Women of the Revolution: Forty Years of Feminism

Interviews from Gloria Steinem to Oprah Winfrey to Nawal El Saadawi, and pieces by authors from Erica Jong to bell hooks to Beth Ditto—the very best of the Guardian's feminist writing The feminist movement of the last 40 years has won triumphs and endured trials, but it has never weakened its resolve, nor for a moment been dull. The Guardian newspaper has followed its progress throughout, carrying interviews with and articles by the major figures, chronicling with verve, wit, and often passionate anger the arguments surrounding pornography, prostitution, political representation, power, pay, parental rights, abortion rights, domestic chores, and domestic violence. Bringing that writing together for the first time, this collection includes interviews with Betty Friedan, Susan Brownmiller, Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, Camille Paglia, Susie Orbach, and more. Other pieces include Willa Petschek on Shirley Chisholm, Beatrix Campbell on the legacy of Princess Diana, Andrea Dworkin on Bill and Hillary Clinton, Jessica Valenti on internet misogyny, and Mona Eltahawy on her assault in Cairo. Lively, provocative, thoughtful, and funny, this is the essential guide to the feminist thinking and writing of the past 40 years—the ultimate portrait of an ongoing revolution.