Books Details
Author : Emma Pages : 224 pages Publisher : Seven Stories Press Language : eng ISBN-
10 : 1609809181 ISBN-13 : 9781609809188
Books Descriptions
In her first book of comic strips, Emma reflects on social and feminist issues by means
of simple line drawings, dissecting the mental load, ie all that invisible and unpaid
organizing, list-making and planning women do to manage their lives, and the lives of
their family members. Most of us carry some form of mental load--about our work,
household responsibilities, financial obligations and personal life; but what makes up
that burden and how it's distributed within households and understood in offices is
not always equal or fair. In her strips Emma deals with themes ranging from
maternity leave (it is not a vacation!), domestic violence, the clitoris, the violence of
the medical world on women during childbirth, and other feminist issues, and she
does so in a straightforward way that is both hilarious and deadly serious.. If you're
not laughing, you're probably crying in recognition. Emma's comics also address the
everyday outrages and absurdities of immigrant rights, income
