Badly Behaved Women by Anna-Marie Crowhurst

Badly Behaved Women by Anna-Marie Crowhurst

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The illustrated story of the past 100 years of the women's movement, from suffrage, alleged bra burning and the politics of hair to Beyoncé, body positivity and #MeToo.

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Badly Behaved Women by Anna-Marie Crowhurst

From bra burning and body hair to Beyoncé and body positivity, feminism has come a long way. The illustrated story of the women's movement, Badly Behaved Women is a compelling and entertaining journey through the four waves of feminism and beyond. Featuring rare photographs and paraphernalia, reading lists, playlists and timelines, Anna-Marie Crowhurst's new history of an ongoing battle captures the pop culture and politics that have shaped modern feminism, and where the fight for equal rights will take us next. Personal testimony essays from: Alice Coffin; Juno Dawson; Diana Evans; Nadia Ghulam; Susie Orbach; Helen Pankhurst; Gisela Pérez de Acha; Laura Perlongo; Emeli Sandé; Anne Wafula Strike; Hibo Wardere; Harriet Wistrich; Rosie Wolfenden.
'Such a joyful bookYou'll be needing an extra copy for your daughter too' -- Lucy Worsley
Anna-Marie Crowhurst began her career aged 20 as a music journalist on legendary style magazine Sleazenation, and has worked as a freelance culture journalist and columnist for The Times, the Guardian, Time Out, Newsweek and Stylist, for which she wrote the Forgotten Women column, discovering the untold histories of inspirational women of the past. Her debut novel, The Illumination of Ursula Flight, was published in 2018. She lives in London.
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ISBN 13 9781802792362
ISBN 10 1802792368
Title Badly Behaved Women
Author Anna-Marie Crowhurst
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Headline Publishing Group
Year published 2022-08-18
Number of pages 384
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.