Listen Up: Voices from the Next Feminist Generation
In this new, expanded edition of the acclaimed collection, writers and activists such as Rebecca Walker, Nomy Lamm, and Inga Muscio are joined by Lisa Miya-Jervis, publisher of Bitch; Alison Crews, editor of Girl-Mom; and Daisy Hernandez of Ms. Together, they cover a wide range of topics, from blending careers and feminist politics to the intersection of traditional culture and third-wave sensibilities.
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In this new, expanded edition of the acclaimed collection, writers and activists such as Rebecca Walker, Nomy Lamm, and Inga Muscio are joined by Lisa Miya-Jervis, publisher of Bitch; Alison Crews, editor of Girl-Mom; and Daisy Hernandez of Ms. Together, they cover a wide range of topics, from blending careers and feminist politics to the intersection of traditional culture and third-wave sensibilities. Jewish Book World This collection of essays features writers in their twenties, who reflect on growing up with feminism as well as their own feminist discoveries. Of special note: "Tow Jews, Three Opinion," by Robin M. Neidorf, in which she explores the tensions between her feminism and Jewish heritage.
IntroductionYour Life as a Girl3Chicks Goin' At It11Lusting for Freedom19Ruminations of a Feminist Fitness Instructor25Don't Call Me a Survivor33Bloodlove40Weaving an Identity Tapestry51Two Jews, Three Opinions59Beyond Bean Counting67You're Not the Type74One Bad Hair Day Too Many, or The Hairstory of an Androgynous Young Feminist84Ghosts and Goddesses89The Body Politic103Abortion, Vacuum Cleaners and the Power Within112Reality Check118Why I Fight Back126It's a Big Fat Revolution133And So I Chose142Woman Who Clears the Way153Class Feminist165On the Rag173Imagine My Surprise182Knowledge Is Power188Taking It to the Streets197Bringing Feminism a la Casa209What Is Mine212Tight Jeans and Chania Chorris223The Immaculate Conception229Better in the Bahamas? Not If You're a Feminist239Selling Out247Some Things You Keep With You253Betrayal Feminism258Word Warrior265One Resilient Baby272This Place Called Home281Isolated-Connected288Contributors294
\ Jewish Book WorldThis collection of essays features writers in their twenties, who reflect on growing up with feminism as well as their own feminist discoveries. Of special note: "Tow Jews, Three Opinion," by Robin M. Neidorf, in which she explores the tensions between her feminism and Jewish heritage.\ \ \ \ \ Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly\ The face of feminism is not only that of Gloria Steinem or Naomi Wolf. It's no longer a luxury limited to the white, affluent and professional. This zesty collection of essays by young feminists, edited by Ms. executive editor Findlen, demonstrates that those feminist lessons of pride and self-determination have been thoroughly absorbed. Spunky and original, these women reveal their difference up front. The writers are lesbians and bisexuals, feminists from every ethnic group, teen mothers, rape survivors, disabled women, aerobics instructors, anorexics, self-described ``chicks'' and punks-whose involvement in the movement signals feminism's evolution from within. The book wants to weave an ``identity tapestry,'' to borrow one essay's title, and each piece uses some real experience to delineate the ways in which the writer's life and self have been informed by the logic and language of feminism. Virtually all depend on the experience of being stereotyped. This collection enlarges feminism's self-image. If the voices here threaten to atomize a collective movement into numberless discrete and personal feminisms, for now they hold and work together, and it's important that they be heard. QPB selection; serial rights to Mademoiselle, Ms., Girlfriends magazine and Cosmopolitan. (May)\ \ \ Library JournalThis is an anthology of 28 essays in which "Generation X" ("twentysomething") women explore their concepts of feminism. Within the essays are various stories of how these young women awakened to the realization of sexism, racism, or classism through personal experience. While some of the women talk of surviving anorexia, fat oppression, rape, multiple abortions, AIDS, physical disabilities, and sexism in the workplace, others tell of coming to terms with their own sexuality and integrating cultural, ethnic, and family traditions with feminism. The importance of inclusion in 1990s feminism is noted in several essays and is highlighted in those written by African Americans, Asian Americans, and Native Americans. While most of the essays are interesting, enlightening, and offer encouragement for the future, others exude immaturity and youthful rebellion that are less encouraging.-Jeris Cassel, Rutgers Univ. Libs., New Brunswick, N.J.\ \
