Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger

Rebecca Traister tracks the history of female anger as political fuel—from suffragettes marching on the White House to office workers vacating their buildings after Clarence Thomas was confirmed to the Supreme Court. Traister explores women’s anger at both men and other women; anger between ideological allies and foes; the varied ways anger is received based on who’s expressing it; and the way women’s collective fury has become transformative political fuel. She deconstructs society’s (and the media’s) condemnation of female emotion (especially rage) and the impact of their resulting repercussions. Highlighting a double standard perpetuated against women by all sexes, and its disastrous, stultifying effect, she offers a glimpse into the galvanizing force of women’s collective anger, which, when harnessed, can change history.(This book may contain a small, black sharpie mark on the bottom edge, so that it can't be returned to a different wholesaler.)