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Why I recommend "BITCHfest: Ten Years of Cultural Criticism from the Pages of Bitch Magazine"

Tue, 10 Oct 2006 14:56:43 GMT

BITCHfest: Ten Years of Cultural Criticism from the Pages of Bitch Magazine

I have met both editors ANdi Jervis and Lisa Jervis at the recent “pop Goes the Feminist” at the Harvard Hallel and they were joined with Lynn Purl and Margret Price. The four women were charming and the book was even better than I expected. It’s broken down into eight chapters and each chapter is then subdivided into five or more short sections that were written in B_TCH magazine. it’s funny, inpsirational, thought provoking, outrageous, empowering and well written from the past ten years of the magazine. I loved the articles on Urianlysis, (funny and outrageous);Vuvla Goldmine (which I never heard about surgeons making loads of money at women’s expense mad me angry) What I like best about the book is that it was not about malebashing or blaming the problem always on men. It made intelligent statements about feminism, same sex marriages, lesbian couples and ethnic groups dealing with feminism. These women rock and please subscribe to their magazine, it’s wonderful. Peace.

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A review of "Fresh Lipstick: Redressing Fashion and Feminism"

Sat, 01 Jul 2006 22:39:42 GMT

Fresh Lipstick: Redressing Fashion and Feminism

by Linda M. Scott

One of the reason I read this book was because I had just joined the Code Pink book club and this book was my first assignment. I really enjoyed learning how the women’s moevement came to be and why women were so afraid to get dressed up and still be considered feminists.

Linda Scott’s book was well written concerning a history of the feminist movement from the early 1800’s. She does a great job in categorizing unknow facts about women’s history inluding how NOW started out from a protest from the NY Men’s Club which created “Sorosis”, meaning change. Past feminists, suffragattes, adsvocates, first women doctor, first women judge on Supreme Court, first predential nominee, all the way from Susan B. Anthony until Gloria Steinham this books tells all.

Plus, the detailed description of women’s cosmetics from Maybelline, Cutex, Revlon, Elizabeth Arden and the fashion magazines Vogue, Ladies Home Jounral, McCall’s and Ms. are all chronically mentioned here. This book could well be used in a women’s study college course book conerning the feminist movement.