{"product_id":"being-fat-jenny-ellison-9781487523473","title":"Being Fat: Women, Weight, and Feminist Activism in Canada","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is okay to be fat. This is the basic premise of fat activism, a social movement that has existed in Canada since the 1970s. \u003cem\u003eBeing Fat\u003c\/em\u003e focuses on the earliest strands of the movement, covering the last decades of the twentieth century. The book explores how fat activists wrestled with feminist issues of the era, including femininity, sexuality, and health. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eShowcasing the earliest efforts of fat activists in Canada, such as the growth of social initiatives \"for fat women only,\" \u003cem\u003eBeing Fat\u003c\/em\u003e helps us recognize the long reach of second-wave feminism and how it shaped activists' approaches to everyday experiences like shopping, exercise, and going to the doctor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jenny Ellison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487523475\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487523473\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/26\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Jenny Ellison","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44080064823551,"sku":"9781487523473","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f7f94226-5565-46e1-be58-0f3aed764f98.jpg?v=1685484744","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/being-fat-jenny-ellison-9781487523473","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}