- Hardcover: 400 pages
- Publisher: Guardian Books (25 Nov 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0852652240
- ISBN-13: 978-0852652244
- Product Dimensions: 16.2 x 3.3 x 24.3 cm
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Forty years of the feminist movement as reported in the Guardian
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When hundreds gathered in 1970 for the UK's first women's liberation conference, a movement that had been gathering strength for years burst into a frenzy of radical action that was to transform the way we think, act and live. In the 40 years since then, the feminist movement has won triumphs and endured trials, but it has never weakened its resolve, nor for a moment been dull. The Guardian has followed its progress throughout, carrying interviews with and articles by the major figures, chronicling with verve, wit and often passionate anger the arguments surrounding pornography, prostitution, political representation, power, pay, parental rights, abortion rights, domestic chores and domestic violence. These are articles that, in essence, ask two fundamental questions: Who are we? Who should we be?
This collection brings together - for the first time - the very best of the Guardian's feminist writing. It includes the newspaper's pioneering women's editor, Mary Stott, writing about Margaret Thatcher, Beatrix Campbell on Princess Diana, Suzanne Moore interviewing Camille Paglia, and Maya Jaggi interviewing Oprah Winfrey; there's Jill Tweedie on why feminists need to be vocal and angry, Polly Toynbee on violence against women, Hannah Pool on black women and political power, and Andrea Dworkin writing with incendiary energy about the Bill Clinton sex scandal.
Lively, provocative, thoughtful and funny, this is the essential guide to the feminist thinking and writing of the past 40 years - the ultimate portrait of an ongoing revolution.
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Women of the Revolution is an anthology of feminist writing selected from Guardian archives. The result is a guide to feminism as written about in the Guardian. It is a largely white educated middle class discussion of the women's movement, but voices and opinions of minority groups within the movement are also represented within the 72 articles.
The chronology makes it possible to trace the changing shape of the women's movement over the years, which can make disheartening reading. Issues facing women today are acute as old gains in areas such as equal pay, education and abortion are threatened, while technology has brought new concerns such as the explosion of misogynistic sadistic pornography. In the penultimate article Libby Brooks calls for a debate on what feminism means today and makes the point that young feminists can find answers to present day issues in the history of the movement as much current discussion goes over old ground, and marginalises older women in the process.
Women of the Revolution makes a good starting point for people interested in feminism. It could never be a comprehensive guide but readers will discover voices that speak to them and can choose to read further, (although it does lack a further reading list). As a collection of short pieces, there is little room to go into feminist theory, but it's not an academic book, more an interesting period piece and a springboard for ideas. The range of styles and content means articles may be interesting, amusing, offensive, contradictory, or utterly harrowing, such as Emily Wax's 2003 report on sexual violence during the war in Congo. Whilst 'Forty Years' may seem the kind of book to dip in and out of, it's interesting to see follow up pieces and notice recurring themes, which means it is best read in date order, and every article is worth a read. Although at times depressing, 'forty years' is ultimately inspirational.
The chronology makes it possible to trace the changing shape of the women's movement over the years, which can make disheartening reading. Issues facing women today are acute as old gains in areas such as equal pay, education and abortion are threatened, while technology has brought new concerns such as the explosion of misogynistic sadistic pornography. In the penultimate article Libby Brooks calls for a debate on what feminism means today and makes the point that young feminists can find answers to present day issues in the history of the movement as much current discussion goes over old ground, and marginalises older women in the process.
Women of the Revolution makes a good starting point for people interested in feminism. It could never be a comprehensive guide but readers will discover voices that speak to them and can choose to read further, (although it does lack a further reading list). As a collection of short pieces, there is little room to go into feminist theory, but it's not an academic book, more an interesting period piece and a springboard for ideas. The range of styles and content means articles may be interesting, amusing, offensive, contradictory, or utterly harrowing, such as Emily Wax's 2003 report on sexual violence during the war in Congo. Whilst 'Forty Years' may seem the kind of book to dip in and out of, it's interesting to see follow up pieces and notice recurring themes, which means it is best read in date order, and every article is worth a read. Although at times depressing, 'forty years' is ultimately inspirational.
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