Interweaving commentary and interviews, the author of Storming the Statehouse captures the outrage of women whose lives have been touched by sexual violence and sexual harassment and calls for change. 30,000 first printing. $35,000 ad/promo.
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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
After Clarence Thomas's 1991 confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court were rocked by Anita Hill's allegations of sexual harassment, Morris ( Storming the Statehouse ) decided to collect "corroborating testimony: stories that might demonstrate how common--even tame--Hill's initial experiences with Clarence Thomas had been." She wanted to tear away what Edmund Burke called "the decent drapery of life," the blanket of silence that protects predatory men and, as she discovered during her interviews, that is maintained by other women--mothers, sisters, daughters, friends and co-workers. Most of the book is drawn from Morris's interviews, as women talk of verbal harassment and physical abuse and the variety of responses from putting up with it to whistleblowing. Only in the final third of the book does Morris begin a historical analysis, citing the shaping force of popular culture . While she provides interesting portraits of several women working on issues like rape treatment and sexual harassment, Morris could have addressed more fully the question of how to establish healthier patterns of male-female interaction. Author tour.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Morris ( Fanny Wright , Harvard Univ. Pr. 1984; Storming the Statehouse , LJ 4/1/92) dedicates this collection of stories of sexual harassment to Anita Hill, whom Morris credits with motivating many previously passive women to speak out and so begin a process of national education and enlightenment. Morris sees this book as part of that process, and many of her interviews are indeed revealing: in addition to working-class, immigrant, and pink-collar women, she also talked to distinguished and successful professionals, some of whom describe their experiences here for the first time. Morris's own research supplies context for the women's accounts. Some of this seems a bit superficial, and the psychodynamics of the harasser are not discussed here. Nevertheless, this volume will provide plenty of material to fuel further research. Recommended for both general readers and specialists.
- Beverly Miller, Boise State Univ. Lib., Id.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Beverly Miller, Boise State Univ. Lib., Id.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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