Stuff mom never told you : the feminist past, present, and future /
Reese, Anney,
Stuff mom never told you : the feminist past, present, and future / Anney Reese & Samantha McVey. - First edition. - xvii, 235 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
"Stuff You Should Read, an iHeart book."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-235).
"The concept of feminism has evolved and changed so much over the last few decades that it can be confusing for people to keep up. Luckily, Anney Reese and Samantha McVey break it all down every week on their popular iHeart podcast, Stuff Mom Never Told You. In this book-their first-they explore the history, strategy, and emotion that went into several milestones and emergent issues of the recent feminist movement. Starting with Billie Jean King's famous "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match, they also talk about the Civil Rights movement and the women who helped shape it; the disturbing prevalence of major backlogs in rape kit testing; how LGBTQ rights and women's right intersect; and how women have been critical to the advancement of disability rights, and more. Written with a sharp tongue, an infectious curiosity, and a deeply empathetic voice, Reese and McVey show the true breadth of what feminism can stand for, what it can achieve, and whom it can help lift up"--
9781250268600 1250268605
2023017387
Feminism--United States.
Women's rights--United States.
Civil rights--United States.
Women--Social conditions.
Stuff mom never told you : the feminist past, present, and future / Anney Reese & Samantha McVey. - First edition. - xvii, 235 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
"Stuff You Should Read, an iHeart book."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-235).
"The concept of feminism has evolved and changed so much over the last few decades that it can be confusing for people to keep up. Luckily, Anney Reese and Samantha McVey break it all down every week on their popular iHeart podcast, Stuff Mom Never Told You. In this book-their first-they explore the history, strategy, and emotion that went into several milestones and emergent issues of the recent feminist movement. Starting with Billie Jean King's famous "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match, they also talk about the Civil Rights movement and the women who helped shape it; the disturbing prevalence of major backlogs in rape kit testing; how LGBTQ rights and women's right intersect; and how women have been critical to the advancement of disability rights, and more. Written with a sharp tongue, an infectious curiosity, and a deeply empathetic voice, Reese and McVey show the true breadth of what feminism can stand for, what it can achieve, and whom it can help lift up"--
9781250268600 1250268605
2023017387
Feminism--United States.
Women's rights--United States.
Civil rights--United States.
Women--Social conditions.