This second edition includes a new Preface and Notes by the author. Gloria Steinem's first book of essays, a national bestseller when originally published in 1983, remains her most diverse and timeless collection. Here we encounter hilarious and satirical pieces—among them "I Was a Playboy Bunny" and "If Men Could Menstruate"—alongside more reflective and discerning essays on the difference between erotica and pornography, the real and unscripted musings of Patricia Nixon, the origins and originality of Alice Walker's writings, the distorted depiction of women in print and broadcast media, and several other topics. Steinem also offers a prescient essay on female genital mutilation, a compelling study of American reproductive rights issues in relation to Hitler's Germany, and a deeply moving tribute to her mother entitled "Ruth's Song (Because She Could Not Sing It)." Collecting a richly varied range of material from the Sixties, Seventies, and Eighties, Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions is still essential reading for any advocate, critic, or student of American feminism.

LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE
Life Between the Lines
I Was a Playboy Bunny
Campaigning
Sisterhood
College Reunion
Ruth's Song (Because She Could Not Sing It)

OTHER BASIC DISCOVERIES
Words and Change
In Praise of Women's Bodies
The Importance of Work
The Time Factor
The Politics of Food
Networking
Transsexualism
Why Young Women Are More Conservative
Erotica vs. Pornography

FIVE WOMEN
Marilyn Monroe: The Woman Who Died Too Soon
Patricia Nixon Flying
The Real Linda Lovelace
Jackie Reconsidered
Alice Walker: Do You Know This Woman? She Knows You

TRANSFORMING POLITICS
Houston and History
The International Crime of Genital Mutilation
Rx Fantasies: For Temporary Relief of Pain Due to Injustice
If Hitler Were Alive, Whose Side Would He Be On?
Night Thoughts of a Media Watcher
If Men Could Menstruate
Far from the Opposite Shore

Index