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A Woman's Place: Inside the Fight for a Femnist Future

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Wenn bald die Zusammenkunft der ‚verklärten Familie‘ zum Fest naht, ist Heather Brown mit »Geschlecht und Familie bei #Marx« eine gute Begleiterin. In ihrer Studie unternimmt sie eine Neubewertung von Marx’ Schriften zum Thema Geschlechterverhältnisse: https://dietzberlin.de/geschlecht-und-familie-bei-marx

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Just Trust Me When I Say This Book Has Some Bangers

I know this is a ridiculous way to describe the portable feminist reader, but trust me: this book has some absolute bangers.
https://bookriot.com/portable-feminist-reader-edited-by-roxane-gay/

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Aside from all the death/funeral related content I consume, I typically read about 100 novels a year. Some stand apart from the others and bear multiple rereadings and recommendations. These are three, united by a theme of righteous feminine rage. They even follow a path through womanhood:

Nightbitch - the childbearing years, standing up against societal expectations and raging against the patriarchy

Lessons In Chemistry - the working mom years, standing up against societal expectations and raging against the patriarchy

The Change - the post menopausal years, standing up against societal expectations and raging against the patriarchy

I’m so glad books like this exist. I’m grateful to authors who prove that we can break free from internalized misogyny and embrace our rage. It’s not unfeminine to be angry, and we can be powerful at age stage of life.

Special thanks to Kirsten Miller (for the book mail and the kind words), Rachel Yoder (for responding to my fangirling and expressing interest in my own work), and Bonnie Garmus (whom I have not yet reached out to but admire nonetheless). Write on!

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What White Male Supremacy Means for the Rest of Us: A Review of Mediocre

I should have liked Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America by Ijeoma Oluo. I loved Oluo’s first book, So You Want To Talk About Race, and I always learn so much from similar books on racism and feminism. Why didn’t I like it? Maybe I would have liked Mediocre if it were my introduction to modern America’s history of racism and sexism, but since it’s not, I didn’t feel like I was learning anything new. But I did learn new things. There were plenty of people that I read about in Mediocre whose stories I needed to know. Maybe it was the title that threw me. To be honest, I think the title of Mediocre, paired with the cover image, grab your attention. You think, “Oh, that’s so right!” and, well, you want to read it. You know that white men are taught that they deserve exponentially more than everyone else even if they are half as interesting or talented. You want to dive deeper into that, to learn why and how to stop it. But… I didn’t feel like Oluo really delivered that. The book was about white men doing bad things, and being entitled and racist and sexist. However, I didn’t think the stories had much to do with each other outside of that, and they didn’t seem to come back specifically to mediocrity. The subjects in question Mediocre covers the following topics: Buffalo Bill Cody The Bundy standoff Max Eastman and Floyd Dell as failed feminists Joe Biden’s position on busing Bernie Sanders and Bernie Bros’ refusal to discuss systemic racism Woodrow Wilson’s and A. Lawrence Lowell’s racist legacies as president of Harvard The Great Migration George Wallace’s white supremacist presidential campaign Racism in Seattle (where Oluo lives) Women’s labor in the Great Depression Women experiencing sexism as CEOs and in the workplace in general White men causing harm in politics Shirley Chisholm’s presidential campaign Bill Clinton’s betrayal of Lani Guinier Racism and sexism toward Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, and Rashida Tlaib (the original Squad) George Preston Marshall’s white supremacist influence in football 2015 Mizzou student protests against racism on campus Michael Bennett’s and Colin Kaepernick’s backlash for using football to advocate for social justice Unfortunately, the 20 chapters don’t feel very connected. The only things that tie them together are a general connection to racism and sexism in America. I can’t help […]

https://sheseeksnonfiction.blog/2022/12/18/what-white-male-supremacy-means-for-the-rest-of-us-a-review-of-mediocre/

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