Name: Feminism from A to Z
ISBN: 9781433827211

Gayle E. Pitman

Written by the author of the Stonewall Award-winning book, This Day in June, Feminism From A to Z is an alphabetical primer on feminism for teen girls. The chapters take a look at the history and current events through the lens of feminist theory and introduce an inclusive and wide range of feminist thoughts and perspectives. Includes an introduction to readers on how to use the book and an alphabetical call-to-action.

Feminism from A to Z

Allie Herrington

A good primer for an important (and timely) subject.

Librarian: Feminism can be a really touchy subject among some segments of the population. There's a lot of confusion about what it means, and even people who believe in feminist ideals sometimes believe themselves to not be feminists. This book hopes to dispel some of those misconceptions, especially among teen girls. It does that by structuring the book in the most basic way possible, as an ABC book.
I spend a lot of time looking for books that explain tough subjects in ways that teens can understand. This book succeeds on that score. I'll need to go over the collection to see if we need another book on this subject, but if we do I'll recommend it for purchase. 
Reader: As a reader I found this book to be a satisfactory explanation of the subject manner. There was nothing groundbreaking in it, and very little that I didn't already know. Admittedly, I'm not the target audience. I'm an adult who freely admits to being a feminist, rather than a teen who doesn't really know what the word even means. If I did fall into that demographic, I'm sure that I would find this an informative and interesting book.

Leelynn Brady

Disclaimer: I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you to Gayle E. Pitman, PhD., Netgalley, and Magination Press for this free copy. All quotes in this review are taken from the Advanced Reader Copy and may change in final publication.

I usually don’t read nonfiction novels, but I wanted to read this one based on the subject matter. I was curious to see how Dr. Pitman would give us the ABCs of feminism and how she would present it without it being too basic. It was actually really great, and this is a book that I would totally keep on hand. This actually reminds me that I should be getting a copy very soon.

In the introduction, Dr. Pitman did explain that there may have been some words that didn’t seem to match with the public idea of feminism, but she really showed otherwise through her commentary with each word. I liked how she did that, and I learned a lot of different things that I didn’t think about before, and was also able to dive deeper into certain topics, events, people, etc. that Dr. Pitman mentioned after her brief overviews. I felt like I was doing a research project that I actually enjoyed for once!

This is a pretty short review since there really isn’t much I could say without divulging the contents of the book too much, but all in all, I thought it was a great nonfiction novel for both YA and NA readers to dip their toes a little more into the world of feminism and what exactly it means.

Feminism from A to Z

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