I went into reading this book with the new introduction and was pretty sure I wouldn't find anything surprising since feminism has come so far. I was completely wrong

I was shocked by the regression in feminism that happened post-WW2 and also in the way stories and news articles were rejected and reworked.

I was also taken aback that even university curriculum textbooks discouraged progressive thinking for women.

Although you might not feel radicalised by this book as things HAVE come a long way since it was written, it serves as a fascinating account of a period of time and is eloquent and insightful.

The new introduction helps to really put this into perspective for a modern reader.

Thanks to Netgalley for this ARC.