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Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture

by Peggy Orenstein

4.3 out of 5

Language	:	English
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Print length	:	261 pages
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In her new book, Cinderella Ate My Daughter, Peggy Orenstein confronts the hidden truth about our culture's obsession with female beauty and the devastating consequences it can have for our daughters.

Orenstein draws on her own experiences as a mother of a daughter who struggles with anorexia to explore the ways in which our culture's ideal of beauty is unattainable and harmful. She argues that the pursuit of thinness and perfection is a form of self-harm that can lead to eating disFree Downloads, low self-esteem, and depression.

Orenstein calls for a new definition of beauty that is based on health, strength, and diversity. She offers practical advice for parents on how to talk to their daughters about body image and self-acceptance.

Cinderella Ate My Daughter is a must-read for anyone who cares about the well-being of their daughters.

Praise for Cinderella Ate My Daughter

"A powerful and important book that will change the way we think about beauty and its impact on our daughters."

— Gloria Steinem

"Orenstein's writing is honest, insightful, and compassionate. She offers a much-needed voice for parents and daughters who are struggling with the issue of body image."

— Mary Pipher, author of Reviving Ophelia

"Cinderella Ate My Daughter is a wake-up call for all of us. Orenstein's book is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the real cost of our culture's obsession with thinness."

— Naomi Wolf, author of The Beauty Myth

About the Author

Peggy Orenstein is a journalist and author who has written extensively about the lives of girls and women. Her work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and Time. She is the author of several books, including Schoolgirls: Young Women, Self-Esteem, and the Confidence Gap and Girls & Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape.

Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture

by Peggy Orenstein

4.3 out of 5