A good primer for an important (and timely) subject.

Librarian: Feminism can be a really touchy subject among some segments of the population. There's a lot of confusion about what it means, and even people who believe in feminist ideals sometimes believe themselves to not be feminists. This book hopes to dispel some of those misconceptions, especially among teen girls. It does that by structuring the book in the most basic way possible, as an ABC book.
I spend a lot of time looking for books that explain tough subjects in ways that teens can understand. This book succeeds on that score. I'll need to go over the collection to see if we need another book on this subject, but if we do I'll recommend it for purchase.
Reader: As a reader I found this book to be a satisfactory explanation of the subject manner. There was nothing groundbreaking in it, and very little that I didn't already know. Admittedly, I'm not the target audience. I'm an adult who freely admits to being a feminist, rather than a teen who doesn't really know what the word even means. If I did fall into that demographic, I'm sure that I would find this an informative and interesting book.

I wish I had read a book like this when I was younger. An empowering book that will appeal to many different types of readers. It is an accessible introduction to feminism with activities at the end of every chapter that is even more needed in this day and age. I will be sharing this book with my son and daughter as well as my students.
Thank you to Gayle Pitman for this important and timely book as well as APA and Netgalley for the ARC.

Feminism from A to Z is exactly what the title says. It's a book about feminism trying to help teenage girls navigate the time when puberty hits and life becomes complicated.

Each chapter covers an important topic - important for girls and women alike -, with an uplifiting approach and some tips to overcome obstacles, as well as a piece of feminist herstory.

I loved this book!!! I throughly enjoyed reading it, it felt exactly like an action-packed fictional novel, I was entirely enthralled all the way through and could barely put it down. This was filled with absolutely vital information, was very informative, educational, but also quirky and fun.
I really enjoyed the end of every chapter with the “Try this!” section, I felt that it helped me connect to the material more and made me feel apart of a revolution, the activities really contributed to my understanding, retainment, and enjoyment of the book’s contents.
I also very much enjoyed the “HERSTORY” section of every chapter, a lot of research was clearly done for this book and I learned a lot of history and about a lot of women I’d never even heard of, but whom have obviously greatly impacted the feminist movement and who should be greatly recognized far beyond a few books. I walked away from this book with greatly impactful knowledge and motivation, and I really appreciate that about it. Additionally, I also really liked that images of certain examples being used in the text were included, the content then feels a lot more real when compared to simple visualization. Everything that’s mentioned actually happened!!
This book is a brilliant educational tool and a call for action. Everybody should read this book at least once in their lives.

Wonderful book that I will be passing down to all the girl's in my family! It was set up alphabetically which helps if your looking for a certain subject. This doesn't have to be read in order. I received this free arc for an honest review.

Such a cool book! Will definitely get my sister to read it one day.

I loved the ABC style of this book and I think it is a great intro into feminism.

I love reading feminist literature and I have been trying to read more of it in 2017 and 2018 since I like broadening my horizon. The last one I read was one which was very important to Norway "ikke send meg til en kone-doktor" which tells the struggles of Norwegian females and how abortion ended up being free here. And how badly it was before and even the deaths of females because of abortions done in what you would call an back alley. I highly recommend everyone to do check out feminist literature once in a while. This book reminds me a lot of Feminism pågår by Sassa Buregren and Elin Lindell. This one however does cover a broader specter but I found it somewhat lacking with regards to disability and feminism in that regard and I'd like for the book to look into that more. Another reviewer pointed out Gloria Stenem which I do have a huge problem with, and I do not at all consider her a real feminist based on her statements and sayings of trans people. I'd never ever be okay with it.

Another good perk is that if you have a friend or relative that wants to get into feminism but you struggle with giving them a 101, this one could be used as that. It takes history into account which I do think is extremely important since the past does influence us today. I would however like more information about TERFs, SWERFs and white feminism in general. BUT I do think the book does a good job for an intro.

I really enjoyed this book a bunch, The only reason why it was not fully a 5 stars in my opinion was because I feel as though it introduced many important topics, but never fully went in depth with any of them, which is very hard to do in a short book that wants to cover 26 different topics in feminism. I really enjoyed how it was set up as an introduction of the topic, a brief history that related to it, and then an exercise to do. It was a fun way to do a feminism book without just constantly spewing out random facts that would make people bored instead of continue to read. It made the topics extremely interesting and fun

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC! I enjoyed so much about this book. Even though it was written for young adults, it taught me a lot about feminism. Because, as the author says, many people look at feminism as women being loud and obnoxious and demonstrating and marching all the time. I know that’s not the case now, and I can see there’s a value in what’s called feminism that I never understood. I enjoyed how the book was organized in A-Z topics, and how it gave “herstory” and then a “you try this” section with suggestions. The history was really interesting and had good sources and photos and information about women I never knew existed (shame on me!). The “you try” section was a little bit of a stretch sometimes, I felt, though some ideas would be cool, especially in a book club setting. I also thought some of them were unrealistic, and one was unsafe (yes, it is empowering to change a tire, but no, girls should not be following directions in a book to do this alone! People get crushed by automobiles all the time. I really think that one should be adjusted or taken out).
This book, though very informative and necessary for young people to read should not, in my opinion, be read alone. If I had a daughter, I would read it and discuss it with her as the book covers sex and abortion and other topics that should be discussions, not just reading material. That being said, I wish this book was around when I was younger. I wouldn’t have felt so weird thinking of myself as a feminist if I had these facts, and I would’ve loved to learn about these topics sooner. A book I feel is surfacing at the right time!

: This was perfect for anyone who wants to learn about feminism. This is a great educational tool that should help young people see the importance of feminism and to take action.

Only at 10% in I was irremediably in love with this book!❤️
What a wonderful gift to humanity! Because empowering girls makes the world a much better place!
I’m buying a few and gifting them!
what makes this book so special is all the wonderful combination of history and invective activities all explained with a wonderfully down-to-earth but still elegant language.

I like what the overall point and message is but I feel like some parts were overreaching. No surprise since there needed to be 26 words that somehow not only represent feminism but that can be used to make a valid point.
Every point is valid and a great lesson for readers but a few came off like an odd roundabout way to get to the point.

Recommended new book in the spring 2018 issue of home/school/life magazine.

With feminism being an almost taboo word, Pitman's book offers an excellent primer for young readers who hope to learn about the complex issues women, and feminists of all walks of life, grapple with.

I love the formatting and the idea behind this book. It's a little bit hard to an adult to read because it feels like the author is talking slightly down to a person, but I don't know if teens will feel that way. I am looking into getting a copy for the teenager in my life!

I got this book because I can't help myself. I am unabashedly addicted to feminist writing and feminist theory. I devour it all. If I agree with it or not, I want to read it. I want to learn.

This book had an interesting premise of educating younger feminists and giving them a framework to base their own feminism off of. The book does an amazing job of not being too far leaning in one direction or another of feminism. It is very middle road, with a few exceptions. There was even discussions on TERFs (which if you have read some of my other recent reviews you know how strongly I feel about that branch) and different branches of feminism that I had never heard an official term for, despite being an avid reader.

I had three issues with this book:

Who the heck likes French knots? That is just madness! The idea of doing your own needlework and realizing how being feminine is itself a form of feminism and feminist power is wonderful. I just hate French knots as they kick my butt and always have. For more information about feminist needlework tumblr is a great resource. My favorite blogger has her own site too. She has made waves and is amazing. I wish to one day have her skill.
I was taught in undergrad by Dr. Luis Cordon about Freud and the unspoken history of Freud's work. Dr. Cordon said that Freud actually believed that the women and girls he was seeing were raped and being abused. However polite society men (the ones doing the raping) told him in no uncertain terms that if he continued with that view that they would believe he was a pervert because no self respecting man would ever do that to his own daughter and that perverts were not going to be tolerated. Freud in fear for his career changed his theory and made the bastardized version people are aware of today. This story is not told in the book, but I feel like it would have made the section about Freud even more powerful as it shows that men have dictated what has and has not happened to women, even if the men themselves were the cause of the trauma. That men who spoke out against the masculine order of things were often forced to change or they were kicked out. It would have been so cool to see that!
Gloria Steinem. I am so against her being a feminist hero and the go to for people talking about what a good feminist is like. She active fights against trans people and belittles their lives. She has said amazingly problematic things in her speeches at college campuses (such as when she said that rich white women were the most oppressed at her talk on UCONN campus in the early 2010's). While this book stayed away from praising her as perfect as many other books and feminists do, I am just saddened to see her mentioned in any capacity by name when so many other feminists could have made the same points. bell hooks for example was not mentioned until the bibliography/further reading sections and is much more palatable for younger feminists. 
The book covered so much and was such a wonderful starting place for so many future feminists. I am very thankful it exists. I am also thankful that I didn't have to cringe my way through it or have to defend my right to exist or the rights of my friends and family to exist. This book is wonderfully inclusive and even if someone doesn't go further in their reading, they will have a wonderful basis for feminist thought.

Everyone should read this book. It is the perfect primer for feminism. It is so well written and constructed. The layout and voice used are just right. Never condescending or preachy, it is a glowing example of feminist literature done right- meant for everyone.