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Roar Softly and Carry a Great Lipstick: 28 Women Writers on Life, Sex, and Survival

The title of this anthology riffs on Teddy Roosevelt's phallocentric motto: "Speak softly, and carry a big stick." Few American women today are interested in cultivating a Teddy-esque machismo — but in Roar Softly... contemporary women writers recount their own mano a mano encounters with lingering sexism, Superwoman schedules, marital mess-ups, and a passel of other anti-female forces. Not only do their stories offer reassurance that our own egregious experiences are not unique, but they also suggest better battle strategies — -more womanly battle strategies, if you will — for those who shrink from the bald "muscle your way through" approach. As each essay is intended to demonstrate, we can overcome the sex-specific challenges of our lives not only with strength ("Roar Softly" ), but also with grace ("Great Lipstick").

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 229
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781930722385
  • Genres
  • feminism, womens
  • Release date
  • 2004