Reading Women: How the Great Books of Feminism Changed My Life
of Stephanie Staal (Goodreads Author)
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When Stephanie Staal first read The Feminine Mystique in college, she found it âa mildly interesting relic from another era.â But more than a decade later, as a married stay-at-home mom in the suburbs, Staal rediscovered Betty Friedanâs classic workâand was surprised how much she identified with the laments and misgivings of 1950s housewives. She set out on a quest: to reenroll at Barnard and re-read the great books she had first encountered as an undergrad. From the banishment of Eve to Judith Butlerâs Gender Trouble, Staal explores the significance of each of these classic tales by and of women, highlighting the relevance these ideas still have today. This process leads Staal to find the self she thought she had lostâcurious and ambitious, zany and criticalâand inspires new understandings of her relationships with her husband, her mother, and her daughter.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 275 pages
- Publisher PublicAffairs
- Publication Date February 22nd 2011
- First Publication 01/31/11
- Language English
- ISBN 9781586488727
- Edition Not informed
- Category History & Politics
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