Nasty Women

Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America

Author: Samhita Mukhopadhyay
Secondary Author: Kate Harding
ISBN: 9781250155504

Twenty-Three Leading Feminist Writers on Protest and SolidarityWhen 53 percent of white women voted for Donald Trump and 94 percent of black women voted for Hillary Clinton, how can women unite in Trump’s America? Nasty Women includes inspiring essays from a diverse group of talented women writers who seek to provide a broad look at how we got here and what we need to do to move forward.Featuring essays by REBECCA SOLNIT on Trump and his “misogyny army,” CHERYL STRAYED on grappling with the aftermath of Hillary Clinton’s loss, SARAH HEPOLA on resisting the urge to drink after the election, NICOLE CHUNG on family and friends who support Trump, KATHA POLLITT on the state of reproductive rights and what we do next, JILL FILIPOVIC on Trump’s policies and the life of a young woman in West Africa, SAMANTHA IRBY on racism and living as a queer black woman in rural America, RANDA JARRAR on traveling across the country as a queer Muslim American, SARAH HOLLENBECK on Trump’s cruelty

Publisher: Picador
Publish Date: 2017-10-03

Subjects: Literary Collections / Essays, Literary Collections / Women Authors, Political Science / Political Process / Political Advocacy, Social Science / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Social Science / Popular Culture, Social Science / Women's Studies, Social Science / LGBT Studies / General

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Essays)