Book details

  • Genre:humor
  • Sub-genre:Form / Essays
  • Language:English
  • Pages:188
  • Paperback ISBN:9781667805085

Excuse Me for Yelling

Loud & Funny Thoughts on Being a Woman in the 21st (Going On 13th) Century

By Leigh Anne Jasheway

Overview

What's a girl to do when it's the 21st Century, but the patriarchy wants us to sit down, shut up, and look pretty (or, if you're over 30, disappear)? If you're anything like the author, you want to laugh and yell (and not necessarily in that order). Join in this hysterical look at fights we're still fighting, whether for equal pay or pants with pockets.
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Description

What's a girl to do when it's the 21st Century, but the patriarchy wants us to sit down, shut up, and look pretty (or, if you're over 30, disappear)? If you're anything like the author, you want to laugh and yell (and not necessarily in that order). Join in this hysterical look at fights we're still fighting, whether for reproductive rights, equal pay, or pants with pockets.
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About The Author

Leigh Anne is a comedy writer who has written more books than she's had wiener dogs. Her work has also appeared in over 2 dozen anthologies and 1,000 published essays and columns. When not writing or yelling "Stop barking at the UPS guy!," she runs an improv comedy troupe, gardens, and randomly inserts Oxford commas into other people's writing.
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