Author: Amelia Shore
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I Call Myself a Feminist – Book Review
I call myself a feminist – The view from twenty-five women under thirty (edited by Victoria Pepe, Rachel Holmes, Amy Annette, Martha Mosse and Alice Stride) This book is essential reading for anyone questioning if they are a feminist, are put off feminism, or are wondering if it is even necessary to be one in Read more
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Women Holding Things by Maira Kalman
This whimsical, yet emotionally weighty, book is my favourite of Maira Kalman’s, for her ability to make me think about and celebrate the myriad of women’s lives, The mundane and (not always) literal act of ‘holding’ is used as a metaphor for all that women carry. Or all that we hold on to. Emotional labour, Read more
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Book – White Feminism by Koa Beck
This book is my opening gambit, my ‘must read’ text as part of my feminist re-education because I am white, cis gendered, feminist-identified and middle-class. From these basic facts, I know that unless I understand my own positionality, I will never be able to learn more than superficially about feminism. Reading this book is part Read more
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Who am I?
I am a 50 year old woman who has rediscovered feminism both through her (now adult) children and a difficult divorce. I am a strong, kick-ass, almost fearless woman who once thought of herself as a clear and present, dangerous feminist. However a lifetime of patriarchal conditioning, and a half-lifetime of traditional marriage and motherhood, Read more
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Surely I’m a feminist?
I am a feminist. I am a woman so of course I am. I always have been. Haven’t I? Standing for all that I believed a strong woman stands for, I have never questioned that I stand strong for women. Over my 50 years on this earth I have strided. I have forged. I have Read more