Helen Lewis Difficult Women : A History of Feminism in 11 Fights (The Sunday

Wellbehaved women dont make history difficult women do. This is the antidote to saccharine yougogirl fluff. Effortlessly erudite and funny Caroline CriadoPerez Strikers in saris. Bombthrowing suffragettes. The pioneer of the refuge movement who became a mens rights activist. Forget feelgood heroines meet the feminist trailblazers who have been airbrushed from history for being difficult and discover how they made a difference. Here are their stories in all their shocking, funny and unvarnished glory. Shortlisted in the 2020 Parliamentary Book Awards All the history you need to understand why youre so furious, angry and still hopeful about being a woman now. A book that is part intellectual weapon in your handbag, part cocktail with a friend Caitlin MoranCompulsive, rigorous, unforgettable, hilarious and devastating Hadley Freeman A great manifesto for all those women who have never been very good at being wellbehaved. Mary Beard Difficult Women is full of vivid detail, jampacked with research and fizzing with provocation Sunday Times | Helen Lewis Difficult Women : A History of Feminism in 11 Fights (The Sunday