ABOUT FEMINISTS DON’T WEAR PINK AND OTHER LIES
“Brilliant, hysterical, truthful, and real, these essays illuminate the path for our future female leaders.”—Reese Witherspoon
A diverse group of celebrities, activists, and artists open up about what feminism means to them, with the goal of helping readers come to their own personal understanding of the word.
“As a feminist who loves pink, I give this brilliant book of essays an enthusiastic ‘YES.’”—Mindy Kaling
Feminists Don’t Wear Pink and Other Lies is a collection of writing from extraordinary women, from Hollywood actresses to teenage activists, each telling the story of her personal relationship with feminism. Often funny, sometimes surprising, and always inspiring, this book aims to bridge the gap between the feminist hashtag and the scholarly text by giving women the space to explain how they actually feel about feminism.
Published in partnership with Girl Up, a campaign of the United Nations Foundation, and curated by writer and Pink Protest founder Scarlett Curtis, this book’s contributors include:
Bridget Jones (by Helen Fielding) • Saoirse Ronan • Emma Watson • Jameela Jamil • Kat Dennings • Keira Knightley • Alicia Garza • Jodie Whittaker • Whitney Wolfe Herd • Beanie Feldstein • Zoe Sugg • Angela Yee • Akilah Hughes • Evanna Lynch • Chimwemwe Chiweza • Alison Sudol • Lolly Adefope • Elyse Fox • Charlie Craggs • Charlotte Elizabeth • Alaa Murabit • Trisha Shetty • Tapiwa Maoni • Lydia Wilson • Amy Trigg • Tanya Burr • Karen Gillan • Swati Sharma • Bronwen Brenner • Emily Odesser • Emi Mahmoud • Gemma Arterton • Lauren Woodhouse-Laskonis • Tasha Bishop • Skai Jackson • Maryam and Nivaal Rehman • Nimco Ali • Amika George • Jordan Hewson • Alice Wroe • Claire Horn • Dolly Alderton • Rhyannon Styles • Grace Campbell • Liv Little • Olivia Perez
Author(s): Scarlett Curtis
Edition: 1
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Year: 2018
Language: English
Pages: 384
Tags: Feminism
Title Page
About the Book
FOREWORD by Girl Up
INTRODUCTION by Scarlett Curtis
THE FIVE STAGES OF FEMINISM by Scarlett Curtis
EPIPHANY
MY FEMINISM by Saoirse Ronan
CAT WOMEN by Evanna Lynch
THE CATASTROPHIZER’S ALPHABET by Kat Dennings
CALL ME A FEMINIST by Chimwemwe Chiweza
MY FEMINISM by Alison Sudol
THE QUESTION by Lolly Adefope
FINDING FEMINISM by Elyse Fox
A BRIEF HISTORY OF MY WOMANHOOD by Charlie Craggs
WITH DARKNESS COMES LIGHT by Charlotte Elizabeth
BRIDGET JONES’ FEMINISM TODAY DIARY by Helen Fielding
10 THINGS I’VE LEARNED FROM RUNNING MY OWN COMPANY by Zoe Sugg
IMPOSTER SYNDROME by Alaa Murabit
FEMINISM IS … by Rhyannon Styles
FEMINISM, MY VULVA AND ME by Liv Little
17 TRUTHS ABOUT MUSLIM WOMEN by Amani Al-Khatahtbeh
ANGER
TELL HIM by Jameela Jamil
THEY SAY FEMINISTS DON’T WEAR PINK by Trisha Shetty
AFRICAN FEMINIST by Tapiwa H. Maoni
THE WEAKER SEX by Keira Knightley
WOMEN’S BODIES by Lydia Wilson
BRALESS WHITE WOMEN by Angela Yee
10 WAYS TO SUPPORT THE WOMEN IN YOUR LIFE by Olivia Perez
PINK PROTEST by Deborah Frances-White
JOY
AN ODE TO IMPROV (AND POEHLER AND FEY) by Amy Trigg
A PLAYLIST FOR FEMINISTS IN ANY SITUATION by Akilah Hughes
SUPPORTING WOMEN by Tanya Burr
GINGER by Karen Gillan
AN INTERVIEW WITH MY MUM by Jodie Whittaker
FEMINIST COMEBACKS by Scarlett Curtis
POETRY BREAK
I DON’T FEEL LIKE A WOMAN by Swati Sharma
RECOVERING HYSTERICAL FEMALE by Bronwen Brenner
HE. THINKS. I’M. AMAZING. by Emily Odesser
THE FEMALE WANK by Grace Campbell
SHARIA STATE (OF MIND) by Emtithal Mahmoud
ACTION
FEMINISM IS A VERB, NOT A NOUN by Alicia Garza
WOKE WOMAN by Gemma Arterton
STUFF YOUR POCKETS by Beanie Feldstein
THE GLASS CEILING MUST FALL by Lauren Woodhouse-Laskonis
IF IN YOUR MIND YOU ARE BORN A GIRL by Tasha Bishop
PROVE THEM WRONG! by Skai Jackson
ON FEMINISM AND SHINING OUR LIGHT by Maryam and Nivaal Rehman
BE A FUN FEMINIST by Nimco Ali
THE POWER OF THE PERIOD by Amika George
FEMINISM ONLINE by Whitney Wolfe Herd
A FEMINIST CALL TO ACTION by Jordan Hewson
CO-PARENTING by Sharmadean Reid
DISMANTLING AND DESTROYING INTERNALIZED MISOGYNY: TO-DO LIST by Dolly Alderton
PERIODS by Adwoa Aboah
EDUCATION
BAKER-MILLER PINK by Scarlett Curtis
IF YOU CAN’T SEE IT, HOW CAN YOU BE IT? by Alice Wroe
A SHORT HISTORY OF FEMINIST THEORY by Claire Horn
FURTHER READING
OUR SHARED SHELF introduced by Emma Watson
LAST WORDS
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT … by Scarlett Curtis
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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