{"product_id":"2940169354881","title":"The Beauty Suit: How My Year of Religious Modesty Made Me a Better Feminist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA young feminist finds herself questioning why \"hotness\" has become necessary for female empowermentamp;mdash;and looks for alternatives.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooking good feels good. But in a society where looking good is posited as being strong, while negotiating for better pay is statistically proven to \u003ci\u003edamage\u003c\/i\u003e our careers, is it fair to say that wicked eyeliner, weekly blowouts, and a polished Instagram feed are the keys to our liberation? If soamp;mdash;if \"hot\" really is a good enough synonym for \"empowered\"amp;mdash;why do so many of us feel, deep in our bones, that the sexy-as-strong model is a distraction? Is \"pretty\" still the closest to power women can get? Why is looking fierce an acceptable substitute for living in a world where women are safe?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired in seminary by American Muslimahs who wear the hijab for feminist reasons, Lauren Shields took off what she calls the Beauty Suitamp;mdash;the \"done\" hair, the tasteful and carefully applied makeup, the tight clothes and foot-binding shoesamp;mdash;for nine months. She'd really only wanted to do an experiment. Instead, her lifeamp;mdash;especially her views on what constitutes \"liberation\"amp;mdash;changed forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRooted in feminist theory and religious history, and guided by a snappy personal narrative, \u003ci\u003eThe Beauty Suit\u003c\/i\u003e unpacks modern American womanhood: a landscape where the female body is still so often the battleground for male ideals, and where we struggle with our rights as human beings to define and exercise our freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47116616368368,"sku":"2940169354881","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169354881_p0.jpg?v=1763779701","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169354881","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}