Never dismiss your own perspectives. Never question the validity of life in the margins. This anthology truly lives up to its name: It tells the important and diverse stories of women whose voices have been ignored and smothered but will not take silence anymore. These stories as a whole all have an underlying message of feminism and female strength and power, and while some authors may share the same marginalization—no two stories or messages are the same and I LOVE that. Each author had som

TW: mention of racism, sexual assault, racism, homophobia, ableism, abuse, xenophobia Overall Rating: 4/5My Favorite Quotes:My Immigrant American Dream by Sandhya Menon “Perhaps one of the most important lessons I’ve learned in my nearly twenty years in this wonderful country is this: there is no one way to be American.”Her Hair Was Not of Gold by Anna-Marie McLemore “But sometimes, finding those who are like you, exchanging looks of You too? is enough.”Finding my Feminism by Amy Reed “This is o...

I want more Maurene Goo in my life and I've read just about everything listed under her name on Goodreads...so I decided to give this one a try.It was okay. The stories blur after a while. Some stand out (like Maurene Goo's!) But mostly they're a blur of YA authors venting about how much they hate that Donald Trump won the election in 2016. In that sense, as much as this book aims at connecting to a broader dialogue about feminism, it is very rooted in reactionism and post-election emotions. A p...

An outstanding collection of essays about feminism, about activism, and about growing up being female in the US. The voices here are authentic, showcasing not only feelings and experiences, but the ways in which these women have chosen activism that works for them. Standouts in this collection include Brandy Colbert's essay about learning the racist history that changed her home town from one with a larger black population to one where she was one of few black people in her school, Maurene Goo's...

Good essays but I don't think I would reread many of them. I think I liked the one by the previously unpublished writer the best. Many authors focusing on how it felt after Trump was elected got a little repetitive and I feel like makes it more dated. Unsure of how many teens would really be drawn to reading this, but I think it would be great reading for a high school class.

So many of us are hearing the message right now that we do not belong, that we are not welcome. To that - I think I speak on behalf on all of the authors in this book - I say bullshit. You are wanted. You are loved. You belong. I hope you read these pages and see yourself in our stories, see that there is a place for you, with us. I hope the words of these authors help you feel less alone. I hope you read about women just like you, and I hope you read about women very different from you,

For many Americans, not just the females who are talked about and spotlighted in this anthology, there are a few dates that have stuck in their minds from incidents like the KKK lynchings in the 1950's/1960's, Oklahoma Bombing, Kent State Ohio, September 11th, 2001, Deaths of JFK and Martin Luther King and last but not least the elections of 2016 when Donald Trump won out over Hilary Clinton. Each of these events has played a part in some of the authors' lives who have featured in this essay. We...

I want to be careful about what I say about this collection because I don't want to discredit any of the authors who wrote in here. Many of these pieces were intensely beautiful and moving and probably required incredible strength to write. However, I found a lot of them to be repetitive and surface level. The theories and ideas presented in the book are very entry level feminism and I feel don't really accurately portray a lot of feminist theory. In addition, many of these felt like a reaction

This anthology is a tough one for me to rate. If I were reviewing it based solely on the nature of the work—this book about intersectional feminism, equality and equity, and fighting back against a society that perpetuates things like treating women and nonbinary people as less than men (and women/nonbinary people from marginalized communities as lesser, still)—it would be a 5-star read, with no hesitation. We are living in a cultural battleground where, for many of us, our very identities se...

good intentions but mediocre executions.review to come. (also, mediocre executions is a sick band name)

"Ours are the marginalized voices they refuse to listen to. This book, this act of resistance, says our stories matter. Our lives matter. Our voices will not be silenced." This anthology review is going to be a little different than my other ones because it’s nonfiction stories, and it feel weird reviewing and rating each story individually when it’s someone’s personal experiences. I’ve been looking forward to this anthology since I read The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed last year and I d

See more of my reviews on The YA Kitten! My copy was an ARC I got from the publisher via Edelweiss.It is a truth universally acknowledged that being a woman in the United States kinda sucks, especially if you’re a woman of color or queer or disabled or otherwise marginalized. It sucks to different degrees for different people; a cishet white woman and a queer black woman will face very different problems and bigotry in life. Amy Reed brings together a chorus of diverse voices in this anthology,

I don't want to give this anthology a rating, because how could I judge these women's truths?Twenty-something women of various ages, races, and experiences write about their stories of being their own particular brand of female in America. Most, but not all, of the writers are published young adult authors. Each essay reads like a love letter to today's teen girls. There is anger, regret, pride, sass, and wisdom. Every teenage girl could find something here that speaks to her.

Thanks to Riveted I have access to this anthology for 24 hours. Since I can't finish all of the short stories, I will tell you what I read and what I liked. ❤ = Really Liked. ❤❤ = Loved "Finding my Feminism" by Amy Reed - ❤"Fat and Loud" by Julie Murphy "Unexpected Pursuits: Embracing my Indigeneity and Creativity" by Christine Day "Chilled Monkey Brains" by Sona Charaipotra - ❤❤ "Myth Making" by Somaiya Daud - ❤ "Black Girl, Becoming" by Tracy Deonn Walker - ❤❤ But the older I got, the more the...

Raw. Real. Revolutionary. From the first time Mother who found her radical roots with the birth of her daughter, to the immigrant that claimed her independence that challenged her Indian roots, to the accidental activist that after learning what white privilege was, learned how to use it help the marginalized- the collection of women featured in this new release share their stories and ignite a fire to change the world.The diverse voices in this collection are representative of what America is s...

really good!!! except for Ellen Hopkins' essay. I found that one bad and offensive honestly. but otherwise I really enjoyed it!!!!!

Okay, wait. 21 YOUNG ADULT authors writing about their experiences of being a female in america. This can't get any better, right? WRONG. Wait until you actually read this book. AND if you are worried about something in this book Amy Reed provided all the info on things in this book that might be bad for someone younger to read about. "My Immigrant American Dream" By Sandhya Menon"Her Hair Was Not of Gold" By Anna-Marie McLemore"Finding My Feminism" By Amy Reed"Unexpected Pursuits: Embracing My