Manifesta : young women, feminism, and the future / Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards.

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Today, people of all genders strive to uphold the goals of feminism and proudly embrace the term, but the movement itself is often beset with confusion and questions. Does personal empowerment happen at the expense of politics? Is feminism for the few--or does it speak to the many as they bump up ag...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Baumgardner, Jennifer, 1970- (Author)
Richards, Amy, 1970- (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Picador, 2020.
Edition:20th anniversary edition.
Subjects:
Feminism > United States.
Young women > United States > Attitudes.
Feminism.
Young women > Attitudes.
United States.
Physical Description:xxiii, 352 pages ; 21 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Preface: Manifesta at 20
  • Acknowledgment
  • Introduction to Jennifer
  • Introduction to Amy
  • Manifesta timeline
  • A day without feminism
  • The dinner party
  • What is feminism?
  • Feminists want to know: is the media dead?
  • Girl, you'll be a woman soon
  • Barbie vs. the menstrual kit
  • Thou shalt not become thy mother
  • Who's afraid of Katie Roiphe?
  • What is activism?
  • A day with feminism
  • Manifesta's timeline
  • Appendix 1: A young woman's guide to revolution, chapter by chapter
  • Apendix 2: How to put the participatory back into participatory democracy
  • Notes
  • Manifesta's lexicon
  • Bibliography
  • Index.