Selected Titles from Seal Press
Feminism and Pop Culture: Seal Studies, by Andi Zeisler. $12.95, 978-1-58005-237-5. Andi Zeisler, cofounder of Bitch magazine, traces the impact of feminism on pop culture (and vice versa) from the 1940s to today.
Get Opinionated: A Progressive’s Guide to Finding Your Voice (and Taking A Little Action), by Amanda Marcotte. $15.95, 978-1-58005-302-0. Hilarious, bold, and very opinionated, this book helps young women get a handle on the issues they care about—and provides suggestions for the small steps they can take towards change.
Girls’ Studies: Seal Studies, by Elline Lipkin. $14.95, 978-1-58005-248-1. A look at the socialization of girls in today’s society and the media’s influence on gender norms, expectations, and body image.
Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World Without Rape, by Jaclyn Friedman and Jessica Valenti. $15.95, 978-1-58005-257-3. This powerful and revolutionary anthologyoffers a paradigm shift from the “No Means No” model, challenging men and women to truly value female sexuality and ultimately end rape.
Colonize This!: Young Women of Color on Today’s Feminism, edited by Daisy Hernandez and Bushra Rehman. $16.95, 978-1-58005-067-8. An insight into a new generation of brilliant, outspoken women of color—how they are speaking to the concerns of feminism and their place in it.
The Purity Myth: How America’s Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women, by Jessica Valenti. $16.95, 978-1-58005-314-3. With her usual balance of intelligence and wit, Valenti presents a powerful argument that girls and women, even in this day and age, are overly valued for their sexuality—and that this needs to stop.