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A review by crabbygirl
Difficult Women: A History of Feminism in 11 Fights by Helen Lewis
4.0
when a man marries his housekeeper, the GDP falls.
fascinating, infinitely readable, and chockful of shocking laws, some that have only been recently overturned! Lewis argues that we need to divorce admiration from love because all these feminist pioneers had plenty of warts to go around. being 'problematic' is no reason to be written out of history. air-brushing flaws through collective forgetfulness is not doing these women any favors (as role models). instead, she asks us to embrace these difficult women who were instrumental in the women's right movement. in the age of twitter and baying mobs, it's a welcome message
fascinating, infinitely readable, and chockful of shocking laws, some that have only been recently overturned! Lewis argues that we need to divorce admiration from love because all these feminist pioneers had plenty of warts to go around. being 'problematic' is no reason to be written out of history. air-brushing flaws through collective forgetfulness is not doing these women any favors (as role models). instead, she asks us to embrace these difficult women who were instrumental in the women's right movement. in the age of twitter and baying mobs, it's a welcome message