The Resource Trainwreck : the women we love to hate, mock, and fear ... and why, Sady Doyle
Trainwreck : the women we love to hate, mock, and fear ... and why, Sady Doyle
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- Summary
- "From Mary Wollstonecraft--who, for decades after her death, was more famous for her illegitimate child and suicide attempts than for A Vindication of the Rights of Woman--to Charlotte Brontë, Billie Holiday, Sylvia Plath, and even Hillary Clinton, [this book] dissects a centuries-old phenomenon and asks what it means now, in a time when we have unprecedented access to celebrities and civilians alike, and when women are pushing harder than ever against the boundaries of what it means to 'behave'"--Amazon.com
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xx, 297 pages
- Contents
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- Preface: Our trainwrecks, ourselves
- The trainwreck: her crimes. Sex ; Need ; Madness ; Death
- The trainwreck: her options. Shut up ; Speak up
- The trainwreck: her role. Scapegoat ; Revolutionary
- Conclusion: The view from the tracks
- Isbn
- 9781612195636
- Label
- Trainwreck : the women we love to hate, mock, and fear ... and why
- Title
- Trainwreck
- Title remainder
- the women we love to hate, mock, and fear ... and why
- Statement of responsibility
- Sady Doyle
- Subject
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- trueWomen in public life
- trueWomen -- Personal conduct
- trueWomen in mass media
- Celebrities -- Conduct of life | Press coverage
- Celebrities -- Conduct of life | Public opinion
- trueCelebrities -- Personal conduct
- trueFailure (Psychology)
- trueFeminist theory
- trueHumiliation
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies
- trueSexism
- trueSociety and culture -- Gender | Women
- Women -- Conduct of life | Press coverage
- Women -- Conduct of life | Public opinion
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "From Mary Wollstonecraft--who, for decades after her death, was more famous for her illegitimate child and suicide attempts than for A Vindication of the Rights of Woman--to Charlotte Brontë, Billie Holiday, Sylvia Plath, and even Hillary Clinton, [this book] dissects a centuries-old phenomenon and asks what it means now, in a time when we have unprecedented access to celebrities and civilians alike, and when women are pushing harder than ever against the boundaries of what it means to 'behave'"--Amazon.com
- Summary
- A historical look at the "trainwreck," famous women who are best known for their transgressions, including Sylvia Plath, Whitney Houston, Billie Holiday, and Harriet Jacobs
- Award
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- Amelia Bloomer List, 2017
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2016
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10529026
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Doyle, Sady
- Dewey number
- 305.40973
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Women in mass media
- Celebrities
- Celebrities
- Women
- Women
- Feminist theory
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture
- Target audience
- adult
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- the women we love to hate, mock, and fear... and why
- Label
- Trainwreck : the women we love to hate, mock, and fear ... and why, Sady Doyle
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-287) and index
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- volume
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- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
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- Contents
- Preface: Our trainwrecks, ourselves -- The trainwreck: her crimes. Sex ; Need ; Madness ; Death -- The trainwreck: her options. Shut up ; Speak up -- The trainwreck: her role. Scapegoat ; Revolutionary -- Conclusion: The view from the tracks
- Control code
- ocn942838445
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- xx, 297 pages
- Isbn
- 9781612195636
- Lccn
- 2016015117
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)942838445
- Label
- Trainwreck : the women we love to hate, mock, and fear ... and why, Sady Doyle
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-287) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Preface: Our trainwrecks, ourselves -- The trainwreck: her crimes. Sex ; Need ; Madness ; Death -- The trainwreck: her options. Shut up ; Speak up -- The trainwreck: her role. Scapegoat ; Revolutionary -- Conclusion: The view from the tracks
- Control code
- ocn942838445
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- xx, 297 pages
- Isbn
- 9781612195636
- Lccn
- 2016015117
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)942838445
Subject
- trueWomen in public life
- trueWomen -- Personal conduct
- trueWomen in mass media
- Celebrities -- Conduct of life | Press coverage
- Celebrities -- Conduct of life | Public opinion
- trueCelebrities -- Personal conduct
- trueFailure (Psychology)
- trueFeminist theory
- trueHumiliation
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies
- trueSexism
- trueSociety and culture -- Gender | Women
- Women -- Conduct of life | Press coverage
- Women -- Conduct of life | Public opinion
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- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Best Social Sciences Books: 2016
- trueAmelia Bloomer Lists - Young Adult Nonfiction: 2017
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Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
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