"This is a witch hunt. We're witches, and we're hunting you. From the moment powerful men started falling to the #MeToo movement, the lamentations began: this is feminism gone too far, this is injustice, this is a witch hunt. In The Witches Are Coming, firebrand author of the New York Times bestselling memoir and now critically acclaimed Hulu TV series Shrill, Lindy West, turns that refrain on its head. You think this is a witch hunt? Fine. You've...

After the death of her parents, Christie Devon declares her autonomy and desire to pioneer a new option for women-working. As a single woman, Christie wants to maintain her independence and work outside the home. She begins her journey discouraged to find that as a woman, her upbringing has failed her in that she was not taught a trade, as men often were, but rather the duties of a housewife. Christie first works as a maid, knowing there was no shame...

"Feminism is all about demanding equality and learning to love yourself. But not too much - men hate that! From the writers of Reductress, the subversive, satirical women's magazine read by over 2.5 million visitors a month, comes HOW TO WIN AT FEMINISM: The Definitive Guide to Having It All--And Then Some! This ultimate guide to winning feminism--filled with four-color illustrations, bold graphics, and hilarious photos--teaches readers how to battle...

H. G. Wells (1866-1946) received a degree from London University where he studied evolutionary science under Thomas Huxley. Wells was stricken with tuberculosis shortly after, and in his weakened condition took to writing. Scientific romance, later known as science fiction, is the genre Wells is most famous for, but he was a prolific writer in many other genres. "Ann Veronica" is a testament to Wells' diverse spectrum of interests, as politics and...

A sensation upon its publication in 1970, Sexual Politics documents the subjugation of women in great literature and art. Beginning in 1830 and targeting four revered authors: D.H. Lawrence, Henry Miller, Norman Mailer, and Jean Genet, Kate Millett builds a damning profile of literature's patriarchal myths and their extension into psychology, philosophy, and politics. Her eloquence and popular examples taught a generation to recognize inequities masquerading...

Lithuanian born anarchist Emma Goldman immigrated to the United States at the age of sixteen. She first became attracted to anarchism following the Haymarket affair of 1886, a massacre in which seven police officers and an unknown number of civilians were killed during a march of striking Chicago workers. Eight anarchists were subsequently tried for murder. In the early part of the 20th century Emma Goldman would become one the most ardent supporters...

El libro asume una lectura plural sobre la irrupción de los feminismos y acerca de la rebelión producida en campus universitarios de todo el país. No se trata de textos que se apropian de banderas sino más bien dialogan, interpelan, interrogan, analizan esta coyuntura histórica intentando no reducirlo sino entenderlo en toda su complejidad y diversidad. Así, desde la academia, el arte, las ciencias sociales, los estudios culturales, el activismo...

Mientras que las ideas del feminismo se transforman en fuerza material en las calles y en las asambleas, en lugares de trabajo e institutos, importantes debates estratégicos cruzan el movimiento: ¿cuál es la relación entre la opresión de las mujeres y el capitalismo?; ¿es posible un feminismo para la mayoría de las mujeres que no sea a la vez antirracista y anticapitalista?; ¿cuáles son las alianzas sociales que tenemos que tejer con esos...

No puede haber una revolución social exitosa si no se altera la relación de poder desigual entre los sexos. Para que eso ocurra, es necesario redefinir dos instituciones básicas: el matrimonio y la familia. Esta es la tesis fundamental de 'Política sexual' de Kate Millett, una obra clásica del feminismo del siglo XX, que nos ayuda a entender que la relación entre hombres y mujeres es una relación política. Este libro repasa esa obra de referencia,...