As it says. The Women's Room was probably the first feminist novel as such I consciously remember, shortly after its release (though given my age I didn't read it at the time).
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 4 May 2009 19:43 (fifteen years ago) link
woah. i turned up somewhere downtown to see her talk a while back only to hear it was postponed because she was feeling unwell and was admitted to hospital. they hoped she'd recover soon enough to reschedule.
― corps of discovery (schlump), Monday, 4 May 2009 19:52 (fifteen years ago) link
Oh, sad - although she did a get a few more years than she looked like she was going to get some time back. The Women's Room is still a great read.
― Ned Trifle II, Monday, 4 May 2009 23:10 (fifteen years ago) link
Whenever I think about it it reminds of a certain time in the late 70s/early 80s when there seemed to be a lot of classic "wimmins" books about that EVERYONE was reading - Women's Room, Kinflicks, Fear of Flying, Woman on the Edge of Time, Puffball (or something by Fay Weldon anyway), something by Angela Carter. I can remember the covers vividly as well (my copy of The Women's Room had a mirror cover). Where are the feminist classics of to-day?
― Ned Trifle II, Monday, 4 May 2009 23:21 (fifteen years ago) link