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In Defense of the Princess: How Plastic Tiaras and Fairytale Dreams Can Inspire Smart, Strong Women
Jerramy Fine
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Description for In Defense of the Princess: How Plastic Tiaras and Fairytale Dreams Can Inspire Smart, Strong Women
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
It's no secret that most girls, at some point, love all things princess: the poofy dresses, the plastic tiaras, the colour pink. Even grown-up women can't get enough of royal weddings and royal gossip. Yet critics claim the princess dream sets little girls up to be weak and submissive, and allows grown women to indulge in fantasies of rescue rather than hard work and self-reliance. Enter Jerramy Fine - an unabashed feminist who is proud of her life-long princess obsession and more than happy to defend it. Through her amusing life story and in-depth research, Fine makes it clear that ... Read more
It's no secret that most girls, at some point, love all things princess: the poofy dresses, the plastic tiaras, the colour pink. Even grown-up women can't get enough of royal weddings and royal gossip. Yet critics claim the princess dream sets little girls up to be weak and submissive, and allows grown women to indulge in fantasies of rescue rather than hard work and self-reliance. Enter Jerramy Fine - an unabashed feminist who is proud of her life-long princess obsession and more than happy to defend it. Through her amusing life story and in-depth research, Fine makes it clear that ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Running Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
252g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780762458776
SKU
V9780762458776
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About Jerramy Fine
Jerramy Fine was raised in rural Colorado, where her hippie parents hoped and prayed she would outgrow her princess obsession. But she never did. Instead, she moved to England to seek out a more royal life. Her childhood quest to become a princess is detailed in her hilarious memoir Someday My Prince Will Come. Fine studied political science at the ... Read more
Reviews for In Defense of the Princess: How Plastic Tiaras and Fairytale Dreams Can Inspire Smart, Strong Women
The book serves as a reminder that feminism should provide women with the freedom to be anything they want
including princesses. Parents on all sides of the princess debate will find food for thought in this entertaining and provocative book.
Booklist I love counterintuitive theories
they not only keep us on our toes and keep smugness at bay, but they ... Read more
including princesses. Parents on all sides of the princess debate will find food for thought in this entertaining and provocative book.
Booklist I love counterintuitive theories
they not only keep us on our toes and keep smugness at bay, but they ... Read more