{"product_id":"breaking-free-the-lie-of-equality-and-the-feminist-fight-for-freedom-hardcover","title":"Breaking Free: The Lie of Equality and the Feminist Fight for Freedom - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarcie Bianco\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA bold argument that \"equality\" is a racist, patriarchal ideal that perpetuates women's systemic oppression and limits the possibilities of feminism--with a plan to transform the movement\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For more than a century, women have fought for equality. Yet, time and again, their battles have fallen short. Even so-called constitutionally-protected equal rights can be withdrawn by judges and undermined by legislators. But the greater problem is in the notion of equality itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eBreaking Free\u003c\/i\u003e, culture writer Marcie Bianco persuasively argues that the very concept of equality is a fallacy, an illusory goal that cannot address historic forms of discrimination and oppression. Starting with the campaign for women's suffrage and traveling through modern history, she shows us how equality has been designed to keep women and disenfranchised communities chasing an unobtainable goal. Conditioned for generations to want equality, it has become an insidious mindset locking us into the gender binary and reductive identity politics. Bianco calls upon a long-overlooked lineage to argue that only freedom can liberate feminism from these constraints, and proposes three freedom practices for women to reclaim their bodily autonomy and power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What happens if we free ourselves of equality? Controversial and thrilling, \u003ci\u003eBreaking Free \u003c\/i\u003eguides readers toward new hope for the future of the feminist movement. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarcie Bianco\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, editor, and cultural critic. She has written, taught, and lectured about feminism, ethics, literature, and culture for more than fifteen years. A 2013 Lambda Literary Fellow, her writing has appeared at CNN, NBC Think, and \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair, \u003c\/i\u003e among other outlets and academic publications. Bianco is a columnist at the Women's Media Center and a SheSource expert. She currently is an editor at \u003ci\u003eStanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR), \u003c\/i\u003e an award-winning quarterly print magazine. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.17 x 9.49 x 6.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 05, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764768080160,"sku":"9781541702424","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ccac698632a1129d4cb86f0c94ae95b2.webp?v=1780254102","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/breaking-free-the-lie-of-equality-and-the-feminist-fight-for-freedom-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}