· Alix Kates Shulman's Memoirs of an Ex–Prom Queen created a profound impact on the cultural landscape when it was originally published in A sardonic portrayal of one white, middle-class, Midwestern girl's coming-of-age, the novel takes a wry and prescient look at a range of experiences treated at the time as taboo but which were ultimately accepted as matters of major . · This is essay is based on the book ‘Memoirs of an Ex –Prom Queen’ by Alix Kates Shulman. This work explores the barriers and boundaries faced by Sasha in her search for peace and happiness. Further, the essay discusses in detail how the barriers affect Sasha and the significance of the same in relation to the major theme of the book. · Shulman also saw the positive effect equally dividing labour in the home would have on children. In , Shulman’s debut adult novel Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen was published. Praised as a pioneering novel of second-wave feminism, Shulman’s inspiration came from protesting the Miss America Pageant, the first major demonstration of the women’s liberation movement which Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins.
Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen ebook By Alix Kates Shulman. Read a Sample. Sign up to save your library First published in , Alix Kates Shulman's landmark novel follows Sasha's coming of age through the sexual double standards, job discrimination and harassment of the s and 60s. Five decades later, it remains a funny and heartbreaking. Alix Kates Shulman had been a radical feminist in New York City for several years when her novel, Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen, hit shelves in At that point, the women's movement had spread far beyond the coastal cities and onto the covers of mainstream magazines, not to mention the Senate bltadwin.rut mentioning politics at all, Prom Queen laid out a case for revolution, following. Ronnie welcomes feminist and author Alix Kates Shulman to talk about her novel "Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen," which has been reissued in celebration of its 3.
Alix Kates Shulman is the author of fourteen books, including Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen, which established her as a primary figure in feminism's second wave. A political activist, she joined the Congress of Racial Equality in and the Women's Liberation Movement in Alix Kates Shulman's Memoirs of an Ex–Prom Queen created a profound impact on the cultural landscape when it was originally published in A sardonic portrayal of one white, middle-class, Midwestern girl's coming-of-age, the novel takes a wry and prescient look at a range of experiences treated at the time as taboo but which were. Alix Kates Shulman has 21 books on Goodreads with ratings. Alix Kates Shulman’s most popular book is Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen.
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