How to raise a feminist son : motherhood, masculinity, and the making of my family
(2021)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
306.8743/JHA,S

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Adult Nonfiction 306.8743/JHA,S Available

Details

PUBLISHED
Seattle : Sasquatch Books, [2021]
DESCRIPTION

xxi, 265 pages ; 23 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9781632173645, 1632173646 :, 1632173646, 9781632173645
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Help, I just found out I'm having a son! -- What if I'm not a good feminist? -- What would the goddesses do? -- Has Mother Goose ever heard of feminism? -- If it takes a village, where's my feminist village? -- How will I shield him from the men around us? -- How will I shield him from the media? -- Do I really have to talk to him about sex? -- Is feminism good for his body, as well as his mind? -- What if he slips up? -- Will my boy of color feel too burdened? Will my white son feel too guilty? -- What if I slip up? -- How will I know if I've succeeded in raising a feminist son?

"This book is both an incredibly moving mother-son love story told in personal essays, and a parenting manual with concrete advice and actionable takeaways for feminists of all stripes hoping to dismantle toxic masculinity, one sweet boy at a time"--