Synopsis "Women Love Wrestling: An Anthology on Women & Wrestling (in English)"
99.9% of professional wrestling books are written by men about male performers in a male-dominated business. This book aims to help correct the balance, giving a voice to women and fans of women’s wrestling, showing women in the ring are just as captivating to watch and that female fans are just as passionate.Women Love Wrestling is a collection of writing from women and about women in wrestling, written by fans, wrestlers, podcasters, promoters, journalists, culture critics, PhDs and academics.Women Love Wrestling is a mix of wrestling history, personal stories and studies of professional wrestling. We focus on women’s wrestling of course, but include stories from the wider world, including lost Victorian legends and reflections on how wrestling can be compared to the masterpieces of Shakespeare.Learn about how to watch joshi, how women train to wrestle, how promoting all-women shows requires a different approach, how wrestling fandom creates gender-bending art and cosplay, the history of GLOW, AJW, Shimmer and EVE, issues with diversity, the slow progress being made with gender equality and more thanks to our diverse team of writers.The profits from this book are donated to women's charities around the world. Book contributions from Allyssa Capri, Ami Moregore, Carole Strudwick, Chloe Warner-Harris, Dann Reed, Emily Reed, Gemma Coombs, Giselle Francisco, Hallie Grossman, Harley Johnson, Heather Bandenburg, Ilana Gordon, Liam Warr, Jacqui Pratt, Joseph Telegen, Kiana Parvizi, Kristen Ashly, Manasi Nene, Nell Haynes, Reginia Walker, Samuel Preston, Sarah Elizabeth Cox, Sarah Parkin, Sarah The Rebel, Scarlett Harris, Shannon Vanderstreaten, Sonal Lad, Sonya Ballantyne, Spenser Santos and Valerie Quartz
