SEAL PRESS ACADEMIC TITLES 2015
ACADEMIC TITLES
Intro to Women’s & Gender Studies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intro to Queer & LGBTQ Studies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gender Studies & Queer Theory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Feminist & Queer History.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Beauty Culture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Multicultural Feminism.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
People of Color in the US. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gender, Pop Culture & Belief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sex & Sexuality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gender & Health. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gender Violence.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gender, Race & Class. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Literature & Essays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LGBTQ Writers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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I N T RO TO WO M E N ’ S & G E N D E R S T U D I E S
A HISTORY OF U.S. FEMINISMS
RO RY D I C K E R
Updated and expanded, the second edition of A History of U.S.
Feminisms is an introductory text that will be used as supplementary
material for first-year women’s studies students or as a brush-up
text for more advanced students. Covering the first, second, and
third waves of feminism, A History of U.S. Feminisms will provide
historical context of all the major events and figures from the late
nineteenth century through today.
Taught in: Intro to Women’s Studies; Feminism in the U.S.
Discussion questions for this book are
available at sealpress.com/resources.
2nd edition | 2016 | $18.00 | 200 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-588-8
ebook: 978-1-58005-614-4
FULL FRONTAL FEMINISIM
A Young Woman’s Guide to Why Feminism Matters
J E S S I C A VA L E N T I
Featuring a new foreword and new chapter openers, the second
edition of Full Frontal Feminism is a thorough and relatable
introductory feminist guide to a wide range of topics such as
pop-culture, health, reproductive rights, violence, education,
relationships, and more, showing young readers that feminism is
most certainly not dead.
Taught in: Gender, Race, Sex & the Body; Women Creating
Social Change
Discussion questions for this book are
available at sealpress.com/resources.
2nd edition | 2014 | $17.00 | 288 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-561-1
ebook: 978-1-58005-572-7
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LISTEN UP
Voices from the Next Feminist Generation
E D I T E D BY BA R BA R A F I N D L E N
In this expanded second edition of the acclaimed collection,
writers and activists such as Rebecca Walker, Nomy Lamm, and
Inga Muscio are joined by Lisa Miya-Jervis, publisher of Bitch;
Alison Crews, editor of Girl-Mom; and Daisy Hernandez of
Ms. Together, they cover a wide range of topics, from blending
careers and feminist politics to the intersection of traditional
culture and third-wave sensibilities.
Taught in: Intro to Gender Studies; Critical Persepectives in
Women’s Studies
2nd edition | 2001 | $16.95 | 328 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-054-8
ebook: 978-0-78675-068-9
HOT & HEAVY
Fierce Fat Girls on Life, Love & Fashion
E D I T E D BY V I RG I E TOVA R
In this fun, fresh, fat-positive anthology, fat activist and sex
educator Virgie Tovar brings together voices from an oftenmarginalized community to talk about and celebrate their lives.
Hot & Heavy rejects the idea that being thin is best, instead
embracing the many fabulous aspects of being fat—building fatpositive spaces, putting together fat-friendly wardrobes, turning
society’s rules into personal politics, and creating supportive,
inclusive communities.
Taught in: Intro to Gender, Sexuality & Women’s Studies
1st edition | 2012 | $16.00 | 256 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-438-6
ebook: 978-1-58005-469-0
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F ‘EM!
Goo Goo, Gaga, and Some Thoughts on Balls
J E N N I F E R BAU M GA R D N E R
A collection of essays—plus interviews with well-known feminists—
by Manifesta co-author Jennifer Baumgardner on everything from
purity balls to Lady Gaga. Thought-provoking and cutting-edge,
F ‘em! provides a clearer and more complete understanding of
feminism—its past, its present, and its future.
Recommended for: Intro to Women’s Studies; American
Culture & Media
1st edition | 2004 | $17.00 | 256 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-360-0
ebook: 978-1-58005-423-2
HE’S A STUD, SHE’S A SLUT AND 49 OTHER DOUBLE
STANDARDS EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
J E S S I C A VA L E N T I
In He’s a Stud, She’s a Slut and 49 Other Double Standards
Every Woman Should Know, Jessica Valenti calls out the double
standards that affect every woman. Whether Jessica is pointing
out the wage earning discrepancies between men and women
or revealing all of the places that women still aren’t equal to their
male counterparts, she maintains her signature wittily sarcastic
tone. With humor, and in-your-face facts, this book informs and
equips women with the tools they need to combat sexist comments,
topple ridiculous stereotypes, and end the promotion of ridiculous
double standards.
Taught in: Issues in Feminism; Women, Sex & Gender Today
1st edition | 2008 | $15.00 | 224 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-245-0
ebook: 978-0-78675-049-8
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WOMEN OF COLOR AND FEMINISM
M AY T H E E RO JA S , P H D
Dr. Maythee Rojas tackles the question of how women of color
experience feminism, and how race and socioeconomic factors
can alter this experience. Featuring profiles of historical women
of color (including Hottentot Venus, Josefa Loaiza, and Anna
Mae Pictou-Aquash), a discussion of the arts, and a vision for
developing a feminist movement built on love and community
healing, Rojas examines the intersectional nature of being a
woman of color and a feminist, offering a far-reaching view of
this multilayered identity.
Taught in: Comparative Social Movements; U.S. Women
of Color
Discussion questions for this book are
available at sealpress.com/resources.
1st edition | 2009 | $17.00 | 224 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-272-6
ebook: 978-1-58005-325-9
GIRLS’ STUDIES
ELLINE LIPKIN
Elline Lipkin, a research scholar with the Center for the Study of
Women at UCLA, addresses girlhood in the U.S. from various
perspectives, including Body Image, Health, and Sexuality;
Socialization and Gender Expectations; and Girls and Media.
Girls’ Studies tackles the socialization and gender expectations
of girls versus boys in our society, encouraging readers to
consider all the ways—education, mentorship, activism—they might
take real steps to promote empowering our girls as we look to
the future.
Taught in: Growing Up Female; Women in Popular Culture
Discussion questions are available in the back of
this book.
1st edition | 2009 | $17.00 | 256 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-248-1
ebook: 978-0-78674-463-3
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MEN AND FEMINISM
S H I R A TA R R A N T, P H D
Addressing the question of why men should care about feminism
in the first place, Men and Feminism lays the foundation for a
larger discussion about feminism as a human issue, not simply a
women’s issue. Men are crucial to the movement. From “why” to
“how” to “what can men do”, Men and Feminism answers all the
questions men need to know about how and why they should get
behind feminism.
Taught in: Intro to Gender Studies; Women, Culture & Society
1st edition | 2009 | $14.95 | 208 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-258-0
ebook: 978-0-78674-464-0
THE GUY’S GUIDE TO FEMINISM
M I C H A E L K AU F M A N & M I C H A E L K I M M E L
In just one generation, age-old ideas about women have been
swept aside . . . but what does that have to do with men? Authors
Michael Kaufman and Michael Kimmel, two of the world’s leading
male advocates of gender equality, believe it has everything to
do with them—and that it’s crucial to educate men about feminism
in order for them to fully understand just how important and
positive these changes have been for them. Informal and fun yet
substantive and intelligent, The Guy’s Guide to Feminism illustrates
how understanding and supporting feminism can help men live
richer, fuller, and happier lives.
Recommended for: Intro to Gender Studies
1st edition | 2011 | $16.00 | 208 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-362-4
ebook: 978-1-58005-425-6
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WHIPPING GIRL
JULIA SERANO
NEW EDITION
In the updated second edition of Whipping Girl, Julia Serano
shares her powerful experiences and observations—both pre- and
post-transition—to reveal the ways in which fear, suspicion, and
dismissiveness toward femininity shape our societal attitudes
toward trans women, as well as gender and sexuality as a whole.
In this provocative manifesto, she exposes how deep-rooted the
cultural belief is that femininity is frivolous, weak, and passive,
and how this “feminine” weakness exists only to attract and
appease male desire.
Taught in: Sexuality & Gender; Feminist Theory;
Intro to Trans* Studies
Discussion questions for this book are
available at sealpress.com/resources.
2nd edition | 2016 | $15.95 | 416 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-622-9
ebook: 978-0-78674-791-7
BI
Notes for a Bisexual Revolution
SHIRI EISNER
Bi takes a long overdue, comprehensive look at bisexual politics—
from the issues surrounding biphobia/monosexism, feminism, and
transgenderism to the practice of labeling those who identify as
bi as either “too bisexual” (promiscuous and incapable of fidelity)
or “not bisexual enough” (not actively engaging romantically or
sexually with people of at least two different genders). In this
forward-thinking and eye-opening book, Shiri Eisner highlights
how bisexuality can open up new and exciting ways of
challenging social convention. Informed by feminist, transgender,
and queer theory, as well as politics and activism, Bi is a radical
manifesto for a group that has been too frequently silenced,
erased, and denied—and a starting point from which to launch a
bisexual revolution.
Taught in: Sex & Sexuality; Intro to LGBT Studies
1st edition | 2013 | $17.00 | 352 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-474-4
ebook: 978-1-58005-475-1
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I N T RO TO Q U E E R & LG B T Q S T U D I E S
A Transsexual Woman on Sexism & the Scapegoating of Femininity
TRANSGENDER HISTORY
S U S A N S T RY K E R
From the transsexual and transvestite communities in the years
following World War II, to trans radicalism, social change,
and the gender issues witnessed throughout the ‘90s and ‘00s,​
Transgender History​gives a foundation for understanding the
developments, strides, and setbacks of trans studies and the trans
community in the United States. Including voices of prominent
trans activists and primary sources, Susan Stryker’s informed
and readable introductory text provides solid insight into a littledocumented and under-studied community and movement.
Taught in: Intro to Transgender Studies; Feminist Theories; Recent
History of US Feminism; LGBT History Of North America; Gender
Variance and Identity Politics
Discussion questions for this book are
available at sealpress.com/resources.
1st edition | 2009 | $14.95 | 208 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-224-5
ebook: 978-078674-136-6
NOBODY PASSES
Rejecting the Rules of Gender and Conformity
E D I T E D BY M AT T I L DA A . K . A . M AT T B E R N S T E I N S YC A M O R E
Nobody Passes is a collection of essays that confronts and
challenges the very notion of belonging. By examining the
perilous intersections of identity, categorization, and community,
contributors challenge societal mores and countercultural norms.
Nobody Passes explores and critiques the various systems of
power seen (or not seen) in the act of “passing.” In a pass/fail
situation, standards for acceptance may vary, but somebody
always gets trampled on. This anthology seeks to eliminate
the pressure to pass and thereby unearth the delicious and
devastating opportunities for transformation that might create.
Taught in: Queer Theories; Transgender Studies; Trans
and Genderqueer Literature; Sociology of Gender
1st edition | 2006 | $17.00 | 360 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-184-2
ebook: 978-0-78675-057-3
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EXCLUDED
Making Feminist and Queer Movements More Inclusive
In Excluded, trans woman, bisexual, and femme activist Julia
Serano chronicles the exclusion of sexual and gender minorities
that is often practiced within feminist and queer communities
and argues that marginalizing others stems from a handful of
assumptions that are routinely made about gender and sexuality.
These false assumptions infect theories, activism, organizations,
and communities—and worse, they enable people to vigorously
protest certain forms of sexism while simultaneously ignoring
and even perpetuating others. Excluded advocates for a new
approach to fighting sexism that avoids these pitfalls and offers
new ways of thinking about gender, sexuality, and sexism that
foster inclusivity rather than exclusivity.
Taught in: Queer History and Theory in the US; Transfeminism;
Gender, Race, Sex and the Body; Socio-Politics of Gender, Class,
Ethnicity and Sexuality
Discussion questions for this book are
available at sealpress.com/resources.
1st edition | 2013 | $17.00 | 336 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-504-8
ebook: 978-1-58005-505-5
GENDER OUTLAWS
The Next Generation
E D I T E D BY K AT E B O R N S T E I N & S . B E A R B E RG M A N
In the 15 years since the release of Gender Outlaw, Kate
Bornstein’s groundbreaking challenge to gender ideology,
transgender narratives have made their way from the margins
to the mainstream and back again. Today’s gender radicals are
writing a drastically new world into being. In Gender Outlaws,
Bornstein, together with writer, raconteur, and theater artist
S. Bear Bergman, collects the work of this generation’s trans
and genderqueer forward thinkers—new voices from the stage,
the streets, the workplace, the bedroom, and the pages and
websites of the world’s most respected mainstream news sources.
Gender Outlaws includes essays, commentary, comic art, and
conversations from a diverse group of trans-spectrum people who
live and believe in barrier-breaking lives.
Taught in: Introduction to Queer Studies; Queer Theory; Gender
in American History; Communication & Diversity
1st edition | 2010 | $16.95 | 304 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-308-2
ebook: 978-1-58005-377-8
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G E N D E R S T U D I E S & Q U E E R T H E O RY
JULIA SERANO
DIFFERENT DAUGHTERS
A History of the Daughters of Bilitis and the Rise of the Lesbian Rights Movement
M A RC I A M . GA L LO
F E M I N I S T & Q U E E R H I S TO RY
Nearly fifteen years before the Stonewall Rebellion and the
birth of gay liberation came the Daughters of Bilitis (DOB). Like
its predominantly gay male counterparts, DOB was launched
in response to the oppressive anti-homosexual climate of the
McCarthy era, when lesbian and gay people were arrested, fired
from jobs, and had their children taken away simply on the basis
of their sexual orientation. In Different Daughters, Marcia Gallo
draws on interviews with former members of DOB and extensive
research in both archival and personal collections. She chronicles
how through its leaders, magazine, and international network of
activists, the Daughters played a crucial role in creating lesbian
identity, visibility, and political strategies in Cold War America—
and laid the foundation for today’s lesbian and feminist movements.
Taught in: US LGBT and Queer History
2nd edition | 2007 | $17.00 | 336 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-252-8
A LITTLE F’D UP
Why Feminism is Not a Dirty Word
JULIE ZEILINGER
Young women today have a bad reputation, and for good
reason: They’re sexting their classmates, they spend more time on
Facebook than they do in class, and their appetite for material
possessions and reality TV is matched only by their overwhelming
apathy about important social and political issues. Right? Wrong.
Julie Zeilinger debunks the myths about modern youth in A Little
F’d Up, the first book about feminism for young women to actually
be written by one of their peers. In this accessible handbook,
Zeilinger takes a critical, honest, and humorous look at where
young feminists are as a generation, and where they’re going—
and she does so from the perspective of someone who’s in the
trenches right alongside her readers.
Recommended for: Intro to Gender & Society; Gender, Culture
& Representation
1st edition | 2012 | $16.00 | 272 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-371-6
ebook: 978-1-58005-447-8
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WE DON’T NEED ANOTHER WAVE
Dispatches from the Next Generation of Feminists
E D I T E D BY M E LO DY B E RG E R
We Don’t Need Another Wave is the next generation of
feminists’ response to the question of whether or not they selfdefine as third-wave feminists. Today’s young feminists are wary
of being labeled. They are media-savvy, hyper-aware of being
categorized and marginalized, and are here to tell the world that
feminists are feminists-diverse in age and experience-and that it’s
time to drop the labels in favor of proactive agendas and united
goals. The young writers in this collection band together under
the banner of feminism to share the message that the F-Word is
a good thing, and that feminists are breaking new ground while
still valuing the traditions and achievements of their foresisters
and foremothers.
Taught in: Gender, Women & Cultural Representation; Feminism
Now; Intro to Feminisms
1st edition | 2006 | $18.00 | 320 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-182-8
ebook: 978-0-78675-088-7
HILLARY CLINTON IN HER OWN WORDS
E D I T E D BY L I S A RO GA K
Lisa Rogak, author of the New York Times bestseller Barack
Obama in His Own Words, now brings readers Hillary Clinton in
Her Own Words—quotations from the former First Lady, Senator
from New York, and Secretary of State that go beyond politics.
Topics range from leadership to life in the White House, and
include her opinions on family, aging, public scrutiny, religion,
motherhood, and marriage. Spanning more than two decades,
this provocative collection is a must for all Hillary fans.
Recommended for: Modern Political Thought; Women & Politics
1st edition | 2014 | $14.00 | 208 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-533-8
ebook: 978-1-58005-534-5
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BODY OUTLAWS
Rewriting the Rules of Beauty and Body Image
E D I T E D BY O P H I R A E D U T
B E AU T Y C U LT U R E
In a culture where plastic surgery has become nearly as routine
a procedure as a root canal, this expanded and updated edition
of fresh and incisive commentary challenges the media’s standard
notions of beauty with honesty and humor. The writers assembled
here celebrate the body in all its shapes sizes colors and textures.
In doing so, they expand the national dialogue on body image
to include race, ethnicity, sexuality, and power—issues that, while
often overlooked, are intimately linked to how women feel about
their bodies. Body Outlaws offers stories by those who have
chosen to ignore, subvert, or redefine the dominant beauty
standard in order to feel at home in their bodies.
Taught in: Women’s Sexuality & the Body; Gender & Body Image
2nd edition | 2004 |$18.00 | 400 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-108-8
BEAUTIFUL YOU
A Daily Guide to Radical Self-Acceptance
RO S I E M O L I N A RY
Every day, American women and girls are besieged by images
and messages that suggest their beauty is inadequate—inflicting
immeasurable harm upon their confidence and sense of wellbeing.
In Beautiful You, author Rosie Molinary—in no uncertain terms—
encourages women, whatever their size, shape, and color, to
work toward feeling wonderful about themselves despite today’s
media-saturated culture. Drawing on self-awareness, creativity,
and mind-body connections, Beautiful You incorporates practical
techniques into a 365-day action plan that empowers women
to regain a healthy self-image, shore up self-confidence, reframe
and break undermining habits of self-criticism, and champion their
own emotional and physical wellbeing.
Recommended for: Gender & Body Image; Body Image & Media
1st edition | 2010 | $16.95 | 440 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-331-0
ebook: 978-1-58005-381-5
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THINGS NO ONE WILL TELL FAT GIRLS
A Handbook for Unapologetic Living
J E S BA K E R
NEW TITLE
Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls is a manifesto and call to arms
for women of all sizes and ages. With smart and sassy eloquence,
veteran blogger Jes Baker calls on women to be proud of their
bodies, fight against fat-shaming, and embrace a body-positive
worldview to change public perceptions and help women
maintain mental health. With the same straightforward tone that
catapulted her to national attention when she wrote a public letter
addressing the sexist comments of Abercrombie & Fitch’s CEO,
Baker shares personal experiences along with in-depth research
in a way that is approachable, digestible, and empowering.
Recommended for: Intro to Women’s & Gender Studies; Gender
& Body Image; Body Image & Media
Discussion questions for this book are
available at sealpress.com/resources.
1st edition | 2015 | $16.00 | 256 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-582-6
ebook: 978-1-58005-583-3
AIRBRUSHED NATION
The Lure & Loathing of Women’s Magazines
JENNIFER NELSON
In Airbrushed Nation, Jennifer Nelson—a longtime industry
insider—exposes the naked truth behind the glossy pages of
women’s magazines, both good and bad. Nelson delves deep
into the world of glossies, explaining the ways in which these
magazines have been positive for women, highlighting the ways
in which their agendas have been misguided, and asking the
questions that have long gone unasked: What do women think
and believe about the retouched photos, the ubiquitous sex
advice, the constant offensive on aging, and the fantasy fashion
spreads featuring unaffordable clothing and accessories? Do
the unrealistic ads, images, and ideals that permeate glossies
damage women’s self-esteem—and is it intentional? Critical, clever,
and full of tantalizing insider information, Airbrushed Nation is a
book for every woman who reads these magazines.
Recommended for: Body Image & Media
1st edition | 2012 | $16.00 | 288 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-413-3
ebook: 978-1-58005-463-8
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COLONIZE THIS!
Young Women of Color on Today’s Feminism
M U LT I C U LT U R A L F E M I N I S M
E D I T E D BY DA I S Y H E R N Á N D E Z & B U S H R A R E H M A N
It has been decades since women of color first turned feminism upside
down, exposing the ‘70s feminist movement as exclusive, white, and
unaware of the concerns and issues of women of color. Now a
new generation of women of color is speaking to the concerns of a
new feminism. Daisy Hernandez of Ms. magazine and poet Bushra
Rehman have collected a diverse group of emerging writers who
speak to their experience—to the strength and rigidity of community
and religion, to borders and divisions, both internal and external—
and address issues that take feminism into the twenty-first century.
Colonize This adds a fresh dimension to the ongoing dialogue
between race and gender, and gives voice to the women who are
creating and shaping the feminism of the future.
Taught in: Transnational Feminisms; Chicana/o Studies; Women of
Color in the U.S.
1st edition | 2002 | $16.95 | 432 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-067-8
ebook: 978-0-78675-066-5
STORIES FROM BLUE LATITUDES
Caribbean Woman Writers at Home and Abroad
E D I T E D BY E L I Z A B E T H N U N E Z & J E N N I F E R S PA R ROW
Stories from Blue Latitudes gathers women fiction writers from the
Caribbean. Similar themes grace their stories of life at home and
abroad. In some, the sexual exploitation of Caribbean girls and
women becomes a metaphor for neocolonialism, a biting rejoinder
to enticing travel brochures that depict the Caribbean as a tropical
playground and encourage Americans to “make it your own.”
Other tales deal with the sad legacy of colonial history and the
ways in which race, skin color, and class complicate relationships.
The writers express their particular concerns with a passion that
comes from lived experience, and with a love of place and a
feminist sensibility that are accessible to new readers of Caribbean
literature as well as to an academic audience.
Taught in: West Indian Prose Fiction Short Narratives; Caribbean
Literature in English; African Diaspora
1st edition | 2005 | $18.00 | 352 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-139-2
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THE OTHER SIDE OF PARADISE
Life in the New Cuba
JULIA COOKE
Over a period of five years, beginning when Fidel Castro
stepped down from his presidency after almost a half-century of
reign, journalist Julia Cooke embedded herself in Cuba, gaining
access to a dynamic Havana—one that she found populated with
twenty-five-year-old Marxist philosophy students, baby-faced
anarchists, children of the whiskey-drinking elite, Santería trainees,
pregnant prostitutes, and more. Combining intimate storytelling
with in-depth reporting, The Other Side of Paradise weaves
together stories of the Cubans whom Cooke encountered,
providing a vivid and unprecedented look into the daily lives and
future prospects of young people in Cuba today.
Recommended for: History of Cuba; Cultures of Diaspora;
Area Studies—Cuba
1st edition | 2014 | $17.00 | 248 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-531-4
ebook: 978-1-58005-532-1
THE FLYING CAMEL
Essays on Identity by Women of North African and Middle Eastern Jewish Heritage
E D I T E D BY LO O LWA K H A Z Z O O M
Many of us have stereotypes of what “Jewish” looks like—and
for many of us that image is white and European. Yet with the
blossoming Jewish multiculturalism movement, led by the dynamic
Loolwa Khazzoom, the myth of a “monolithic Jewish community”
is about to be debunked. Focusing on the experiences of
Jewish women of two rich and varied regions, The Flying Camel
reveals the hidden worlds of Jewish women often misunderstood
or maligned by both the cultures in which they live and the
European-Jewish community. Stories include one woman and her
family’s flight from persecution in Libya, a writer’s exploration of
the category “Arab Jew,” and a light-skinned, Moroccan-born
woman trying to “pass” in order to gain acceptance among
European Jews in Tehran.
Taught in: Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective; Intro to
Jewish Studies
1st edition | 2003 | $18.00 | 256 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-095-1
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STRANGE TRADE
The Story of Two Women Who Risked Everything in the International Drug Trade
A S A L E A N G E L - A JA N I
Strange Trade tells the compelling stories of Mary, a Liberian
drug courier with a college education, and Pauline, a Ugandan
wife, mother, and drug cartel boss. A leading expert on women
and organized crime, Asale Angel-Ajani spent years interviewing
these women in Italy’s notorious Rebibbia Prison—and gained
unprecedented access into the narcotics trade. Herself the
daughter of a drug trafficker, Angel-Ajani brings a wrenching,
deeply personal perspective to the account of these women’s
lives, and offers a nuanced understanding of the global context
within which African women are entering the drug trade in everincreasing numbers.
Recommended for: Women in Global Communities
1st edition | 2010 | $18.00 | 336 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-313-6
ebook: 978-1-58005-379-2
BEYOND GOOD INTENTIONS
A Journey into the Realities of International Aid
TO R I H O GA N
Through the lens of her personal experiences abroad, Tori Hogan
takes us on her journey of searching for the truth about what does
and does not work in international aid. While there are glimmers
of hope along the way, she discovers an aid industry mired in
waste, ineffective solutions imposed by well-intentioned outsiders,
and humanitarian efforts that do more harm than good. Beyond
Good Intentions is an urgent call to arms to change the way we
offer aid overseas, shining a light on our ability to improve the
lives of others.
Taught in: Health Planning & Evaluation; Poverty in the Non-West
1st edition | 2012 | $16.00 | 304 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-434-8
ebook: 978-1-58005-464-5
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HIJAS AMERICANAS
Beauty, Body Image, and Growing Up Latina
RO S I E M O L I N A RY
Taught in: Sociology of Sex & Gender; Growing Up Latina in the
USA; Women & the Body
1st edition | 2007 | $17.00 | 336 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-189-7
ebook: 978-0-78675-070-2
TRACE ELEMENTS OF RANDOM TEA PARTIES
F E L I C I A LU N A L E M U S
“Buckle up, doll,” urges the narrator of Trace Elements, “I promise
I’ll try not to tangle your quinceañera dress.” So begins the
adventure of Leticia Marisol Estrella Torez, who moves north to
Los Angeles in an attempt to break from her past. As Leti immerses
herself in the post-queer hipster scene in Los Angeles, navigating
the twisting road of her own shifting gender and falling deep
into “papaya lush blush” love, she rediscovers the strength and
meaning of la familia. A striking debut novel in the tradition of
Michelle Tea and Sarah Schulman, Trace Elements of Random
Tea Parties spins a crazy-beautiful narrative that turns tradition on
its head while laying flowers at its feet.
Taught in: Chicana/o Literature; Gender Issues in the Humanities;
LGTBQ Fiction & Film
1st edition | 2003 | $18.00 | 256 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-095-1
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WO M E N O F C O LO R I N T H E U S
In Hijas Americanas, author Rosie Molinary sheds new light
on what it means to grow up Latina. Drawing upon her own
experiences, as well as interviews and surveys collected from
more than 500 Latina women, Molinary provides a powerful
understanding of the inner conflicts and powerful triumphs of
Latinas. Hijas Americanas addresses experiences that are
uniquely female and Latin, focusing on themes of body image,
standards of beauty, ethnic identity, and sexuality. In doing so,
Molinary gives voice to the struggles and successes of Latinas
across racial, sexual, and cultural identities, emphasizing that
the challenges inherent in growing up between two cultures can
positively shape Latinas’ lives.
UNDER HER SKIN
How Girls Experience Race in America
E D I T E D BY P O O JA M A K H I JA N I
Including the perspectives of women of color, white women,
and those caught in between, Under Her Skin broadens our
understanding of the often-painful subject of racial difference.
Essays include the reflections of a woman whose girlhood
is spent deciphering levels of oppression—from her Jewish
family’s internment in the camps to her own treatment of their
African-American maids, a radical parallel forged between a
half-Nigerian narrator and three generations of Finnish male
immigrants whom she claims as kin. The first book of its kind to
include the impact of racial awareness on women of all colors,
Under Her Skin embodies a vital and unique contribution to the
national discussion on race.
Recommended for: Intro to Girls Studies; Race, Class & Gender
1st edition | 2004 | $15.95 | 302 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-117-0
WAKING UP AMERICAN
Coming of Age Biculturally
E D I T E D BY A N G E L A JA N E F O U N TA S
Waking Up American includes original work by women who
are either American-born of at least one foreign-born parent
or who immigrated to the United States during childhood. The
writers explore what it means to feel caught between two worlds—
neither wholly American nor wholly a part of another heritage.
Cultures represented include the Philippines, Germany, India,
Mexico, China, Iran, Nicaragua, Japan, Russia, and Panama,
among others, and are often juxtaposed with a bicultural reality,
having been raised by parents who simultaneously embrace and
question American values. Essays trace themes of rebellion and
conformity, pride and uncertainty, sexuality and sense of self, and
a heightened awareness of what it means to be “other.”
Taught in: First Year Seminar; Religion & America’s Ethnic
Minorities
1st edition | 2005 | $15.95 | 256 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-136-1
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SOMETIMES RHYTHM, SOMETIMES BLUES
Young African Americans on Love, Relationships, Sex, and the Search for Mr. Right
E D I T E D BY TA I G I S M I T H
Studies show that while black women have ascended to form
a new middle class and have attained success in the business
sector, black men haven’t followed suit. Perhaps as a result,
with other sociological and economic factors at play, many
successful sistahs are having trouble finding a partner to call their
own. This groundbreaking anthology explores the many reasons
why—analyzing materialism and financial expectations, single
motherhood, bling bling culture, media representations of AfricanAmerican gender roles, missing fathers, incarcerated partners,
and more—and offers hope from women who have beaten the
odds. Writers including Kevin Powell and Victor LaValle weigh
in on the men’s side in a “Talking Back” section, while female
contributors include Kiini Ibura Asalaam, Shawn E. Rhea, Shani
O’Neal, and Asha Bandele.
Recommended for: Intersectionality; Race, Class & Gender
1st edition | 2004 | $15.95 | 256 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-096-8
BENTO BOX IN THE HEARTLAND
My Japanese Girlhood in Whitebread America
L I N DA F U R I YA
While growing up in Versailles, an Indiana farm community, Linda
Furiya tried to balance the outside world of Midwestern America
with the Japanese traditions of her home life. As the only Asian
family in a tiny township, Furiya’s life revolved around Japanese
food and the extraordinary lengths her parents went to in order
to gather the ingredients needed to prepare it. Acutely aware of
how food set her apart from her peers, she spent her first day of
school hiding in the girls’ restroom, examining her rice balls and
chopsticks, and longing for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
Bento Box in the Heartland is an insightful and reflective comingof-age tale. Beautifully written, each chapter is accompanied by
a family recipe of mouth-watering Japanese comfort food.
Taught in: Intro to Asian American Studies; Cultural Psychology
of Storytelling
1st edition | 2007 | $17.00 | 320 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-191-0
ebook: 978-078675-063-4
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FEMINISM AND POP CULTURE
ANDI ZEISLER
G E N D E R , P O P C U LT U R E & B E L I E F
Whether or not we like to admit it, pop culture is a lens through
which we alternately view and shape the world around us. When
it comes to feminism, pop culture aids us in translating feminist
philosophies, issues, and concepts into everyday language,
making them relevant and relatable. In Feminism and Pop Culture,
author and cofounder of Bitch magazine Andi Zeisler traces the
impact of feminism on pop culture (and vice versa) from the 1940s
to the present and beyond. With a comprehensive overview of
the intertwining relationship between women and pop culture, this
book is an ideal introduction to discussing feminism and daily life.
Taught in: Women in Popular Culture; Women, Gender
& Sexuality
1st edition | 2008 | $16.00 | 208 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-237-5
ebook: 978-0-78672-671-4
THE FEMINIST ACTIVITY BOOK
GEMMA CORRELL
F O R T H C O M I N G I N S P R I N G 2 016
Frustrated that your busy schedule of Smashing the Patriarchy
doesn’t include arts and crafts? Hoping to avenge yourself on
phallic-shaped objects like colored pencils? Look no further than
The Feminist Activity Book! It has everything you need to usher
in an era of gender-equal prosperity. Featuring such activities
as Feminist All-Star Trading Cards, Birth Control Bingo, How to
Mix the Perfect Womanhattan, or Anti-Sexism Merit Badges, The
Feminist Activity Book will fuel your feminist rage, remind you
to laugh once in awhile, and bring you one step closer to an
egalitarian utopia, or whatever.
1st edition | 2016 | $12.00 | 64 pages Recommended for: Popular Culture
trade: 978-1-58005-630-4
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THE GOOD MOTHER MYTH
Redefining Motherhood to Fit Reality
E D I T E D BY AV I TA L N O R M A N N AT H M A N
In an era of mommy blogs, Pinterest, and Facebook, The Good
Mother Myth dismantles the social media-fed notion of what
it means to be a “good mother.” With a foreword by Christy
Turlington Burns and a contributor list that includes Jessica Valenti,
Sharon Lerner, Soraya Chemaly, Amber Dusick and many more,
this remarkable collection of essays takes a realistic look at
motherhood and provides a platform for real voices and raw
stories, each adding to the narrative of motherhood we don’t
tend to see in the headlines or on the news.
Recommended for: Gender & Societies
1st edition | 2014 | $16.00 | 288 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-502-4
ebook: 978-1-58005-503-1
REALITY BITES BACK
The Troubling Truth About Guilty Pleasure TV
JENNIFER L. POZNER
In Reality Bites Back, media critic Jennifer L. Pozner deconstructs
reality TV’s twisted fairytales to demonstrate that far from
being simple “guilty pleasures,” these programs are supporting
retrograde stereotypes and significantly affecting the intellectual
and political development of this generation’s viewers. She lays
out the biases promoted by reality TV about gender, race, class,
sexuality, and consumerism, and explores how those biases shape
and reflect our perceptions of who we are and “our place” in
society. Reality Bites Back arms readers with the tools they need
to challenge the stereotypes reality TV reinforces and, ultimately,
to demand accountability from the corporations responsible for
this attack on three decades of feminist progress.
Taught in: Media Literacy; Race, Representation & Culture;
Celebrity in American Culture
1st edition | 2010 | $18.00 | 392 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-265-8
ebook: 978-1-58005-375-4
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SHE’S SUCH A GEEK
Women Write About Science, Technology, and Other Nerdy Stuff
E D I T E D BY A N N A L E E N E W I T Z & C H A R L I E A N D E R S
She’s Such a Geek is a groundbreaking anthology that celebrates
women who have flourished in the male-dominated realms of
technical and cultural arcana. Editors Annalee Newitz and
Charlie Anders bring together a diverse range of critical and
personal essays about the meaning of female nerdhood by
women who are in love with genomics, obsessed with blogging,
learned about sex from Dungeons and Dragons, and aren’t afraid
to match wits with men or computers.
Taught in: Gender & Technology; Gender & Science
1st edition | 2006 | $16.00 | 256 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-190-3
BEYOND BELIEF
The Secret Lives of Women in Extreme Religions
E D I T E D BY C A M I O S T M A N & S U S A N T I V E
Beyond Belief addresses what happens when women of extreme
religions decide to walk away. Editors Susan Tive (a former
Orthodox Jew) and Cami Ostman (a de-converted fundamentalist
born-again Christian) have compiled a collection of powerful
personal stories written by women of varying ages, races, and
religious backgrounds who share one commonality: they’ve all
experienced and rejected extreme religions. The authors explain
the lure of these lifestyles while revealing the rigid expectations
and misogyny so often built into religious orthodoxy.
Recommended for: Gender & Religious Belief
1st edition | 2013 | $16.00 | 328 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-442-3
ebook: 978-1-58005-461-4
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WOMEN BEHIND BARS
The Crisis of Women in the U.S. Prison System
S I L JA J . A . TA LV I
There’s been little public discussion about the dramatic increase of
women in the prison system. In Women Behind Bars, investigative
journalist Silja Talvi sheds light on why American girls and women
are being locked up at such unprecedented rates. Talvi travels across
the country to weave together interviews with inmates, correctional
officers, and administrators, providing readers with a glance at the
impact incarceration has on our society. With a combination of
compassion and critical analysis, Talvi delivers a timely, in-depth
analysis of a growing and extremely complicated issue.
Taught in: Women & the Law; Gender & Crime
1st edition | 2007 | $16.95 | 300 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-195-8
ebook: 978-0-78675-079-5
CLICK
When We Knew We Were Feminists
E D I T E D BY C O U R T N E Y E . M A R T I N & J . C O U R T N E Y S U L L I VA N
When did you know you were a feminist? In Click, editors Courtney
E. Martin and J. Courtney Sullivan bring us a range of women—
including Jessica Valenti, Amy Richards, Shelby Knox, Winter
Miller, and Jennifer Baumgardner—who share stories about how
that moment took shape for them. Sometimes emotional, sometimes
hilarious, this collection gives young women who already identify
with the feminist movement the opportunity to be heard—and it
welcomes into the fold those new to the still-developing story
of feminism.
Recommended for: Intro to Girls Studies; Gender & Culture
1st edition | 2010 | $16.95 | 240 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-285-6
ebook: 978-1-58005-347-1
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CUNT
A Declaration of Independence
I N GA M U S C I O
An ancient title of respect for women, the word “cunt” long ago
veered off this noble path. Inga Muscio traces the road from
honor to expletive, giving women the motivation and tools to
claim “cunt” as a positive and powerful force in their lives. In this
fully revised edition, she explores, with candidness and humor,
such traditional feminist issues as birth control, sexuality, jealousy
between women, and prostitution with a fresh attitude for a new
generation of women. Sending out a call for every woman to
be the Cuntlovin’ Ruler of Her Sexual Universe, Muscio stands
convention on its head by embracing all things cunt-related.
S E X & S E X UA L I T Y
Taught in: History of Modern American Women; Politics & Gender
1st edition | 2002 | $16.00 | 416 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-075-3
ebook: 978-0-78675-051-1
THE PURITY MYTH
How America’s Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women
J E S S I C A VA L E N T I
In The Purity Myth, Jessica Valenti argues that the country’s intense
focus on chastity is damaging to young women. Through in-depth
cultural and social analysis, Valenti reveals that powerful messaging
on both extremes place a young woman’s worth entirely on her
sexuality. Valenti sheds light on the hypocrisy of the notion that
girls remain virgins until they’re married by putting into context the
historical question of purity, modern abstinence-only education,
pornography, and public punishments for those who dare to have
sex. The Purity Myth presents a revolutionary argument that girls and
women are overly valued for their sexuality, as well as solutions for
a future without a damaging emphasis on virginity.
Taught in: Intro to Women’s Studies; Gender in Modern US
History; Analysis of Gender Violence
1st edition | 2010 | $17.00 | 272 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-314-3
ebook: 978-0-78674-466-4
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GIRL IN NEED OF A TOURNIQUET
Memoir of a Borderline Personality
MERRI LISA JOHNSON
An honest and compelling memoir, Girl in Need of a Tourniquet
is Merri Lisa Johnson’s account of her borderline personality
disorder and how it has affected her life and relationships.
Johnson describes the feeling of “bleeding out”—unable to tell
where she stopped and where her partner began. She recalls
her path through a dysfunctional, destructive relationship, while
recounting the experiences that brought her to her breaking point.
In recognizing her struggle with borderline personality disorder,
Johnson is ultimately able to seek help, embarking on a soulsearching healing process.
Recommended for: Gender, Health & Technology; Literature
& Disability
RIDING FURY HOME
A Memoir
CHANA WILSON
When Chana Wilson was seven, her mother attempted suicide
and was taken to a mental hospital. On her return, Wilson became
the caretaker of her heavily medicated, suicidal mother; years
later she learned the secret of her mother’s anguish: her love affair
with another married woman, and the nonconsensual psychiatric
treatment aimed at curing her of her lesbianism. Riding Fury Home
spans forty years of the intense, complex relationship between
Wilson and her mother, from the trauma of their early years together
in the intolerance of the 50’s, to coming out together in the 70s and
the deep bond that grew between them. Exquisitely written and
devastatingly honest, Riding Fury Home is a shattering account of
one family’s struggle against homophobia and mental illness—and a
powerful story of healing, forgiveness, and redemption.
Taught in: Race, Gender, Inequality & Law
Discussion questions for this book are
available at sealpress.com/resources.
1st edition | 2012 | $17.00 | 384 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-432-4
ebook: 978-1-58005-453-9
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G E N D E R & H E A LT H
1st edition | 2010 | $16.95 | 256 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-305-1
ebook: 978-1-58005-350-1
SHOUT OUT
Women of Color Respond to Violence
E D I T E D BY M A R I A O C H OA & B A R B A R A K . I G E
Shout Out seeks to answer many questions, among them: How do
so many women survive the violence of their daily lives? Where
do they find hope? How can this violence still occur? This book
gives voice to women whose stories respond to the terror and
injustices that women worldwide experience in their daily lives in
order to discover how we as a society might enact change.
“...an important document of the horrific violence facing women of
color today and the powerful ways in which women are standing
up and fighting back in our hometowns and across the globe.
It will move you to tears and rage, and to reflect on the efforts
that have succeeded and the work that still needs to be done.”
—Daisy Hernández
Recommended for: Women of Color & Violence; Intro to
Women’s Studies
GENDER VIOLENCE
1st edition | 2007 | $22.00 | 432 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-229-0
YES MEANS YES!
Visions of Female Sexual Power and A World Without Rape
JAC LY N F R I E D M A N & J E S S I C A VA L E N T I
Yes Means Yes!, by writer and activist Jaclyn Freidman and Full Frontal
Feminism and He’s A Stud, She’s A Slut author Jessica Valenti, takes
on the way we view consent and rape in our culture, dismantling
the “No Means No” model and showing how educating all people
to value female sexuality and pleasure leads to society viewing
women differently. Yes Means Yes! aims to have radical and farreaching effects: from teaching men to treat women as collaborators
and not conquests, asserting that women can enjoy sex instead of
being shamed for it, and ultimately, that our children can inherit a
world where rape is rare and swiftly punished. With commentary on
public sex education, pornography, mass media, Yes Means Yes! is
a powerful and revolutionary anthology.
Taught in: Violence Against Women; Sexuality, Power &
Relationships; Analysis of Gender Violence
1st edition | 2008 | $16.95 | 256 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-257-3
ebook: 978-0-78672-705-6
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WOMEN AND VIOLENCE
BA R R I E L E V Y
Violence against women is, on a global scale, so common that some
experts consider it a “normal” aspect of women’s experiences—and
yet research on the issue is subjective and inconsistent. Women and
Violence is a comprehensive and intersectional look at the issue
of violence against women and its many appearances, causes,
costs and consequences. Understanding that personal values,
beliefs and environment affect an individual’s response to—and
acknowledgement of—violence against women, this book addresses
topics such as global perspectives on violence, controversies and
debates, and social change strategies and activism.
Recommended for: Intro to Social Welfare Theory; Intro to
Gender & Violence
Discussion questions for this book are
available at sealpress.com/resources.
1st edition | 2008 | $12.95 | 150 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-244-3
ebook: 978-0-78672-672-1
HELPING HER GET FREE
A Guide for Families and Friends of Abused Women
S U S A N B R E WS T E R , M . S . S . W.
Almost ten years after its original publication, this groundbreaking
and practical guide remains a wise, informed, and vital resource
for those who want to assist a friend or loved one in her struggle
to escape an abusive relationship. Susan Brewster, a longtime
psychotherapist whose practice includes working with abused
women and their families, recognizes that friends and family need
specific tools and ideas to help them develop a relationship with
their abused loved one that will ultimately benefit her, not control
her. The survivor of an abusive relationship herself, Brewster
teaches readers how to recognize the signs of abuse, handle
negative feelings, become an effective advocate, deal with the
abuser, and more.
Recommended for: Gender Analysis of Violence
1st edition | 2006 | $15.00 | 272 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-167-5
ebook: 978-0-78674-122-9
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WITHOUT A NET
The Female Experience of Growing Up Working Class
E D I T E D BY M I C H E L L E T E A
When books on how poverty affects women and girls are written by
educated, upper-class journalists it distorts the real story. To solve this
issue, indie icon Michelle Tea, whose memoir The Chelsea Whistle
details her own working-class roots in gritty Chelsea, Massachusetts,
collected these fierce, honest, tender essays written by women who
can’t go home to the suburbs when their assignment is over. These
wide-ranging essays cover everything from stealing and selling
blood to make ends meet, to “jumping” class, how if time equals
money then being poor means waiting, surviving and returning to the
ghetto and how feminine identity is shaped by poverty.
Taught in: Gender & Poverty in the US
G E N D E R , R AC E & C L A S S
1st edition | 2004 | $14.95 | 256 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-103-3
ONE OF THE GUYS
Women as Aggressors and Torturers
E D I T E D BY TA R A M C K E LV E Y; F O R E WO R D BY BA R BA R A E H R E N R E I C H
The debate about women and torture has, until recently, focused on
women as victims of violence. But when photographs were released
from the Abu Ghraib prisoner-abuse scandal, one featured Lynndie
England holding a prisoner by a dog leash. Overnight, she became
a symbol of women’s capacity to inflict pain and suffering—and soon,
many in America were questioning why the infliction of violence
has always been seen as inherently male. One of the Guys deals
specifically with this issue. In her foreword, Barbara Ehrenreich
wonders why she once assumed women possessed an innate
aversion to violence. Her essay is a launching point for the rest of
the contributors, including academics, journalists, and activists, each
grappling with women’s involvement in torture and the abuse of power.
Recommended for: First Year Seminar in Women’s & Gender
Studies
1st edition | 2007 | $15.95 | 300 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-196-5
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WORD WARRIORS
35 Women Leaders in the Spoken Word Revolution
E D I T E D BY A L I X O L S O N ; F O R E WO R D BY E V E E N S L E R
Female spoken word artists have become the spokeswomen
for a new generation. This demanding oral poetry of the early
21st century has defined a vanguard of lithely muscled voices;
women who think and act decisively to create their distinctive and
desperately earned realities. The combination of the eminent slam
movement and the upsurge of bold underground feminism has
created a unique pool of women who verbally challenge society
on all fronts. Editor Alix Olson has brought together a powerful,
diverse, and comprehensive collection of work from the best and
brightest female spoken word artists today, including Patricia Smith
and Eileen Myles.
Taught in: Performance of Poetry & Prose as Public Advocacy;
Poetry, Spoken Word & Mixed Media
1st edition | 2007 | $18.00 | 434 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-221-4
ebook: 978-0-78675-072-6
WORKING SEX
Sex Workers Write about a Changing Industry
E D I T E D BY A N N I E OA K L E Y
Prostitutes, strippers, and adult film stars put themselves, and
what they do for a living, out on the street, stage, and TV screen
every day, but they often keep their working lives hidden from
friends, family, and other employers. They do this because sex
work is widely considered illegal, unhealthy, and immoral. Edited
by Annie Oakley, Working Sex features stories and contributions
from sex workers—strippers, prostitutes, doms, film stars, phone
sex operators, and internet models—who are speaking out. This
provocative anthology tackles issues of class, gender, race, labor,
and sexuality and showcases voices from a vibrant community
intent on unmasking the jobs they do with dignity and pride.
Recommended for: Sexuality & Advocacy
1st edition | 2007 | $15.95 | 304 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-225-2
ebook: 978-0-78675-087-0
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WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO MAKE A WOMAN PRESIDENT?
Conversations About Women, Leadership and Power
MARIANNE SCHNALL
Prompted by a question from her eight-year-old daughter during
the 2008 election of Barack Obama—“Why haven’t we ever had
a woman president?”—Marianne Schnall, widely published writer
and Executive Director of Feminist.com, seeks the answer. What
Will It Take to Make A Woman President? features interviews with
politicians, public officials, thought leaders, writers, artists, and activists
in an attempt to discover the obstacles that have held women back
and what needs to change in order to elect a woman into the White
House. With a broader goal of encouraging women and girls to be
leaders in their lives, their communities, and the larger world, Schnall
and her interviewees explore the changing paradigms occurring in
politics and in our culture with the hope of moving toward meaningful
and effective solutions—and a world where a woman can be president.
Recommended for: Women & Politics in the U.S.
G E N D E R , R AC E & C L A S S
1st edition | 2013 | $17.00 | 384 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-496-6
ebook: 978-1-58005-497-3
THE MATERNAL IS POLITICAL
Women Writers at the Intersection of Motherhood and Social Change
EDITED BY SHARI MACDONALD STRONG; FOREWORD BY KRISTIN ROWE-FINKBEINER
Exploring the vital connection between motherhood and social
change, The Maternal Is Political features more than 40 powerful,
hard-hitting literary essays by women who are striving to make
the world a better place for children and families—both their own
and other women’s—in this country and globally. From the mom
deconstructing playground “power games” with her first-grade child,
to the mother who speaks out against misogyny during an awkward
road trip with her college-age daughter and friends, The Maternal Is
Political brings together the voices of women who are transforming
the political and social: one child at a time.
Recommended for: Motherhood & Feminism
1st edition | 2008 | $15.95 | 280 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-243-6
ebook: 978-0-78675-075-7
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DRAG KING DREAMS
L E S L I E F E I N B E RG
From award-winning and best-selling author, Leslie Feinberg,
comes Drag King Dreams, the story of Max Rabinowitz, a butch
lesbian bartender at an East Village club where drag kings,
perform. A veteran of the women’s and gay movement of the past
30 years, Max’s mid-life crisis hits in the midst of the post-9/11
world, fearful of America’s future as it’s “War on Terror” grows.
Max is shaken from her crisis, however, by the news that her friend
Vickie, a transvestite, has been found murdered on her way home
late one night. As the community of cross-dressers, drag kings and
queens, and queer and genderqueer friends of all kinds stand up
together in the face of this tragedy, Max taps into the activist spirit
she thought had long disappeared and for the first time in years
discovers hope for her future.
Taught in: Trans & Genderqueer Literature; Writers: Text & Context
1st edition | 2006 | $15.95 | 256 pages
trade: 978-0-78671-763-7
FUCKING DAPHNE
E D I T E D BY DA P H N E G OT T L I E B
When Daphne Gottlieb first found herself the character in someone
else’s story, she started to wonder about the implications of what
was real and what wasn’t. This question sparked the idea for Fucking
Daphne, a collection that blurs the lines between reality and fiction
and begs the question “who is the real Daphne?” A pill-popping
wild child? A soft place to fall with a broken heart? A dreadlocked
vixen? Harnessing the playfulness of the hoax, the seductiveness
of literature, and the edginess of the avant-garde, Fucking Daphne
is unique in a culture hungry for sex, information, and most of
all, understanding.
Recommended for: Queer Essays; Creative Writing
1st edition | 2008 | $18.00 | 256 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-235-1
ebook: 978-1-58005-373-0
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L I T E R AT U R E & E S S AYS
Mostly True Stories and Fictions
DIARY OF A MAD HOUSEWIFE
A Novel
S U E K AU F M A N
Made into a major motion picture that garnered an Oscar
nomination Diary of a Mad Housewife is a classic of women’s
fiction that gave a wry voice to the nascent feminist stirrings of
the 1960s and helped incite a revolution in the consciousness of
a generation. When Bettina Balser begins to suspect that she is
going mad, she starts a secret diary as a form of therapy and as an
escape from the boredom and dissatisfaction she experiences as
a 1960s housewife. Her frank examinations lead to many changes,
including an extramarital fling, and her voice touches a timeless
nerve, resonating on many levels—from the ever-evolving feminist
consciousness to the gnawing existential search that is universal.
Recommended for: Feminist Novels & Writing Workshops
1st edition | 2005 | $17.00 | 320 pages
trade: 978-1-56025-687-8
ebook: 978-0-78673-924-0
ATLAS OF THE HUMAN HEART
ARIEL GORE
Like Jack Kerouac’s intrepid little sister, Ariel Gore spins the spirited
story of a vulnerable drifter who takes refuge in the recesses of the
human heart. With just a few pennies and her I Ching, a change of
clothes and a one-way ticket to Hong Kong, a perceptive, searching
Gore makes her way through the labyrinthine customs of Cold-War
China, wanders bustling, electric Katmandu, and hunkers down in an
icy London squat with a prostitute and a boyfriend on the dole. Yet it
is in the calm, verdant landscape of rural Italy where, pregnant and
penniless, nineteen-year-old Gore’s adventure truly begins.
Recommended for: Travel Writing & Narrative
1st edition | 2003 | $17.00 | 333 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-088-3
32
GOODBYE TO ALL THAT
Writers on Loving and Leaving New York
E D I T E D BY S A R I B OT TO N
In 1967, Joan Didion wrote an essay called “Goodbye to All
That”, a work of such candid and penetrating prose that it soon
became the gold standard for personal essays. In this captivating
collection, 28 writers take up Didion’s literary legacy by sharing
their own New York stories. Their essays often begin as love
stories do, with the passion of something newly discovered, but
they also share the grief that comes when the metropolis loses its
magic and the pressures of New York’s frenetic life wear thin on
even the most fervent dwellers. Winner of a Foreward IndieFab
Book of the Year Award, Goodbye to All That is singular and
universal, like New York itself.
Recommended for: Expository Writing: Essays
1st edition | 2013 | $16.00 | 288 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-494-2
ebook: 978-1-58005-495-9
GIRLDRIVE
Criss-Crossing America, Redefining Feminism
N O N A W I L L I S A RO N OW I T Z & E M M A B E E B E R N S T E I N
What do young women care about? What are their
hopes, worries, and ambitions? Have they heard of
feminism, and do they relate to it? These are just a few
of the questions journalist Nona Willis Aronowitz and
photographer Emma Bee Bernstein set out to answer in
Girldrive. In October 2007, Aronowitz and Bernstein took
a cross-country road trip to meet with the 127 women
profiled in this book, ranging from well-known feminists like
Kathleen Hanna, Laura Kipnis, Erica Jong, and Michele
Wallace, to women who don’t relate to feminism at all.
The result of these interviews, Girldrive is a regional
chronicle of the struggles, concerns, successes, and
insights of young women who are grappling—just as hard
as their mothers and grandmothers did—to find, define,
and fight for gender equity.
1st edition | 2009 | $19.95 | 220 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-273-3
ebook: 978-0-78675-045-0
Recommended for: Girls Studies; Travel Writing
& Narrative
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ANOTHER WILDERNESS
Notes from the New Outdoorswoman
E D I T E D BY S U S A N F OX RO G E R S
Whether backcountry snowboarding in the dead of winter,
trekking in the mountains of Nepal to celebrate a fiftieth birthday,
circumnavigating Lake Superior by sea kayak or rollerblading
down the steep streets of nighttime San Francisco, the women in
this book cut loose from daily expectations and push past fear to
embrace both the thrills and tranquility of outdoor adventure. With
lively eloquence, the contributors to Another Wilderness write of
what it is to immerse themselves in the moment, to explore new
terrain—both physical and emotional—and to move, play, and live
with gusto and grace.
Taught in: Composition
1st edition | 1997 | $17.00 | 336 pages
trade: 978-1-87806-730-2
EGALIA’S DAUGHTERS
A Satire of the Sexes
G E R D B R A N T E N B E RG
Welcome to the land of Egalia, where gender roles are topsy-turvy
as “wim” wield the power and “menwim” light the home fires. This
re-telling of the prototypical coming-of-age novel will have readers
laughing out loud and wondering who should prevail: poor Petronius,
who wants more than anything to cruise the oceans as a seawom;
or his powerful and protective mother Director Bram, who rules her
family with an authoritarian righteousness. But for better or for worse,
as the masculist party begins to organize and protest, the landscape
of Egalia threatens to change forever. More than just a humorous
romp, Egalia’s Daughters poses the provocative question of whether
the culprit in gender subjugation is gender itself or power—no matter
who wields it.
Taught in: Gender & Language; Intro to Women’s, Gender
& Sexuality Studies
1st edition | 2004 | $16.00 | 272 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-125-5
ebook: 978-078675-082-5
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UNDER THIS BEAUTIFUL DOME
A Senator, A Journalist, and the Politics of Gay Love in America
T E R RY M U TC H L E R
Under This Beautiful Dome tells the true story of journalist Terry
Mutchler’s secret five-year relationship with Penny Severns, an
Illinois State Senator who mentored Barack Obama. Forced to
engage in an elaborate ruse to keep their relationship a secret, the
two women constantly fear discovery in their conservative town.
Denied legal access to the altar, they face even greater hardships
when Penny is diagnosed with cancer and begins undergoing
treatment. Set in the political arena, Under This Beautiful Dome
reminds us why the march to legalize same-sex marriage is both
personal and political.
Recommended for: Women & Politics; Gender & Social Change
Discussion questions for this book are
available at sealpress.com/resources.
1st edition | 2014 | $17.00 | 320 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-609-0
ebook: 978-1-58005-509-3
INTIMATE POLITICS
How I Grew Up Red, Fought for Free Speech, and Became a Feminist Rebel
Born into one of the most influential U.S. Communist families
Bettina Aptheker, daughter of historian and U.S. Communist Party
leader Herbert Aptheker, lived her parents’ politics witnessing
first-hand one of the most dramatic upheavals in American history.
She also lived with a terrible secret: incest at the hands of her
famous father and a frightening and lonely life lived inside a home
wrought with family tensions. A gripping and beautifully rendered
memoir, Intimate Politics is a story of childhood sexual abuse,
abortion, sexual violence, activism, and the triumph over one’s
past. It’s about FBI harassment and persecution, Jewish heritage,
and lesbian identity. It is, finally, about the courage to speak one’s
truth despite the consequences and to break the sacred silence of
family secrets.
Recommended for: Radical Feminist History; Free Speech
Movement
1st edition | 2006 | $20.00 | 375 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-160-6
ebook: 978-1-58005-440-9
35
LG B T Q W R I T E R S
B E T T I N A F. A P T H E K E R
THE CHELSEA WHISTLE
A Memoir
MICHELLE TEA
In this gritty, confessional memoir, Michelle Tea takes the reader
back to the city of her childhood: Chelsea, Massachusetts—a place
where time and hope are spent on things not getting any worse.
Told in Tea’s trademark loose-tongued, lyrical style, this memoir both
celebrates and annihilates one girl’s tightrope walk out of a workingclass slum and the lessons she carries with her. With wry humor and
a hard-fought wisdom, Tea limns the extravagant peril of a dramatic
adolescence with the private, catastrophic secret harbored within
the walls of her family’s home—a secret that threatens to destroy her
family forever.
Taught in: Creative Nonfiction
1st edition | 2008 | $18.00 | 336 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-239-9
VALENCIA
MICHELLE TEA
Valencia is the fast-paced account of one girl’s search for love and
high times in the drama-filled dyke world of San Francisco’s Mission
District. Michelle Tea records a year lived in a world of girls: there’s
knife-wielding Marta, who introduces Michelle to a new world
of radical sex; Willa, Michelle’s tormented poet-girlfriend; Iris, the
beautiful boy-dyke who ran away from the South in a dust cloud of
drama; and Iris’s ex, Magdalena Squalor, to whom Michelle turns
when Iris breaks her heart.
Taught in: Queer Autobiography; Queer Life/Writing;
Intro to LGBTQ Studies
1st edition | 2008 | $16.00 | 216 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-238-2
ebook: 978-078675-084-9
36
THE PIRATE QUEEN
In Search of Grace O’Malley and Other Legendary Women of the Sea
BA R BA R A S J O H O L M
The Pirate Queen begins in Ireland with the infamous Grace
O’Malley, a ruthless pirate and scourge to the most powerful
fleets of sixteenth-century Europe. This Irish clan chieftain, sea
captain, and pirate queen was a contemporary of Elizabeth I,
a figure whose life is the stuff of myth. But Grace O’Malley was
not alone. Since ancient times, women have rowed and sailed,
commanded and fished, built boats and owned fleets. As pirates,
captain’s wives, lighthouse keepers, and sailors in disguise they’ve
explored coastlines and set off alone across unknown seas. Yet
their incredible contributions have been nearly erased from the
history books. Barbara Sjoholm brings some of these extraordinary
women back to life in this meticulously researched, colorfully
written, and truly original work.
Recommended for: Historical & Travel Writing
1st edition | 2005 | $16.95 | 384 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-109-5
ebook: 978-1-58005-605-2
SHE’S NOT THE MAN I MARRIED
My Life with a Transgender Husband
H E L E N B OY D
Helen Boyd’s partner, who had long been open about
crossdressing, was considering living as a woman full time.
Suddenly, Boyd was confronted with the reality of what it would
mean if her partner were actually to transition—socially, legally,
and medically. As Boyd struggles to understand the nature of
marriage, passion, and love, she shares her confusion and
anger, providing a fascinating observation of the ways in which
relationships are gendered, and how we cope, or don’t, with the
emotional and sexual pressures that gender roles can bring to
our marriages and relationships. She’s Not the Man I Married is
a more expansive examination of gender in relationships. It’s for
couples of all sexualities and readers who fall anywhere along the
gender spectrum.
Taught in: Queer & Trans Narrative; Gender & Communication;
Sexuality, Gender & The Law
1st edition | 2007 | $18.00 | 280 pages
trade: 978-1-58005-193-4
ebook: 978-078675-054-2
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A HISTORY OF
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HOW TO BREAK UP
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THE SH!T NO ONE
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THINGS NO ONE
WILL TELL FAT GIRLS
Jes Baker
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UNDER THIS
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Terry Mutchler
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Tracey Helton Mitchell
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FRIENTIMACY
Creating the Deep and
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HERE’S THE PLAN.
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A Transsexual Woman on Sexism
and the Scapegoating of Femininity
Julia Serano
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Keeping Memories of
Loved Ones Alive
Allison Gilbert
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Mandy Ingber
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F O R T H C O M I N G S P R I N G 2 016
FORTHCOMING IN SPRING 2016
INDEX
A
F
Airbrushed Nation, 13
Feinberg, Leslie, 31
Anders, Charlie, 22
F ’em!, 4
Angel-Ajani, Asale, 16
Feminism and Pop Culture, 20
Another Wilderness, 34
Feminist Activity Book, The, 20
Aptheker, Bettina F., 35
Findlen, Barbara, 3
Atlas of the Human Heart, 32
Flying Camel, The, 15
B
Fountas, Angela J., 18
Baker, Jes, 13
Friedman, Jaclyn, 26
Baumgardner, Jennifer, 4
Fucking Daphne, 31
Beautiful You, 12
Full Frontal Feminism, 2
Bento Box in the Heartland, 19
Furiya, Linda, 19
Berger, Melody, 11
G
Bergman, S. Bear, 9
Bernstein, Emma Bee, 33
Bernstein Sycamore, Matt, 8
Beyond Belief, 22
Beyond Good Intentions, 16
Bi, 7
Body Outlaws, 12
Bornstein, Kate, 9
Botton, Sari, 33
Boyd, Helen, 37
Brantenberg, Gerd, 34
Brewster, Susan, 27
C
Chelsea Whistle, The, 36
Gallo, Marcia M., 10
Gender Outlaws, 9
Girldrive, 33
Girl in Need of a Tourniquet, 25
Girls’ Studies, 5
Goodbye to All That, 33
Good Mother Myth, The, 21
Gore, Ariel, 32
Gottlieb, Daphne, 31
Guy’s Guide to Feminism, The, 6
H
Helping Her Get Free, 27
Hernández, Daisy, 14
Click, 23
He’s a Stud, She’s a Slut and 49 Other Double
Standards Every Woman Should Know, 4
Colonize This!, 14
Hijas Americanas, 17
Cooke, Julia, 15
Hillary Clinton in Her Own Words, 11
Correll, Gemma, 20
History of U.S. Feminisms, A, 2
Cunt, 24
Hogan, Tori, 16
D
Hot and Heavy, 3
Diary of a Mad Housewife, 32
I
Dicker, Rory, 2
Ige, Barbara K., 26
Different Daughters, 10
Intimate Politics, 35
Drag King Dreams, 31
E
Edut, Ophira, 12
Egalia’s Daughters, 34
Eisner, Shiri, 7
Excluded, 9
J
Johnson, Merri L., 25
K
Kaufman, Michael, 6
Kaufman, Sue, 32
Khazzoom, Loolwa, 15
Kimmel, Michael, 6
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INDEX
L
Lemus, Felicia L., 17
Sjoholm, Barbara, 37
Levy, Barrie, 27
Smith, Taigi, 19
Lipkin, Elline, 5
Sometimes Rhythm, Sometimes Blues, 19
Listen Up, 3
Sparrow, Jennifer, 14
Little F’d Up, A, 10
Stories from Blue Latitudes, 14
M
Strange Trade, 16
MacDonald Strong, Shari, 30
Stryker, Susan, 7
Makhijani, Pooja, 18
Sullivan, J. Courtney, 23
Martin, Courtney E., 23
T
Maternal is Political, The, 30
Talvi, Silja J. A., 23
McKelvey, Tara, 28
Tarrant, Shira, 6
Men and Feminism, 6
Tea, Michelle, 28, 36
Molinary, Rose, 12, 17
Terry Mutchler, 35
Muscio, Inga, 24
Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls, 13
N
Tive, Susan, 22
Nelson, Jennifer, 13
Newitz, Annalee, 22
Tovar, Virgie, 3
Trace Elements of Random Tea Parties, 17
Nobody Passes, 8
Transgender History, 8
Norman Nathman, Avital, 21
U
Nunez, Elizabeth, 14
Under Her Skin, 18
O
Under This Beautiful Dome, 35
Oakley, Annie, 29
V
Ochoa, Maria, 26
Valencia, 36
Olson, Alix, 29
Valenti, Jessica, 2, 4, 24, 26
One of the Guys, 28
Ostman, Cami, 22
Other Side of Paradise, The, 15
P
W
Waking Up American, 18
We Don’t Need Another Wave, 11
Wilson, Chana, 25
Pirate Queen, The, 37
Without a Net, 28
Pozner, Jennifer L., 21
What Will It Take to Make a Woman President?, 30
Purity Myth, The, 24
Whipping Girl, 7
R
Willis Aronowitz, Nona, 33
Reality Bites Back, 21
Riding Fury Home, 25
Rogak, Lisa, 11
Rogers, Susan Fox, 34
Rojas, Maythee, 5
S
Schnall, Marianne, 30
Women and Violence, 27
Women Behind Bars, 23
Women of Color and Feminism, 5
Word Warriors, 29
Working Sex, 29
Y
Yes Means Yes!, 26
Serano, Julia, 7, 9
Z
She’s Not the Man I Married, 37
Zeilinger, Julie, 10
She’s Such a Geek, 22
Zeisler, Andi, 20
Shout Out, 26
41
“OUR BODIES ARE INSTALLATION ART
that we curate publicly. Our bodies are the first
message those around us receive. Our bodies are
our physical bookmarks that hold space for us in
the world. Our bodies are magnificent houses for
everything else that we are. Our bodies are a part
of us, just as our kindness, talents, and passion are
a part of us. Yes, we are so much more than our
outer shells, but our outer shells are an integral
part of our being, too. This is why I focus on them.
The way we view our bodies impacts the way
we participate in the world.”
—JES BAKER,
Things No One
Will Tell Fat Girls