![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() What surprised you most when delving into the historical and contemporary expressions of women’s anger? 13 as part of the Wisconsin Book Festival - a prescient booking if ever there was one. Traister, who writes for New York magazine, is on a book tour with Good and Mad, and we spoke while she was on a train outside Philadelphia, heading for Washington, D.C. The book is a searing and comprehensive analysis of the history and power of women’s rage, from ancient history to the current #metoo moment. Or do get me started, because according to Traister, the author of Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger, our fury is what’s going to help us dismantle this mess. Did I mention that multitudes of survivors of sexual assault felt triggered while watching credible testimony from an admittedly “terrified” Christine Blasey Ford. Senate voted to confirm to the highest court of the land Judge Brett Kavanaugh - an accused perpetrator of sexual assault, likely committer of perjury, definite partisan and - as demonstrated at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing - an entitled, petulant former prep school/frat boy bully. Why? Because we’re fucking pissed off (and, yes, I was inspired by her book’s passage on the healthy effects of cursing). Everyone wants a piece of Rebecca Traister right now. ![]()
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