from that silence.
A good book to make you consider what you both are and are not saying/doing as women in the 21st century. And for non-women to consider who they may be failing to consider or bring into the conversation, and at what peril.
A good book to make you consider what you both are and are not saying/doing as women in the 21st century. And for non-women to consider who they may be failing to consider or bring into the conversation, and at what peril.
Excellent. Loved every word of this, particularly how Traister frames the historical and intersectional aspects of women's anger.
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inspiring
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