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Unladylike
Unladylike: A Field Guide to Smashing the Patriarchy and Claiming Your Space | Cristen Conger, Caroline Ervin
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A funny, fact-driven, and comprehensive illustrated field guide to feminist living from the inside out by the former hosts of the hugely popular podcast Stuff Mom Never Told You and the forthcoming podcast Unladylike. Combining the feminist issues slant of Lean In and Bad Feminist with the humor and relatability of Why Not Me? and Adulting, Unladylike is a "social justice self-help" guide to how to be a feminist--and an informed, strong woman--in today's world. Unladylike explains the history and larger political context of the issues that face women in our patriarchal culture--such as the wage gap, white vs. intersectional feminism, gendered beauty standards, body image, and rape culture--and offers prescriptive, practical advice for how to handle the personal implications of being a feminist today. Drawing upon examples from herstory and the best of contemporary feminist theory, Unladylike provides guidance for how to live a woke, feminist life, and addresses the feminist questions women grapple with in their daily lives--How can I live my politics? How should I handle dating and sex? How do I support and not compete with my female friends? Are these high heels feminist? Should I change my name if I get married? How do I deal with money? How can I get over my imposter syndrome? Unladylike answers all of these questions and more, empowering women and readying the world for a female future.
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Yes!!!!!

Come-read-with-me I LOVED LOVED LOVED this book! 4y
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jillrhudy

Don‘t flake. Always remember: flake unto others as you would want to be flaked.

-in a section on how to treat your women friends

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“Your time is now sisters...New goals and new priorities, not only for this country, but for all mankind must be set...We can do that by confronting people with their humanity and their own inhumanity- confronting them wherever we meet them: in the church, in the classroom, or on the floor of Congress and the state legislatures, in the bars, and on the streets.” (p. 201). -Shirley Chisholm

Velvetfur This sounds like SUCH a good book, I've stacked it 👍 5y
Come-read-with-me @Velvetfur It is so good! 5y
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“The single standard for beauty for women dictates that they must go on having clear skin. Every wrinkle, every line, every gray hair is a defeat.” (p. 105). - Susan Sontag

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“Assent, and you are sane; /Demur and you are straightaway dangerous; / And handled with a Chain.” (p. 61). -Emily Dickinson

jillrhudy Whew, old Em could be DARK! I've never heard that poem! 5y
Come-read-with-me @jillrhudy I hadn‘t either. You‘re right though, she did have a dark side! 5y
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When I got home today this was waiting on my doorstep. I started reading two hours ago and can‘t put it down. This book tackles all issues related to the rights of women and how we can take control of our own lives. In a time where women are called “nasty” this is a book that makes me want to stand up and cheer!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

TrishB This has been in my amazon basket for a while waiting for an offer 😁 5y
Come-read-with-me @TrishB you will love it!!! 5y
rather_be_reading stacked! 5y
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FeministBookClub
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September box reveal! 💜💜💜
Our book of the month is Unladylike and the authors will be joining us for our video chat at the end of the month. They‘ve also provided an Unladylike tote! In addition, subscribers will receive socks from LOLLiDALE and coffee from Caribbrew. As always, we donate 5% of sales to a different feminist org each month. Sign up for your September box before they‘re gone! www.feministbookclub.com/shop/box

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FeministBookClub
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September box reveal! 💜💜💜
Our book of the month is Unladylike and the authors will be joining us for our video chat at the end of the month. They‘ve also provided an Unladylike tote! In addition, subscribers will receive socks from LOLLiDALE and coffee from Caribbrew. As always, we donate 5% of sales to a different feminist org each month. Sign up for your September box before they‘re gone! www.feministbookclub.com/shop/box

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Christine
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My sister-in-law (who happens to run the public library in Red Lodge, Montana) recommended this feminist podcast to me, and it is fantastic. Happy to see that a book is also in the works!! 💕 https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/unladylike/id1333193523?mt=2

alisiakae Sounds like a good #podcast! I am always looking for new ones to listen to. 6y
Christine @4thhouseontheleft Me too! Hope you enjoy this one as I much as I do. :) 6y
WhatDeeReads I‘m at podcast capacity, but this looks great! 6y
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Christine @WhatDeeReads I can relate! Despite weeding my subscriptions a few months ago and keeping “just the ones where I listen to every single episode!”, I am probably still at capacity too! And yet... 6y
Lacythebookworm Downloaded the latest episode! Thanks for sharing 🙌 6y
Christine @Lacythebookworm Ooh, the Mormon feminist episode was so good!! 6y
Hooked_on_books Love the picture. I‘ll have to try this out! 6y
Christine @Hooked_on_books Yes!! I too love their logo so much. 6y
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