Manifesta
Subtitle: young women, feminism, and the future
By: Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards
Contributors: Richards, Amy, 1970-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9780374526221
Subjects: Attitude; Attitudes; Jeune; Young women; Féminisme; Feminism; Femme
Description: "Young women today live by feminism's goals, yet feminism itself is undeniably at a crossroads; "girl power" feminists appear to be obsessed with personal empowerment at the expense of politics, while political institutions such as Ms. and NOW are so battle weary they've lost their ability to speak to a new generation.

In Manifesta, Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards examine the snags in the movement - from the dissolution of Riot Grrrls into the likes of the Spice Girls, to older women's hawking of young girls' imperiled self-esteem, to the hyped hatred of feminist thorns like Katie Roiphe - and prove that these snags have not, in fact, torn feminism asunder.

In contrast, they show the vibrance with which the movement has evolved, detail important political goals that still need to be achieved, and spell out what a world with true equality would look like."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 403-410) and index.