Where has British feminism gone? Has it retreated into the academy, did it burn out at Greenham Common, has it emigrated to the United States? Natasha Walter discovers that there is a new feminism right here and now in Britain. It is alive and kicking and speaking in the voices of young British women. In defining this new feminism, Natasha Walter celebrates women's growing power, casts aside the dogma of previous generations, and argues that the old adage `The Personal is Political' does more harm than good. Because above all, this new feminism is frankly materialist. Who cares about how women dress, how they talk, how they make love? First, feminism must deliver political power and economic equality.
With tremendous wit, verve and intelligence, THE NEW FEMINISM marks out fresh ground in feminist debate.
- 'Here's feminism as phoenix, and as blazing tourch lighting the way to a new century' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
- 'It will inspire a new generation of women' OBSERVER
- 'At her spirited best, she is a symbol…of power and confidence, and a hopeful sign of new feminist stories in a more egalitarian future' Elaine Showalter, GUARDIAN
- 'Astute and impressive' ELLE
- 'Lively, intelligent and independent' SUNDAY TIMES
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Published 11/02/1999