Lizzie Skurnick

Editor of “Pretty Bitches”

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Gendered criticism isn’t new. Serena Williams was called hysterical for yelling at an umpire during a match. Hillary Clinton was called shrill. Monica Lewinsky: fat.

‘Pretty Bitches’: Book explores words used to describe women

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