Williamsburg resident Emma Gray releases feminist handbook
“The 2016 presidential election felt, in some ways, like a referendum on the value of women (and people of color and immigrants and refugees and Muslims … the list goes on), one that we had lost. On the evening of Nov. 9, I walked in a daze under the gray, drizzly haze that seemed to permeate New York City to meet three friends, all women who shared my single minded desire to sit in a cozy, dark corner and plot the resistance,” writes Emma Gray about the catalyst for her new book “A Girl’s Guide to Joining the Resistance.”
While the current political administration may have inspired Gray to write “A Girl’s Guide to Joining the Resistance,” the book acknowledges the long history of the struggle for women’s rights. “There’s an army of women who came before you, and they all have your back,” she tells readers.
Interweaving interviews, historical research of the feminist movement, and her own experiences covering resistance events and being a member of the media in a time when the media has been under assault, Emma has created a down and dirty guide for women and girls of all ages to identify and resist the forces that are a threat to our rights. One theme came up again and again: young women are essential to the resistance. With that in mind, Gray provides real, practical advice for these young women to stay strong in the fight for equal rights for all women.