alicefred 's review for:

Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger by Rebecca Traister

5.0

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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.