Shadow on a Tightrope: Writings by Women on Fat Oppression
Publishing Details
Shadow on a Tightrope: Writings by Women on Fat Oppression
By (Author) Lisa Schoenfielder
Edited by Barb Wieser
Aunt Lute Books
Aunt Lute Books
8th September 1983
United States
Classifications
General
Fiction
305.9081
Physical Properties
272
Width 139mm, Height 215mm
Description
Shadow on a Tightropeis the first anthology to come out of the fat liberation movement. This classic collection includes articles, personal stories, and poems by fat women about their lives, experiences, and the fat-hating society in which we live.
Shadowdoes it all... It may be the most important feminist theory published this year.- Lammas Review
Will open the eyes of even the most fat-phobic. If you read nothing else, read this.- Feminist Bookstore News
Fear of fat is so entrenched in the American mind that even the most radical women, who have spent years exploring and rebuilding women's consciousness through the Women's Liberation Movement, have failed to spot the fraud.- Vivian F. Mayer,The Fat Illusion
Author Bio
Lisa Schoenfielder is an artist living in La Crosse, Wisconsin. She lived in Iowa City from 1975-1996 where she was active in the lesbian feminist community, often contributing her art to various events and publications. She recently retired from 34 years of teaching art at Universities in Iowa and Wisconsin.
