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The Fire This Time: Young Activists and the New Feminism

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The Fire This Time is the book that we've been waiting for to counter the misrepresentation of young feminists as apolitical and hapless. Labaton and Lundy have put together a thoughtful anthology that covers all the usual and important topics; however, this anthology reads more authentic than many others.

This book is written for a general audience, but will be incredibly useful in the university classroom. I can't say enough positive things about this anthology. This is definitely a stronger book than Catching a Wave. CAW is also a great book, tho.

I guess I'm a Feminist . . . I didn't know, but - after reading and the re-reading the essays and prose written and in 'The Fire This Time', I found myself reflecting on what it is to be a feminist, and, to review and think about a new definition of what feminism is as oppossed to perhaps the coined phrase 'women's empowerment'. Nevertheless, I am glad this book was written. As a somewhat traditional man - most but not all sterotypes apply, I found after reading various portions of this book a great need to look at myself, my attitudes, and perhaps my vision a bit more carefully. As a writer myself, I think it is the intent of most writers to make an impact on society's participants: well this book has on me. So, girls and boys of all callings, reading this book might just do you a little good. Well done.

Purchased at the recommendation of a friend as a christmas present for son's girlfriend (both politically active twenty-somethings). She couldn't put it down! Now I'm dying to read it myself.