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SHREWED

Elizabeth Renzetti

A Wry and Closely Observed Look at the Lives of Women and Girls

Why are there so few women in politics? Why is public space, whether it's the street or social media, still so inhospitable to women? What does Carrie Fisher have to do with Mary Wollstonecraft? And why is a wedding ceremony Satan's playground? These are some of the questions that bestselling author and acclaimed journalist Elizabeth Renzetti examines in her new collection of essays. Drawing upon Renzetti's decades of reporting on feminist issues, Shrewed is a book about feminism's crossroads.

From Hillary Clinton's failed campaign to the quest for equal pay, from the lessons we can learn from old ladies to the future of feminism in a turbulent world, these are some of the questions that bestselling author and acclaimed journalist Elizabeth Renzetti examines in her new collection of original essays. Drawing upon Renzetti's decades of reporting on feminist issues, SHREWED is a book about feminism's crossroads, how far we've come and how far we have to go.
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Published 2018-03-01 by House of Anansi Press

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Renzetti moves effortlessly between serious systemic inequality and the equally enraging, if sometimes amusing, everyday absurdities women face, effectively capturing this cultural moment and offering a resounding call to recognize - and organize against - the pernicious sexism that still exists in the world. --Booklist

[...] Renzetti's prose is clever, witty, and accessible, making the book fun for feminists and a good gift for anyone who questions why feminism is still necessary. -- Publisher's Weekly