Radically Pragmatic is a personal essay newsletter that argues against what the author sees as a therapeutic, choice-feminist framework, using Christopher Lasch's work on narcissism to examine agency and accountability. Its issues apply the same contrarian lens to recent controversies, to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice read as a dating manual, and to beauty standards and plastic surgery.
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Feminist history newsletter that examines women erased from the historical record, the medical and social systems used to control them, and modern echoes of those attitudes. Issues mix historical research, book club readings and commentary on current debates.
Mona Eltahawy's newsletter offers personal essays, political commentary and book updates on feminism, fascism and resistance. Readers get a distinctly feminist reading of current events alongside literary responses to writers such as Ursula K. Le Guin.
Mary Harrington's Substack mixes personal dispatches from her travels and media appearances with essays on technology, reproduction, online culture and politics. Readers get a conservative-feminist perspective, with links to her podcasts, interviews and UnHerd pieces.
A Substack by feminist philosopher and writer Kate Manne covering misogyny, sexual violence and campus culture, mixing personal essays with interviews and commentary. Readers get first-person reflection tied to current events, including the Cornell Jane Doe case, alongside her wider journalism.
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