Whose Story is This? Old Conflicts, New Chapters by Rebecca Solnit

Synopsis "Who gets to shape the narrative of our times? The current moment is a battle royale over that foundational power, one in which women, people of color, non-straight people are telling other versions, and white people and men and particularly white men are trying to hang onto the old versions and their own centrality. … Continue reading Whose Story is This? Old Conflicts, New Chapters by Rebecca Solnit →

The Mother of All Questions by Rebecca Solnit

Last year, I read Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit, who is credited with coining the term mansplaining. This term is likely familiar to all of us by now, as many women have had more than enough occasions to use it in our daily lives. I know I have! Unlike Men Explain Things … Continue reading The Mother of All Questions by Rebecca Solnit →

Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit

Rebecca Solnit's book of essays Men Explain Things to Me, which includes her most famous essay of the same name, is a must-read. Each essay uses the right amount of humor to discuss feminism and contemporary society, and a topic that can be annoying and uncomfortable: mainsplaining. "Every woman knows what I'm talking about. It's the presumption … Continue reading Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit →