Published in 2018
300 pages
Rickey Gard Diamond began writing in the midst of big political change and growing American differences. In 1985, she became founding editor of Vermont Woman, where she continues today as a contributing editor. She taught writing and literature, feminist and media studies at Vermont College of Norwich University for over 20 years, while publishing articles and short fiction. Her short fiction, published in literary journals, was recently issued as a collection titled Whole Worlds Could Pass Away. She was awarded a Hedgebrook fellowship in 2014 to create a book on economics that she envisioned would include cartoons and be readable and even humorous.
What is this book about?
In the past 50 years, the US has seen a major shift in economic theory, yet few women can identify or talk about its influence. Screwnomics issues a wake-up call for today’s women to join what has been a nearly exclusively male conversation for the past 2500 years. It explains the sexual history of economics, and the unspoken but widely applied economic theory that females, including our mother earth, should always work for less, or better, for free. Written “for those who only keep the whole show going, making sure everyone eats and has clean socks,” Screwnomics offers readers hope for a better, more inclusive future—and the tools to make that hope a reality.
