PositiveThe New York Times Book ReviewThe title of We Were Feminists Once promises the sort of squabble over who precisely is the best feminist that gets the mainstream press excited, but if you come to this book looking for a catfight, you’ll be disappointed. Instead, Zeisler serves up a series of subtle and fascinating vignettes, from a dissection of reality makeover shows to the history of the iconic 'This Is What a Feminist Looks Like' T-shirt, teasing out the tension between liberal politics and radical activism with all the smart banter you’d expect from an article in Bitch Magazine. This is a fun, funny, deeply learned book that is too clever to come to a simple conclusion...In the time-honored feminist intellectual tradition, Zeisler can be a little too hard on her own movement.
