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March 8, 2013 By Meg Waite Clayton

For most of history, Anonymous was a woman – But not anymore

Happy International Women's DayTo take a slightly different slant on the famous Virginia Woolf quote: For most of history, Anonymous was a woman — but not anymore. Today is International Women’s Day, and I’m celebrating by working on an op-ed piece, in part because women remain grossly underrepresented on the op-ed pages of our major newspapers, but mostly because I have something that I think needs to be said about how women continue to be perceived, despite the progress feminism has made. Anyone who has read my novels won’t be surprised to find I believe calling myself a feminist makes me more feminine rather than less so, despite all the press over all the years that has suggested the contrary. Strong, intelligent, outspoken women are sexy to the right man. And who wants the wrong man?
Because I’m a book person, I’m also celebrating by suggesting some great books that have inspired me. It doesn’t begin to be comprehensive; it’s just a few book that are important to me. They’re all non-fiction, because when I start adding fiction, the list just gets too dang long. But there are some terrifically inspiring novels out there as well.
If you have a favorite feminist book or feminist quote, please share it in the comments. And happy International Women’s Day! – Meg

When Everything Changed by Gail Collins
When Everything Changed by Gail Collins
Big Girls Don't Cry by Rebecca Traister Cover
Big Girls Don’t Cry by Rebecca Traister
Backlash by Susan Faludi
Backlash by Susan Faludi
Against Our Will by Susan Brownmiller
Against Our Will by Susan Brownmiller
Bossypants by Tina Fey Cover
Bossypants by Tina Fey
The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf Cover
The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf
Click by J Courtney Sullivan
Click by J Courtney Sullivan
He's a Stud She's a Slut by Jessica Valenti
He’s a Stud She’s a Slut by Jessica Valenti

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Meg Waite Clayton is a New York Times and internationally bestselling author of THE LAST TRAIN TO LONDON, a Jewish Book Award finalist based on the true story of the Kindertransport rescue of ten thousand children from Nazi-occupied Europe—and one brave woman who helped them escape. Her six prior novels include the Langum-Prize honored The Race for Paris and The Wednesday Sisters, one of Entertainment Weekly's 25 Essential Best Friend Novels of all time. A graduate of the University of Michigan and its law school, she has also written for the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The San Francisco Chronicle, Forbes, Runners World, and public radio, often on the subject of the particular challenges women face. megwaiteclayton.com

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