Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language

“As funny as it is informative, this book will have you laughing out loud while you contemplate the revolutionary power of words.” -Camille Perri, author of The Assistants and When Katie Met Cassidy

A brash, enlightening, and wildly entertaining feminist look at gendered language and the way it shapes us.

The word bitch conjures many images for many people, but it is most often meant to describe an unpleasant woman. Even before its usage to mean a female canine, bitch didn't refer to gender a...