![]() ![]() ![]() Kudos to Doyle for her consistency throughout the text in reminding readers that that other word we are called, “woman” is definitionally complex. Men fear us, and so in their various creative, legal and familial discourses, we are constructed as monsters. It’s rather difficult to keep propping up the patriarchy because the truth is that women are so very powerful. We know these roles well because all of culture-our artworks, our governments, our kinships-defines and polices these roles in the service of patriarchal maintenance. Say them with me because you know them well: daughter, wife, mother. The book examines three roles that women are permitted to have in the world. I was reading it at school each morning before work and literally every 10th grade girl who saw the giant pink female symbol with devil horns on the cover said to me, “Ooooh, what are you reading?” If the preceding two sentences caused you to laugh a little but did not whatsoever constitute breaking news, go pick up a copy of Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers: Monstrosity, Patriarchy, and the Fear of Female Power-plus a few extra copies to share with the rest of your coven. By “people” I mean men, and by “admits to” I mean “has published a new book”, and by “is a witch” I mean “encourages women to claim their power”. People are going to say that Sady Doyle admits to being a witch. ![]()
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