Believe Me, Jessica Valenti
Believe Me, Jessica Valenti
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Believe Me
How Trusting Women Can Change the World

Author: Jessica Valenti, Jaclyn Friedman

Narrator: Chloe Cannon, Adiagha Faizah, Jaclyn Friedman, Grace Angela Henry, Ellen Liburt, Carmela Marner, Christie Moreau, Molly Parker Myers, Tanis Parenteau, Kortnee Simmons, Jessica Valenti, Willis Williams

Unabridged: 9 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Seal Press

Published: 01/28/2020

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

What would happen if we believed women? A groundbreaking anthology offers a potent rallying cry and theory of change
Harvey Weinstein. Brett Kavanaugh. Jeffrey Epstein. Donald Trump. The most infamous abusers in modern American history are being outed as women speak up to publicly expose behavior that was previously only whispered about -- and it's both making an impact, and sparking a backlash. From the leading, agenda-setting feminist editors of Yes Means Yes, Believe Me brings readers into the evolving landscape of the movement against sexual violence, and outlines how trusting women is the critical foundation for future progress.
In Believe Me, contributors ask and answer the crucial question: What would happen if we didn't just believe women, but acted as though they matter? If we take women's experiences of online harassment seriously, it will transform the internet. If we listen to and center survivors, we could revolutionize our systems of justice. If we believe Black women when they talk about pain, we will save countless lives.
With contributions from many of the most important voices in feminism today, Believe Me is an essential roadmap for the #MeToo era and beyond.

About Jessica Valenti

JESSICA VALENTI is a columnist for The Guardian US where she writes about gender and politics. In 2004 she founded the award-winning Feministing.com, which Columbia Journalism Review called “head and shoulders above almost any writing on women’s issues in mainstream media.”? Her work has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Nation, and Ms. She is the author of several books, including the national bestseller Full Frontal Feminism. Jessica lives in Brooklyn with her husband and daughter.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Caitlyn on June 28, 2020

It took me four months to finally finish this book. Not because I thought it wasn't good, but because these essays were so powerful and personal that sometimes it became too much to keep going without a break. Sexual assault, rape, workplace harassment, sexism, and racism are heavy topics, but each......more

Goodreads review by Stacey on March 19, 2020

This book does a really wonderful job of capturing a wide expanse of issues that all connect to this same question: What would happen if we trust women? It’s good to read this one in small bites, as each short essay packs a powerful punch.......more

Goodreads review by Bryn on March 07, 2021

I read this for Feminist Book Club. It's a book of essays concerning the importance of believing women's stories about abuse. I have an idea. Why don't men just stop raping women?......more

Goodreads review by Jenni on January 25, 2021

Believe Me is an intense read. All of its essays, written by a wide variety of authors, illustrate issues that touch everyone when we don't trust women, from advancements in health care to the pipeline from domestic abuse/sexual harassment to school shootings. Much of it is sad in hindsight: we can......more

Goodreads review by Momily on February 28, 2020

At first I felt that the essays were all very similar and covered the same topics; however, the farther I got into the book the more I enjoyed it. I loved the different styles-- letters, comics, interviews-- and the different topics covered. I felt like I learned something about different cultures,......more

Quotes

"This urgent volume shines a light on the moral imperative to trust and believe women in order to save lives."—Ms.

"In this urgent essay collection, feminist activists Valenti and Friedman bring together a diverse range of contributors to make the case for 'a simple but radical trust in women' ... Consistently well-written and soundly reasoned, these essays persuasively cast the tendency to doubt women as one of America's greatest social ills ... an illuminating call to action."—Publishers Weekly

"Inclusive and essential... a must-have for the modern reader."—Library Journal, starred review

"Believe Me is a book that lives up to its title. Jessica Valenti and Jaclyn Friedman have brought together writers, legal experts, actors, advocates, and more, creating both a call to action and a roadmap for a better future -- the future women deserve. It's hard to imagine a more powerful and timely portrait of the moment we're in, and where I hope we're headed."—Cecile Richards, co-founder of Supermajority and former president of Planned Parenthood

"A fierce, necessary volume of truth, accountability, and prognostication from a roster of the most fearless and perceptive writers working today. Believe Me feels like therapy to anyone who has been paying attention."—Lindy West

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