The Women Who Wouldn't Wheesht
| Herausgeber | Susan Dalgety and Lucy Hunter Blackburn |
|---|---|
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Subject | Feminism |
| Publisher | Constable |
Publication date | May 2024 |
| Publication place | Vereinigtes Königreich |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 978-1-40872-070-7 |
The Women Who Wouldn't Wheesht is a 2024 book of gender-critical essays, edited by Susan Dalgety, a columnist for The Scotsman, and Lucy Hunter Blackburn, author and former Scottish Government civil servant.[1][2] The book was published on 30 May by Constable, an imprint of the Little, Brown Book Group.[1]
In a tweet about the book, J. K. Rowling explained to non-Scots that the meaning of the word 'wheesht' is to "'be quiet’ or ‘hush up’, but I suspect you could have worked that out from the context".[1]
Summary
The publisher describes the book as "the story of women who risked their job, reputation, even the bonds of family and friendship, to make their voices heard, and ended up – unexpectedly – contributing to the downfall of Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s first woman first minister."[1]
The book consists of over 30 essays.[1] Essayists include author J. K. Rowling, MP Joanna Cherry, MSP Ash Regan, and former prison governor Rhona Hotchkiss, who is against the holding of trans women in women's prisons.[1][2]
Rowling describes her belief in protecting women's sex-based rights.[3] She says, in an abridged essay published in The Times[4], "I’d come to believe that the socio-political movement insisting ‘trans women are women’ was neither kind nor tolerant, but in fact profoundly misogynistic, regressive, dangerous in some of its objectives and nakedly authoritarian in its tactics".[3]
Reception
Journalist India Willoughby described The Women Who Wouldn't Wheesht as gender-critical and criticized the booksellers Waterstones for including it in a list of new books, given that Waterstones is "famously trans-supportive".[2] In response, Waterstones said the list was a "broad overview reflective of new publishing across genres and subjects".[2]
Bewertungen
In The Times, Sarah Ditum begins her review with a quote from the book "Scotland is the land of the Enlightenment but also the witch craze", which she says explains why the country's establishment adopted trans activism. The book, she says, describes a feminist "fightback through the voices of the women who made it happen".
Verkauf
The book debuted at number 3 on The Sunday Times list of bestselling general hardbacks.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Ferguson, Brian (16 May 2024). "JK Rowling writes essay on 'standing up for women' for new book on campaign to protect rights". The Scotsman. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d Perry, Sophie (4 June 2024). "India Willoughby slams Waterstones for promoting 'gender-critical' book". PinkNews. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ a b Reporters, Telegraph (29 May 2024). "Trans rights are 'greatest assault of my lifetime' on women's rights, says JK Rowling". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ Rowling, J. K. (26 June 2024). "JK Rowling: Why I decided to stand up for women". The Times. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "The Sunday Times Bestsellers List—the UK's definitive book sales chart". The Sunday Times. 9 June 2024. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.