The seed : infertility is a feminist issue
(Book)
Author
Published
Toronto : Coach House Books, [2019].
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781552453858, 1552453855
Physical Desc
141 pages ; 19 cm
Status
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Concord - Adult | 618.178 Kimball | On Shelf |
Lasell University - Main | 618.178 K56s 2019 | On Shelf |
Waltham - Adult | 618.178 Kimball | On Shelf |
Winchester - Adult | 618.178 Kimball | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
Toronto : Coach House Books, [2019].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781552453858, 1552453855
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-141)
Description
"Notes on desire, reproduction, and grief, and how feminism doesn't support women struggling to have children. In pop culture as much as in policy advocacy, the feminist movement has historically left infertile women out in the cold. This book traverses the chilly landscape of miscarriage, and the particular grief that accompanies the longing to make a family. Framed by her own desire for a child, journalist Alexandra Kimball brilliantly reveals the pain and loneliness of infertility, especially as a lifelong feminist. Her experience of online infertility support groups - where women gather in forums to discuss IVF, surrogacy, and isolation - leaves her longing for a real life community of women working to break down the stigma of infertility. In the tradition of Eula Biss's On Immunity and Barbara Ehrenreich's Bright-sided, Kimball marries perceptive analysis with deep reportage - her findings show the lie behind the prevailing, and at times paradoxical, cultural attitudes regarding women's right to actively choose to have children. Braiding together feminist history, memoir, and reporting from the front lines of the battle for reproductive rights and technology, The Seed plants in readers the desire for a world where no woman is made to feel that her biology is her destiny."--,Provided by publisher
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kimball, A. (2019). The seed: infertility is a feminist issue (First edition.). Coach House Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kimball, Alexandra, 1978-. 2019. The Seed: Infertility Is a Feminist Issue. Coach House Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kimball, Alexandra, 1978-. The Seed: Infertility Is a Feminist Issue Coach House Books, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kimball, Alexandra. The Seed: Infertility Is a Feminist Issue First edition., Coach House Books, 2019.
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