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Neon Girls: A Stripper's Education in Protest and Power by Jennifer Worley

4.0

"This sense that the others were watching gave weight to our effort and I felt obliged to set a hopful example for other dancers, other workers, and other women."

Thoughts ~
This was a moving and interesting deep dive into the authors experience in the sex trade industry. Worley recounts her time as a stripper at the Lady Luster peepshow located in San Francisco in the 90's. Taking the reader through the ups and downs of the job, the toll it takes physical and mentally, the women's fight for unionization and change and then eventually running the club on their own terms was inspiring! At it's core it's a story about female empowerment, of women banding together, taking a stand and refusing to be discriminated against any longer.

I enjoyed reading Worley's journey. Her cander and intimacy surrounding the sex trade industry was illuminating! Her resilience and strive for change was heartening and how she eventually said goodbye to it all and came back to her dream of a career in academia was truly uplifting!

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