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Book Review: Brave Dames and Wimpettes
Jan. 11th, 2006 03:01 pmBrave Dames and Wimpettes
by Susan Isaacs
Copyright 1999
ISBN: 0-345-42281-3
In this look at the way female characters are portrayed on screen and in books Isaacs points out how just because a woman appears to be in a position of power does not automatically make her a powerful woman.
She explores the differences between characters who live by the Brave Dame Philosophy and those who live by the Wimpette Philosophy.
After the author explains the differences between her two categories of women she goes on to give examples of characters in different roles of life and points out where on the spectrum they fall. She has chapters on women characters as wives, mothers, workers and friends.
Overall this was an interesting book that made some important points about the way that women are still portrayed in the entertainment industry. I would have liked it more, I think, if it had been longer. At 145 pages of text, Isaacs didn't really have enough room to go into the sort of detail I would have liked.
Rating: 8 out of 10.
( Brave Dame Philosophy )
( Wimpette Philosophy )
And, I updated my To Read List.
by Susan Isaacs
Copyright 1999
ISBN: 0-345-42281-3
In this look at the way female characters are portrayed on screen and in books Isaacs points out how just because a woman appears to be in a position of power does not automatically make her a powerful woman.
She explores the differences between characters who live by the Brave Dame Philosophy and those who live by the Wimpette Philosophy.
After the author explains the differences between her two categories of women she goes on to give examples of characters in different roles of life and points out where on the spectrum they fall. She has chapters on women characters as wives, mothers, workers and friends.
Overall this was an interesting book that made some important points about the way that women are still portrayed in the entertainment industry. I would have liked it more, I think, if it had been longer. At 145 pages of text, Isaacs didn't really have enough room to go into the sort of detail I would have liked.
Rating: 8 out of 10.
( Brave Dame Philosophy )
( Wimpette Philosophy )
And, I updated my To Read List.
