Witches
The Transformative Power of Women Working Together

I wolfed this down in two days (in order to get it back to the library in time, and yet, it was easy). Absolutely adored it. I almost gave it four stars because despite every chapter reflecting women and their magic, I felt it was missing a chapter about fat women and the fat acceptance movement. Th......more

I was so excited to read this book. I am ‘into witch shit’; I really liked the idea of using witchcraft as a metaphor for women’s solidarity, and all the powerful feelings and social effects this homosociality can produce. In the end I found myself wishing it had been more uncompromisingly witchy. Wh......more

It seems more than fitting that I read this book just before the birth my baby girl, just as it was fitting that I read this book at this time in my life. As a woman, having a baby girl is both a source of pleasure and excitement, and of some anxiety. I know what it's like to be a girl, and it's dif......more

Brilliant, thoughtful essays about a wide variety of women's experiences. George-Allen focusses especially on the ways that groups of women work together - nuns, sportspeople, dancers etc etc etc. Every essay is bursting with ideas, the writing is clear and George-Allen comes across like your very s......more

Sam George-Allen weaves her own story through the book in a way that is considered and careful not to overwhelm the core of her chapter - groups of women from a range of backgrounds, identities, and vocations. I particularly loved Liz Duck-Chong's writing on gender and transness, and I learned a lot......more