The Beauty Myth

Book cover of The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women

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The bestselling classic that redefined our view of the relationship between beauty and female identity .

Every day, women around the world are confronted with a dilemma - how to look. In a society embroiled in a cult of female beauty and youthfulness, pressure on women to conform physically is…

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1 author picked The Beauty Myth as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Harriet Brown

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I first read this when it came out in 1992, at a time when few people were publicly connecting body image and feminism. This book literally changed the way I saw the world! It liberated me to stop spending so much time and energy trying to make my body fit an impossible mold and to start using my talents for more important things.

From Harriet's list on weight and body image.