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The Exciting Life of Being a Woman
The Exciting Life of Being a Woman is the feminist survival manual you wish you had read as a teenager. It is written by Feminist Webs, a cross-generational youth project for girls and young women based in Manchester, UK. Drawing on the history, practices and activities of Feminist Webbers, The Exciting Life of Being a Woman provides inspiration for women of all ages to live their life in creative and empowered ways. It includes illustrations, comics, youth work activities, personal writing and much more.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Beginning with us 4-24
Chapter 1: Resilience 25-38
Chapter 2: Her-story 39-57
Chapter 3: Banged up and banged up 58-79
Chapter 4: Riot… 80-98
Chapter 5: ...Don’t ‘diet’? 99-115
Chapter 6: Freedom 116-123
Chapter 7: ‘Politically correct’ or just plain correct? 124-144
Chapter 8: Peace sister 145-160
Chapter 9: The art part 161-172
Chapter 10: It’s a big world in here 173-185
Chapter 11: Commonality and difference 186-208
Chapter 12: Young, gifted and girls 209-240
Resources 241
Contributors 241-247
Notes