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The Beauty Myth
By Naomi Wolf
From the show What Younger Women Think About Older Women

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From The Publisher:

In this controversial national bestseller, feminist scholar Naomi Wolf argues that there is one hurdle in the struggle for equality that women have yet to clear—the myth of female beauty. She exposes today's unrealistic standards of female beauty as a destructive form of social control and a reaction against women's increasing status in business and politics.

The book explores the phenomenon of the violent backlash against feminism that uses images of female beauty as a political weapon against women's advancement.

"A smart, angry, insightful book, and a clarion call to freedom. Every woman should read it." — Gloria Steinem