Which of these to read first?

[DocMcFanjo]

Thanks to this board and the genuinely fascinating discussions on it of late on the subject gender/transgender, I'm beginning to explore feminism properly.

Apart from some great blogs and posts I've been reading, I bought "Wifework", "Living dolls", and "The Equality Illusion". (Any excuse for book buying.)

Any recommendations as to which to read first?

[DetestableHerytike]

They are all good! I'm going to say The Equality Illusion.

[AnneLovesGilbert]

Living dolls was great. I've recommended it to loads of people.

Also Caitlin Moran's How To Be A Woman. Several people I know loathe it but I liked it a lot.

Female Chauvinist Pigs was also good I think, read that a while ago.

[AskBasil]

I love wifework

It's quite a quick read too

[DetestableHerytike]

Three books, three posts, three opinions? What kind of hive mind do you call this?

[Petal40]

I'm on page 4 of wife work.....apparently men get a lot more out of a marriage than a woman does.....we should start a book club all read the same book and discuss it after and during...I'm game

[DocMcFanjo]

Ha! Herding cats Detestable!

Thanks all for making me want to begin all three at once.

I think I'll plump for Wifework because DH just inadvertently pissed me off over a minor domestic issue and I feel like getting my righteous indignation on.

[DocMcFanjo]

Ooh cross post Petal. It was your original thread that got me fired up in the first place!

There's a feminist book club board actually (think that's its name). If you want to start a thread I've no doubt I'll be moved to contribute judging by the reviews!

[DetestableHerytike]

Wife work was done in FBC once upon a time! That is no reason not to do it again though!

[DetestableHerytike]

Ooh, so was Equality Illusion and the author posted!


www.mumsnet.com/Talk/feminist_book_club/943513-Feminism-Book-Club-The-Equality-Illusion-by-Kat-Banyard-14?pg=3

[PaperdollCartoon]

Also read Delusions of Gender. I've studied feminism at degree level since reading it and still think that's one of the best books out there on this area.

[1moreglassplease]

I'd like to recommend Susan Brownmiller's book "In Our Time" which is a great memoir about the second wave of feminism in the US, which she was in the thick of it.