Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman's Guide to Why Feminism Matters

by Jessica Valenti

Overview

Feminism isn't dead. It just isn't very cool anymore. Enter Full Frontal Feminism, a book that embodies the forward-looking messages that author Jessica Valenti propagated as founder of the popular website, Feministing.com.

This revised edition includes a new foreword by Valenti, reflecting upon what’s happened in the five years since Full Frontal Feminism was originally published. With new openers from Valenti in every chapter, the book covers a range of topics, including pop culture, health, reproductive rights, violence, education, relationships, and more.

Chapters include:
You’re a Hardcore Feminist. I Swear.
Feminists Do It Better (and Other Sex Tips)
Pop Culture Gone Wild
The Blame (and Shame) Game
If These Uterine Walls Could Talk
My Big Fat Unnecessary Wedding and Other Dating Diseases
“Real” Women Have Babies
I Promise I Won’t Say “Herstory”
Boys Do Cry
Beauty Cult
Sex and the City Voters, My Ass

Valenti knows better than anyone that young women need a smart-ass book that deals with real-life issues in a style they can relate to. No rehashing the same old issues or belaboring where today's young women have gone wrong. Feminism should be something young women feel comfortable with. Full Frontal Feminism is sending out the message to readers—yeah, you're feminists, and that's actually pretty frigging cool.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781580052016
Publisher:	Avalon Publishing Group
Publication date:	04/28/2007
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Jessica Valenti—called one of the Top 100 Inspiring Women in the world by The Guardian—is the author of four books on feminism, politics, and culture. Jessica is also the founder of Feministing.com, which Columbia Journalism Review called “head and shoulders above almost any writing on women’s issues in mainstream media.” Her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The Nation, The Guardian (UK), The American Prospect, Ms. magazine, Salon, and Bitch magazine.

Jessica received her Masters degree in Women’s and Gender Studies from Rutgers University. She lives with her husband and daughter in New York.

Table of Contents

New Introduction 1

1 You're a Hardcore Feminist. I Swear 5

2 Feminists Do It Better (And Other Sex Tips) 19

3 Pop Culture Gone Wild 43

4 The Blame (And Same) Game 63

5 If These Uterine Walls Could Talk 85

6 Material World 115

7 My Big Fat Unnecessary Wedding and Other Dating Diseases 135

8 "Real" Women Have Babies 157

9 I Promise Won't Say "Herstory" 171

10 Boys Do Cry 189

11 Beauty Cult 203

12 Sex and the City Voters, My ASS 219

13 A Quick Academic Aside 233

14 Get to It 243

Resources 257

Editorial Reviews

"Arresting, entertaining and serious."
—The New York Times

"If feminism is enjoying a revival among young women, much of the credit should go to women such as Jessica Valenti."
—The Guardian

"Full Frontal Feminism shows us feminism is alive and well and kicking all kinds of oppressive male ass."
—Margaret Cho

"Full Frontal Feminism is an irreverent guide to why young women should embrace the F-word."
—New York Magazine

"Full Frontal Feminism tackles serious feminist issues with a sense of humor and justified anger."
—Bitch magazine

From the Publisher