From the Internet Review of Books, a review of Leading Ladies: American Trailblazers by Kay Bailey Hutchison; and a review of Taking on the Big Boys: Or why feminism is good for families, business and the nation by Ellen Bravo. Scapegoating campus feminists: Are women’s studies departments really endangering America? Forever Young: Suzanne Somers says special hormones can keep women young in Ageless: The Naked Truth About Bioidentical Hormones — should they listen? A review of Selling Anxiety: How the News Media Scare Women by Caryl Rivers. Nine rules for buying the right handbag: The handbag is either a symbol of nesting or a tool of enslavement — either way, buying one's a bitch. A bitch for president: The rise of Clinton as the first female frontrunner proves the word remains as incendiary as ever. Let's not be disingenuous: Is "bitch" a bad word? Of course it is. It Takes a Village to fail to thank its female leader, no matter how good she is. A review of Learning to Drive: And Other Life Stories by Katha Pollitt (and more). Waiting for Good Joe: Do coffee shops discriminate against women? Which is the most talkative gender? It all depends. So much advice, so little time: Ever since Mrs Beeton put pen to paper, women have devoured guides to living happily ever after, and this Christmas, record numbers will hit the shelves — but are they any good?
