30-Second Feminism: 50 key ideas, events, and protests, each explained in half a minute

by Jess McCabe

Feminism is a global movement, developing with each cut and thrust of history to form a parallel “herstory.” But what are the most important feminist ideas? What do terms like “patriarchy,” “rape culture,” and “intersectionality” mean? How have these terms emerged from historical conditions facing women around the world—from a lack of basic rights to harassment and intimidation online? How has activism shaped those ideas and who have been the key activists? From Emily Pankhurst to Beyonce, from how the personal is political to changing views of sisterhood, and from the  suffragettes to hashtag feminism, 30-Second Feminism offers readers the fastest way to enter the world of sexual politics fully briefed, with an overview of the main ideas in Feminism today—and an explanation of how they came into being. 

Genres: Feminism, Nonfiction

160 pages, Hardcover

Published October 1, 2019

Reviews

[ina_loves_books · Rating 4 out of 5]

Die Übersetzung müsste überarbeitet werden (seit 2019 ist wohl sprachlich mehr passiert, als ich gedacht hätte). Das englische Original hätte von mir wahrscheinlich 5 Sterne bekommen, weil das Buch eine tolle Übersicht über feministische Themen aus aller Welt bietet und Wert auf Intersektionalität legt.

[Livia Monica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not exactly 30-second but I get what it means.

This book explains key terms about feminism without oversimplifying it, along with the data and resources for us to read for further info.

Also, it enlightened me about the terms used in social media by Westerners that I never knew the meaning of. Lol.

[Xanthe · Rating 3 out of 5]

The graphics in this book were really nice and I loved them, you could tell that the contributors had experience in websites because the graphics and the summaries were fire. Most of the content wasn't new to me but it was really nice to have it all summed up in layman terms in a way that I could refer back to. A solid read that I would really recommend to people that aren't really balls deep in feminism so they don't really know what's poppin with feminism these days.

[Lauralovesbookishthings · Rating 4 out of 5]

review to follow