Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Author of The F-Word: Feminism In Jeopardy - Women, Politics and the Future
About the Author
Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner is the cofounder of MomsRising, a frequent public speaker, radio host, and an award-winning author. She has also been published and featured in numerous outlets, including: Politico, USA Today, CNN MSNBC, the Washington Post, and HuffPost.
Works by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Associated Works
The Essential Hip Mama: Writing from the Cutting Edge of Parenting (Live Girls) (2004) — Contributor — 51 copies
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Rowe-Finkbeiner (whom I call a friend) is deliberate in her attempts to ensure the intersectionality of the book. It is a solid attempt that makes me comfortable recommending this book for activists of color.
What really makes this book accessible is the fact that Rowe-Finkbeiner writes in a manner that makes you feel you are having coffee with a good friend who is sharing their knowledge with you. There is no sense of lecturing or "Where have you been?" There is a simple acknowledgement that for most people, politics and following it can be exhausting. Doubly so if you are working more than one job to pay the bills. Rowe-Finkbeiner pats the seat next to her and says, "Welcome."
In my years of organizing people often ask me why we march. I have always said we march to bring attention to issues and policies. But I have never felt comfortable saying we march to bring people into the movement. Rowe-Finkerbeiner provides us with a tool, a book, that we need to bring people who begin by marching into the movement.
Disclaimer: I was asked to review this book by MomsRising, the organization that Rowe-Finkbeiner runs. I do not feel that impacted my review.… (more)