{"product_id":"how-to-make-herself-agreeable-to-everyone-a-memoir-9780593595480","title":"How to Make Herself Agreeable to Everyone: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eA bold and innovative memoir that explores who holds the power in an image-obsessed culture, from the model and activist who helped organize the movement to bring equity to fashion.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Fiercely intellectual, deeply vulnerable, and unapologetically honest.\"--Imani Perry, National Book Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eSouth to America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBy elevating me for something I have no control over, the industry and economy signal to all women: There is almost nothing you can do or create that is as valuable as how you look.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eScouted by a modeling agent when she was just sixteen years old, Cameron Russell first approached her job with some reservations: She was a serious student with her sights set on college, not the runway. But modeling was a job that seemed to offer young women like herself unprecedented access to wealth, fame, and influence. Besides, as she was often reminded, \"there are a million girls in line\" who would eagerly replace her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her powerful memoir, Russell chronicles how she learned to navigate the dizzying space between physical appearance and interiority and making money in an often-exploitative system. Being \"agreeable,\" she found, led to more success: more bookings and more opportunities to work with the world's top photographers and biggest brands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut as her prominence grew, Russell found that achievement under these conditions was deeply isolating and ultimately unsatisfying. Instead of freedom, she was often required to perform the role of compliant femme fatale, so she began organizing with her peers, helping to coordinate movements for labor rights, climate and racial justice, and bringing MeToo to the fashion industry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIntimate and illuminating, \u003ci\u003eHow to Make Herself Agreeable to Everyone\u003c\/i\u003e is a nuanced, deeply felt memoir about beauty, complicity, and the fight for a better world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593595480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2023 pg. 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/22\/2024\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cameron Russell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43544353767605,"sku":"9780593595480","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_39985bd0-3a27-4e77-bc5c-82035ba9121f.jpg?v=1706122059","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/how-to-make-herself-agreeable-to-everyone-a-memoir-9780593595480","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}