Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions
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Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions has sold over half a million copies since its original publication in 1983, acclaimed for its witty, warm, and life-changing view of the world, "as if women mattered." Steinem's truly personal writing is here, from the now-famous exposé, "I Was a Playboy Bunny," to the moving tribute to her mother "Ruth's Song (Because She Could Not Sing It)". Her prescient essays on female genital mutilation and the difference between erotica and pornography that are still referenced and relevant today, and the hilarious satire, "If Men Could Menstruate" resonates as much as ever.
As Watson writes of Steinem in her foreword, "She makes what otherwise can be arduous and depressing reading into something not only relatable, but also enjoyable... Her plain common sense, calling things out as they are, will make you laugh out loud. This is her superpower."
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I really wanted to love this book so much as I admire Gloria Steinem highly. I'm not sure if it's because I'm not American or because the essays are mostly from the 60s and 70s but I had a really hard time relating and seeing the importance of the stories for me today (as I know they were important when they were published!) so I stopped reading it. Will try again with her new book!
Description
Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions has sold over half a million copies since its original publication in 1983, acclaimed for its witty, warm, and life-changing view of the world, "as if women mattered." Steinem's truly personal writing is here, from the now-famous exposé, "I Was a Playboy Bunny," to the moving tribute to her mother "Ruth's Song (Because She Could Not Sing It)". Her prescient essays on female genital mutilation and the difference between erotica and pornography that are still referenced and relevant today, and the hilarious satire, "If Men Could Menstruate" resonates as much as ever.
As Watson writes of Steinem in her foreword, "She makes what otherwise can be arduous and depressing reading into something not only relatable, but also enjoyable... Her plain common sense, calling things out as they are, will make you laugh out loud. This is her superpower."
Book Information
Posts
I really wanted to love this book so much as I admire Gloria Steinem highly. I'm not sure if it's because I'm not American or because the essays are mostly from the 60s and 70s but I had a really hard time relating and seeing the importance of the stories for me today (as I know they were important when they were published!) so I stopped reading it. Will try again with her new book!