Witches, Sluts, Feminists

Conjuring the Sex Positive

“Like being deemed a witch hundreds of years ago, being presumed a slut today is cause for ostracism, abuse, and death”.... Archetypes of “witch” and “slut” have been used to police female sexuality and punish women; now, feminists are reclaiming them as positive affirmations. This book unearths the sex positive feminist legacy of the witch in art, music, politics, and popular culture, connecting the fictional witch we love to emulate and fear with real women, past and present.

Kristen J. Sollee is instructor at the New School and founding editrix of Slutist, an award-winning sex positive feminist website.

©2017 Kristen J. Sollee (P)2019 Kristen J. Sollee

Slut

Need I say more? If you haven’t heard, the review limit is apparently 15 word.

Historical facts with a modern approach.

Well written and narrated. The author exposes the persecution of feminist ideals through sex, religion, politics and culture. I really like the candid language used to express the empowerment of women.

Pretty good

I love that she said so much in such a brief amount of time. Great overview and I learned stuff!

Good Intro to the Lens of the Millennial Woman

Solid intro to modern feminism, with citations of other works. I prefer more of a historical lens, and while that was there, it didn’t go into great detail.

Every woman should read

Amazing history of women and how we have been denigrated for owning our own autonomy or sexual identity. Every woman should read this book.