Addressing the contradictions surrounding modern-day femininity and its complicated relationship with feminism and postfeminism, this book examines a range of popular female/feminist icons and paradigms. It offers an innovative and forward-looking perspective on femininity and the modern female self.
Addressing the contradictions surrounding modern-day femininity and its complicated relationship with feminism and postfeminism, this book examines a range of popular female/feminist icons and paradigms. It offers an innovative and forward-looking perspective on femininity and the modern female self.
Acknowledgements viIntroduction: The "f-Words" 1Part I From "Feminine Mystique" to "Girl Power" 1 The Problem That Has a Name: The Feminine Concentration Camp 372 Burning the Bra: Second Wave Enemies of Glamour 503 Boiling the Bunny: The Backlash and Macho Feminism 654 Going Pink: Postfeminism and Girl Power 82Part II Postfemininities5 The (Un)happy Housewife Heroine 996 Having It All: The Superwoman 1187 Making It on Her Own: The Singleton 1348 Fighting It: The Supergirl 152Afterword 170Notes 173Bibliography 203Index 216