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Reviewed on June 29, 2018 | Nonfiction
In her latest work, Chesler (The Death of Feminism) does her best to establish her centrality to the second-wave feminist movement. The book is mostly a memoir and one written with the desire to expose the human side of other women in the movement, most frequently in ways far more flattering to Chesler than to her colleagues. Chesler dismantles concepts of sisterhood and draws attention to inconsistencies, in-fighting, and "mean girl" behavior that impacted her relationships with, for example, Andrea Dworkin, Kate Millet, and Gl...Log In or Sign Up to Read More