Feminism Backwards

By Rosita Sweetman

Feminism Backwards is part memoir, part documentary. A founding member of the Irish Women's Liberation Movement Rosita Sweetman gleefully recalls the triumphs - and the tribulations - of trying to drag a reluctant Ireland into the 20th Century, crucially, re-appraising Chains or Change the IWLM's famous pamphlet, detailing what life was like for women in 1970s Ireland - appalling.

Feminism Backwards is also a howl of despair at how women have been treated worldwide down through the centuries, and how misogyny and sexual repression got such a stranglehold on Ireland. Having a survived a marriage break up Rosita re-found her feminism sadly buried, along with her chutzpah. She passionately believes feminism is not about blaming men, or pushing a few women to the top so they can be 'she-men' for the patriarchy. It's about creating a world fit for everyone.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 178117749X
• ISBN13: 9781781177495
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Mercier Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.8"