Reckoning, Linda Hirshman
Reckoning, Linda Hirshman
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Reckoning
The Epic Battle against Sexual Abuse and Harassment

Author: Linda Hirshman

Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie

Unabridged: 9 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/11/2019

Synopsis

The first history—incisive, witty, fascinating—of the fight against sexual harassment, from the author of the New York Times bestseller Sisters in LawLinda Hirshman, acclaimed historian of social movements, delivers the sweeping story of the struggle leading up to #MeToo and beyond: from the first tales of workplace harassment percolating to the surface in the 1970s, to the Clinton/Lewinsky scandal—when liberal women largely forgave Clinton, giving men a free pass for two decades. Many liberals even resisted the movement to end rape on campus.And yet, legal, political, and cultural efforts, often spearheaded by women of color, were quietly paving the way for the takedown of abusers and harassers. Reckoning delivers the stirring tale of a movement catching fire as pioneering women in the media exposed the Harvey Weinsteins of the world, women flooded the political landscape, and the walls of male privilege finally began to crack. This is revelatory, essential social history.

About Linda Hirshman

Linda Hirshman is the author of the New York Times bestselling Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World. She writes and speaks on politics in places including Radiolab’s More Perfect, Slate’s Slow Burn, and the Washington Post.

About Carrington MacDuffie

Carrington MacDuffie is a recording artist, writer, and voice actor who has narrated over 100 audiobooks and received numerous AudioFile Earphones awards and six Audie finalists. Her original audiobook of poetry and music, Many Things Invisible, was nominated for an Audie in two categories.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Camille on August 12, 2019

This book is about the history of legal fights against sexual abuse and harassment. It starts in the fifties and builds up to the present-day with the #MeToo movement. I thought it was a good topic for a book and I got a good overview of the legal battles to make sexual harassment in the workplace s......more

Goodreads review by Patrick on March 23, 2021

Reckoning: The Epic Battle Against Sexual Abuse and Harassment By Linda Hirshman - [ ] The history of feminism and the different waves - [ ] Bill Clinton and women splitting over his affair - [ ] Some women that don’t support Hillary - [ ] Reagan starting splitting the parties between men and women - [......more

Goodreads review by Chris on July 31, 2019

This is a very good book about the history of the issues of sexual harassment and sexual abuse in modern America. Early feminists realized that sexual harassment could qualify as discrimination under the 1964 Civil Rights Act and fought to make it so. The film "9 to 5" helped raise popular awareness......more

Goodreads review by Ian on June 06, 2019

This is a great historical background up what has led up to the #MeToo movement and why some folks, like black women have been in the struggle and engaged much longer and deeper than white married women. White married women have been a problem - that come to the workforce later and even 52% voted ag......more

Goodreads review by Robert on August 11, 2021

I read most of Linda Hirshman’s book, Reckoning. It was not as good as Gretchen Carlson’s Be Fierce or my sister’s soon-to-be released book (I read the manuscript) on sexual harassment. Hirshman’s approach was to report about other high profile cases. One of these cases struck me – the Clinton–Lewins......more

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“Hirshman has written a lively account of a social revolution that’s still in the making.” New York Times

“Ambitious and provocative.” Jewish Forward

“Reckoning is a fascinating, often dizzying ride through legal history, cultural evolution, feminist-movement dynamics, and media mythmaking…Reckoning does its part to make sure that we understand the work it took to get here.” Bitch magazine

“In thirteen strong chapters, which move chronologically from 1969 to 2018, Hirshman examines major US events in great detail and with a storyteller’s panache.” Bookforum

“Hirshman documents behind-the-scene details, political maneuverings, evidence that was presented or suppressed, truths that became apparent long after decisions went into effect, and how these developments affect current events. The unabated, continuing public outcry against sexual harassment is a reminder that resolution is long overdue.” Booklist (starred review)

“Drawing on interviews, histories, and abundant news articles, Hirshman offers a savvy and well-informed history of women’s decades-long fight against sexual abuse and harassment from the 1960s…A brisk, authoritative, and timely history.” Kirkus Reviews

“Those seeking a tightly constructed narrative about how #MeToo became a cultural phenomenon will find it here, along with a celebration of the bold women who stood up for themselves to earn legal victories against harassment.” Publishers Weekly

“Narrator Carrington MacDuffie…speaks precisely in a slightly husky voice that draws in listeners. Her tone and emphasis bring home Hirshman’s points.” AudioFile

“The author has an acute understanding of the intersections of sexual harassment and abuse, legal and political influence, and feminism, with sharp observations and sharper words for the people and politics, including liberal politics, who failed victims of harassment while giving leeway to perpetrators.” Library Journal

“A gripping account of the most profound cultural, political, and legal transformation of the past fifty years…Pulling no punches and sparing no hypocrites, Linda Hirshman speaks to all of us, men and women alike, in a voice at once urgent and entertaining.” Laurence H. Tribe, professor of constitutional law, Harvard Law School

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