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A review by cammi
The Penguin Book of Feminist Writing by Hannah Dawson
5.0
This anthology begins with an excellent, broad-ranging introduction by Hannah Dawson, in which she writes, “To try and make people see what is right in front of their eyes: this is core to the history of feminism, as it has been to the history of all human rights struggles.”
The collection contains writing across a period of 600 years, including a diverse range of contemporary writers like Bell Hooks, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and Bernadine Evaristo. International voices are included, so the book doesn’t simply amplify the four waves of western perspective, but a global experience, also encompassing race, class and sexuality. Enlightening and empowering.
The collection contains writing across a period of 600 years, including a diverse range of contemporary writers like Bell Hooks, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and Bernadine Evaristo. International voices are included, so the book doesn’t simply amplify the four waves of western perspective, but a global experience, also encompassing race, class and sexuality. Enlightening and empowering.