Pretty Bitches: On Being Called Crazy, Angry, Bossy, Frumpy, Feisty, and All the Other Words That Are Used to Undermine Women by Lizzie Skurnick

Pretty Bitches: On Being Called Crazy, Angry, Bossy, Frumpy, Feisty, and All the Other Words That Are Used to Undermine Women

Lizzie Skurnick with Glynnis MacNicol (Contributor), Monique Truong (Contributor), Carina Chocano (Contributor), Emily Hopkins (Contributor), Afua Hirsch (Contributor), Elizabeth Spiers (Contributor), Adaora Udoji (Contributor), Irina Reyn (Contributor), Julianna Baggott (Contributor), Rebecca Traister (Contributor), Dagmara Domińczyk (Contributor), Amy S. Choi (Contributor), Tanzila Ahmed (Contributor), Tova Mirvis (Contributor), Lihle Z. Mtshali (Contributor), Jennifer Weiner (Contributor), Mary Pols (Contributor), Katha Pollitt (Contributor), Kate Harding (Contributor), Dahlia Lithwick (Contributor), Meg Wolitzer (Contributor), Bich Minh Nguyen (Contributor), Lizzie Skurnick (Contributor), Jillian Medoff (Contributor), Winter Miller (Contributor), Stephanie Burton (Contributor), Laura Lippman (Contributor), Raquel D'Apice (Contributor)

320 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction essays feminism sociology reflective medium-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

Leading women writers examine the power of the words that are used to diminish women Words matter. They wound, they inflate, they define, they demean. They have nuance and power. "Effortless," "Sassy," "Ambitious," "Aggressive": What subtle digs a...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 158 reviews

Moods

reflective 81%
informative 72%
emotional 54%
inspiring 54%
challenging 40%
funny 40%
sad 18%
hopeful 13%
adventurous 4%
lighthearted 4%

Pace

medium 69%
fast 21%
slow 8%

Average rating

4.04

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...