Can We All Be Feminists?: Seventeen writers on intersectionality, identity and finding the right way forward for feminism - Softcover

Eric-Udorie, June

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0349009880 ISBN 13: 9780349009889

Publisher: Virago, 2019

Synopsis

'A map for how feminism can move forward inclusively' (GRAZIA), featuring essays by writers including Brit Bennett, bestselling author of The Vanishing Half, and Afua Hirsch, bestselling author of Brit(ish)

Black Lives Matter * Trans Rights * Sex Workers' Rights * Body Positivity * Disability Rights * Immigration * British Muslims * Intersectionality * Latinx Identity * Colourism

How can we make feminism more inclusive?

In Can We All Be Feminists? seventeen writers from diverse backgrounds wrestle with this question, exploring what feminism means to them in the context of their other identities. Edited by the inspiring activist and writer June Eric-Udorie, this impassioned, thought-provoking collection offers a vision for a new feminism that is truly for all.

Including essays by: Soofiya Andry, Gabrielle Bellot, Caitlin Cruz, Nicole Dennis-Benn, Brit Bennett, Evette Dionne, Aisha Gani, Afua Hirsch, Juliet Jacques, Wei Ming Kam, Mariya Karimjee, Eishar Kaur, Emer O'Toole, Frances Ryan, Zoé Samudzi, Charlotte Shane and Selina Thompson.

'As timely as it is well-written, this clear-eyed collection is just what I need right now' Jacqueline Woodson, author of Red at the Bone

'Not just a key read but a mandatory one' STYLIST

'The intersectional feminist anthology we all need to read' BUSTLE

Shortlisted for the 2019 Bread and Roses Award for Radical Publishing

About this title

About the Author

June Eric-Udorie is a twenty-year-old writer and feminist activist. Named Elle UK's 'Female Activist of the Year' for 2017, she has been included on lists of influential and inspiring women by the BBC, the Guardian and more.

From the Back Cover

'A must read' Stylist

This book is an essential contribution to the debate around most important question for contemporary feminism: how can we make feminism more inclusive? Here, seventeen writers explore the interplay between identity, intersectionality, equality and gender, from a hijab-wearing Muslim to a disability rights activist to a body-positive performance artist to a transgender journalist.


Can We All Be Feminists? is edited by June Eric Udorie, named Activist of the Year by Elle magazine and one of 100 most 'inspirational and influential women' by the BBC.

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'The must-read intersectional feminist collection' Emerald Street

'A wake up call' Sunday Times

'June is a passionate feminist activist and a powerful new voice' Guardian


'If you aren't already familiar with the writing of June Eric-Udorie, prepare to be blown away' Independent

Edition details

• Publisher: Virago
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0349009880
• ISBN 13: 9780349009889
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288