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Full frontal feminism : a young woman's guide to why feminism matters / Jessica Valenti.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Berkeley, CA : Seal Press, 2014.Edition: Second editionDescription: 279 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9781580055611
  • 1580055613
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.42 VAL
Contents:
You're a hardcore feminist. I swear -- Feminists do it better (and other sex tips) -- Pop culture gone wild -- The blame (and shame) game -- If these uterine walls could talk -- Material world -- My big fat unnecessary wedding and other dating diseases -- Real women have babies -- I promise I won't say herstory -- Boys do cry -- Beauty cult -- Sex and the city voters, my ass -- A quick academic aside -- Get to it.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Standard Loan LSAD Library Main Collection 305.42 VAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 39002100469015

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Newly revised and updated, the #1 must-read book for a new generation of feminists who refuse to accept anything less than equality and justice for all women

Now in its updated second edition, Full Frontal Feminism embodies the forward-looking messages that bestselling author Jessica Valenti propagated as founder of the popular website, Feministing.com. Smart and relatable, the book serves as a complete guide to the issues that matter to today's young women, including health, equal pay, reproductive rights, violence, education, relationships, sexual independence and safety, the influence of pop culture, and more.

Chapters include:

You're a Hardcore Feminist. I Swear.
Feminists Do It Better (and Other Sex Tips)
Pop Culture Gone Wild
The Blame (and Shame) Game
If These Uterine Walls Could Talk
Material World
My Big Fat Unnecessary Wedding and Other Dating Diseases
"Real" Women Have Babies
I Promise I Won't Say "Herstory"
Boys Do Cry
Beauty Cult

Sex and the City Voters, My Ass
A Quick Academic Aside

Get to It

Since its original publication, Full Frontal Feminism has informed, inspired, and assured readers with the ultimate message of truth: You a feminist, and that's pretty cool.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-275).

You're a hardcore feminist. I swear -- Feminists do it better (and other sex tips) -- Pop culture gone wild -- The blame (and shame) game -- If these uterine walls could talk -- Material world -- My big fat unnecessary wedding and other dating diseases -- Real women have babies -- I promise I won't say herstory -- Boys do cry -- Beauty cult -- Sex and the city voters, my ass -- A quick academic aside -- Get to it.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • New Introduction (p. 1)
  • 1 You're a Hardcore Feminist. I Swear (p. 5)
  • 2 Feminists Do It Better (And Other Sex Tips) (p. 19)
  • 3 Pop Culture Gone Wild (p. 43)
  • 4 The Blame (And Same) Game (p. 63)
  • 5 If These Uterine Walls Could Talk (p. 85)
  • 6 Material World (p. 115)
  • 7 My Big Fat Unnecessary Wedding and Other Dating Diseases (p. 135)
  • 8 "Real" Women Have Babies (p. 157)
  • 9 I Promise Won't Say "Herstory" (p. 171)
  • 10 Boys Do Cry (p. 189)
  • 11 Beauty Cult (p. 203)
  • 12 Sex and the City Voters, My ASS (p. 219)
  • 13 A Quick Academic Aside (p. 233)
  • 14 Get to It (p. 243)
  • Resources (p. 257)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Jessica Valenti is the author of multiple books on feminism, politics and culture, and editor of the anthology Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World Without Rape .

Jessica is also the founder of Feministing.com, which Columbia Journalism Review called "head and shoulders above almost any writing on women's issues in mainstream media."

Her writing has appeared in publications like the New York Times , the Washington Post , the Nation , and Ms. magazine. She is currently a columnist at the Guardian US. Jessica lives in Brooklyn with her husband and daughter.

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