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2016

Format:	Book
Author:	Zeisler, Andi, 1972- author.
Title:	We were feminists once : from Riot Grrrl to CoverGirl, the buying and selling of a political movement / Andi Zeisler.
Publisher, Date:	New York : BBS/PublicAffairs, a member of Perseus Books Group, [2016]
Description:	xvi, 285 pages ; 25 cm
Summary:	"A critical assessment of feminism today by the founding editor and creative director of Bitch magazine draws on the stories of institutions and everyday women to illuminate how feminism has been compromised by market forces, subversive politics and popular culture, sharing strategic recommendations for how to reverse marginalizing trends,"--NoveList.
Subjects:	Feminism -- United States. Popular culture -- United States. Feminism -- Political aspects. Social movements -- United States -- History. Women -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:	Part one. The new embrace. The corridors of empower ; Heroine addicts : feminism and Hollywood ; Do these underpants make me look feminist? ; The Golden Age of (Feminist) TV ; Our Beyoncés, ourselves : celebrity feminism -- Part two. The same old normal. Killer waves ; Empowering down ; The rise of big women ; Creeping beauty -- Epilogue: The end of feel-good feminism.
LCCN:	2016931950
ISBN:	9781610395892 1610395891 9781610395908
Other Number:	914195503
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Control Number:	590320
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Call Number:	305.42 Zeisler

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