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Women and other monsters building a new mythology

"This essay collection uses female monsters from Greek mythology to explore traits that women are taught to suppress, and encourage readers to embrace them instead"--

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Main Author:	Zimmerman, Jess (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boston, MA : Beacon Press, [2021]
Subjects:	Self-esteem in women. Misogyny. Monsters. Mythology, Greek. Essays.
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Summary:	"This essay collection uses female monsters from Greek mythology to explore traits that women are taught to suppress, and encourage readers to embrace them instead"--
Physical Description:	x, 213 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-211).
ISBN:	9780807054932 0807054933
Author Notes:	Jess Zimmerman is the editor in chief of Electric Literature . Her essays, fiction, opinion pieces, and prose poetry have appeared in publications including Vice , Slate , The Cut , the Washington Post , The Guardian , and the New Republic . She lives in Brooklyn. Connect with her @j_zimms.