Difficult Women: A History of Feminism in 11 Fights (The Sunday Times Bestseller)

Difficult Women is a book that celebrates the stories of feminist trailblazers who have been airbrushed from history for being difficult. It provides a manifesto for women who have never been very good at being well-behaved, offering a wealth of intellectual ammunition and provocation.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 04 March 2021
Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Well-behaved women don't make history, but difficult women do. This is the antidote to saccharine you-go-girl fluff. Effortlessly erudite and funny, Caroline Criado-Perez's Strikers in Saris is a must-read for anyone who wants to learn about the feminist trailblazers who have been airbrushed from history for being difficult.

Forget feel-good heroines; meet the feminist trailblazers who have been airbrushed from history for being difficult and discover how they made a difference. Here are their stories in all their shocking, funny, and unvarnished glory.

Shortlisted in the 2020 Parliamentary Book Awards, Difficult Women is a book that is part intellectual weapon in your handbag, part cocktail with a friend. Caitlin Moran calls it "compulsive, rigorous, unforgettable, hilarious, and devastating." Hadley Freeman praises it as a "great manifesto for all those women who have never been very good at being well-behaved."

Mary Beard describes Difficult Women as "full of vivid detail, jam-packed with research, and fizzing with provocation." The Sunday Times calls it "a brilliant and timely book."

So, if you're looking for a book that will challenge your assumptions, inspire you to be a better feminist, and make you laugh out loud, then Difficult Women is the perfect choice. Don't miss out on this essential read.

Weight: 258g
Dimension: 196 x 127 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781784709730