In the wake of the most abusive political season anyone can remember, leading feminists reflect on the state of affairs for women in the political arena, with an introduction by the bestselling author of The Beauty Myth
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Wolf Whistle Politics: The New Misogyny in America Today by Dr. Naomi Wolf
Early out the gate: Publishing in May 2017, this will be among the early post-election books to hit the market.
Big name contributors: A who's who of contemporary femists, including Jill Lepore, Katha Pollitt, Liza Featherstone, Kirsten West-Savali, Rebecca Solnit, Emily Nussbaum, Gail Collins, Rebeccas Traister, etc.
Big name introduction: Best-selling author Naomi Wolf (End of America spent 10 months on the Times bestseller list; Give Me Liberty spent four months on the list) will publicize the book. Her introduction will be serialized in a major women's magazine (eg Marie Claire, Elle, Glamor, Harper's Bazaar, all of which have published her in the past) and she will help promote. Wolf has 142,000 likes on Facebook and a post reach of between 250,000 and 1.5 million people.
Timing: will publish in May, before the onslaught of fall books.
Part of our Fearless Book for Perilous Times special catalog: We expect special attention for our post- election catalogue, which will be featured in news stories in conjunction with The New Press's 25th anniversary this year.
About Dr. Naomi Wolf
Dr. Naomi Wolf is a leading author and activist whose books include The Beauty Myth and Vagina. She lives in New York City.
Diane Wachtell is the executive director of The New Press. She lives in New York.
Table of Contents
Contents Introduction by Naomi Wolf I. Presidential Politics The Woman Card by Jill Lepore The Woman's Party by Namara Smith Which Women Support Hillary (and Which Women Can't Afford To) by Sarah Leonard Black Feminists Don't Owe Hillary Clinton Their Support by Kirsten West Savali Feminism at the Polls by Liza Featherstone Don't Call Clinton a Weak Candidate: It Took Decades of Scheming to Beat Her by Rebecca Solnit
II. Sexism and Misogyny Donald and Billy on the Bus by Lindy West At Least Six Women Have Accused Trump of Sexual Misconduct by Joan Walsh Why We Trust Donald Trump's Accusers but Didn't Believe Bill Clinton's by Caitlin Flanagan Hillary Clinton Has One More Badly Behaved Man Left to Vanquish by Katha Pollitt
III. Women and Governance Wolf Whistle Politics: Taking Back the Conversation to Advance Women's Rights by Wendy Davis What Wendy Davis Stood For by Amy Davidson How Can We Get More Women in Elected Office? Look to New Hampshire by Rebecca Hellmich Women Actually Do Govern Differently by Claire Miller The Senate Bathroom Angle by Gail Collins
IV. Moving Forward The Men Feminists Left Behind by Jill Filipovic An Open Letter to White Liberal Feminists by LeRhonda Manigault-Bryant Rights Make Might by Yasmin Nair Identity Issues Don't Distract from Economic Issues-They Are Economic Issues by Rebecca Traister Political Correctness: How the Right Invented a Phantom Enemy by Moira Weigel
V. What Happens Next? Feminism Lost. Now What? by Susan Chira Dispatch from the Women's March on Washington by Naomi Wolf Thirteen Women Who Should Run in 2020 by Amy Davidson How a Fractious Women's Movement Came to Lead the Left by Amanda Hess
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CIN1620973529VG
9781620973523
1620973529
Wolf Whistle Politics: The New Misogyny in America Today by Dr. Naomi Wolf
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