dead blondes and bad mothers by sady doyle

She has ripped the blinders off.”-Nancy Schwartzman, Director Roll Red Roll, Founder, Circle of 6 ”From history to pop-culture, Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers lays bare the violence and structured misogyny we don’t want to see. Doyle shines a light into dark corners where feminine rage and violence lurk…”- Cherie Priest, award-winning author of The Family Plot ”Thoughtful and compelling, Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers is alternately refreshing and comforting, fascinating and infuriating. Her deep understanding and witty, engaging analysis will make you see the world in a whole new, and important, way.”-Soraya Chemaly, author of Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women’s Anger What, today, is more important that an examination of our society’s fear of women and power, a topic Doyle has studied down years. ”Sady Doyle’s provocative and incisive cultural commentary is consistently several steps ahead of mainstream political analysis. It’s hard to read, at times, but also necessary and validating, swashbuckling without being careless, powerful and funny and compelling throughout.”- Emily Gould, And the Heart Says Whatever ”Sady Doyle has created a chimera of a book: simultaneously a crackling great read full of riveting stories, and a damning indictment of how our culture represses what it can’t control.

I recommend it to anyone interested in remaining sane.”- Lauren Duca, author of How to Start a Revolution: Young People and the Future of American Politics As we continue the battle for gender equality, her writing grounds the fight in a refreshing dose of sanity. ”Sady Doyle is an absolutely essential voice in this moment of moral panic.

Dead blondes and bad mothers by sady doyle