The Female Persuasion is the new novel by Meg Wolitzer. It is about the relationship between an older feminist, reminiscent of Gloria Steinem, and a bright young feminist in the making named Greer. The novel follows both women as well as Greer's boyfriend Cory and her activist friend Zee.
Wolitzer shows what it means to be a feminist, fighting for women's right to decide and to chose for themselves on so many issues. Fighting for the right to be safe and equal. She shows how women stand together and how at times they betray one another and even their own ideals.
This is not a perfect book in any way, and in fact I was quite disappointed by the ending, where the story was jumped forward and summed up quickly and happily as if Wolitzer ran out of time and energy to finish the book. However, I found the book very timely; there's a lot to think about here and it would make for a great discussion.
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