Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions (Masterplots II: Women’s Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Gloria Steinem
- First Published: 1983
- Type of Work: Essays
- Genres: Criticism, Nonfiction, Autobiography, Essays, Biography, Journalism
- Subjects: Self-discovery, Mothers, Parents and children, Politics, Social issues, Beauty, Feminism, Women’s issues, Women’s movement
Form and Content
Gloria Steinem, feminist activist and founder of Ms. magazine, has been a writer throughout her career. Most of her works have been essay-length magazine articles, and this book is a compendium of selections of those writings. It is a volume of essays that give, in various ways, insights into the experience and character of the author. Some of the essays are comic (“If Men Could Menstruate”), some are sad (“Ruth’s Song”), and others evoke horror (“The International Crime of Genital Mutilation”). Some are autobiographical (“I Was a Playboy...
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