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Jan 1, 1962 — —· 64 yrs

UNITED STATES AUTHOR · POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT · CIVIL RIGHTS

Naomi Wolf

Also known as: Wolf Naomi

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an American feminist author and journalist.

San Francisco, United States
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When The Beauty Myth was first published, more than ten years ago, I had the chance to hear what must have been thousands of stories.

— from The beauty myth : how images of beauty are used against women, 1991

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The beauty myth : how images of beauty are used against women

1991

3.8 (19)

In today's world, women have more power, legal recognition, and professional success than ever before. Alongside the evident progress of the women's movement, however, writer and journalist Naomi Wolf is troubled by a different kind of social control, which, she argues, may prove just as restrictive as the traditional image of homemaker and wife. It's the beauty myth, an obsession with physical perfection that traps the modern woman in an endless spiral of hope, self-consciousness, and self-hatred as she tries to fulfill society's impossible definition of "the flawless beauty."

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Fire with Fire

1993

3.0 (2)

It occurred to him that he could use her Emma had always played the role of dependable older sister, so it was not surprising that after smashing up Drake Harwood's brand-new Ferrari, Camilla, unable to pay, expected Emma to bail her out. But the shrewd and attractive entrepreneur saw a way of capitalizing on her predicament. He exacted a highly unusual, and very personal payment that cost Emma her career as a London TV newscaster--to say nothing of her pride. Emma was prepared to fight fire with fire--never thinking that, for her, Drake Harwood was as lethal as dynamite!

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Wolf whistle politics

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"The 2016 election year may be remembered as a year to forget, but for American women in politics and feminists alike it was unforgettably distressing--a flash point illuminating both the true state of play for women in public life and feminist politics in the early twenty-first century. Wolf Whistle Politics is a book that tries to account for, contextualize, and even make some sense out of this trying political chapter in American history. [This book] shines a bright light on the complex relationship between women and politics today, reflecting on what we lost, what we won, and what we can do to move forward."--Page 4 of cover.

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