big girls don cry book big girls don cry election changed american women non fiction book written american journalist published book discusses women contributions experiences united_states presidential election places particular focus main political figures hillary_clinton women media including tina_fey describes personal experience electoral campaign shift supporting hillary_clinton began writing presidential election working political columnist salon coverage salon provided book content aimed write account election feminist perspective focusing events felt media book generally received critics background described presidential election completely gripping narrative america open disappointed way covered mainstream media felt big stories hillary_clinton woman win american presidential primary racist remarks commentators gone unnoticed writing book wanted defend feminist perspective election democrat critics continue write concern issues asked intended readers away book said want people lived election cases suffered end think history witnessed want exhausted understand way living election changed country believe chose title big girls don cry suggested friend began writing book thought perfect ironic reference clinton crying moment new_hampshire reference response ing clinton lost democratic primary said interviewing women described crying moments election realized title knew political views expressed book expressed writing salon support clinton defense book book describes opinions content big girls don cry divided chapters telling roughly chronological election interwoven experiences perspectives analysis political commentators focuses key women involved election hillary_clinton clinton senator candidate democratic_party presidential nomination american woman win presidential primary discusses clinton political campaign focus gender reactions received media political opponents argues democratic_party lack response clinton opponents led large number liberal female voters abandon party blames advising clinton advertise feminist originally supported candidacy democratic presidential nomination strong supporter clinton republican_party nominee vice president governor alaska faux feminism claimed feminist despite running party policies align feminist ideals claims strong led clinton supporters barack_obama john_mccain clinton withdrawal race despite celebrated republican women voters argues inspired wave feminism focused political empowerment neglected values reproductive rights discusses wives men involved politics wife democratic presidential nominee barack_obama wife candidate democratic presidential nomination contrasts relationship president bill_clinton argues led women voters feel common hillary_clinton compares public image hillary_clinton criticizes ing husband deception affair addition female political figures discusses women media played influential roles election coverage include political commentary led surge popularity television journalist led critical interview tina_fey parodied clinton respectively saturday night live book written feminist perspective recounts experiences women liberation movement identifying second wave wave feminism notes responses election candidates different generations argues older main priority election female president younger women inclined automatically vote female candidate concludes election marked year women liberation movement found thrilling new life reception big girls don cry deemed new_york_times notable book winner book prize received positive reviews critics review described powerful voices new generation american feminist writers new_york_times called book passionate visionary personal account election npr praised superb book concluded girls days run president brilliantly analyze presidential campaigns washington_post critic felt times writing times female reader wrote book best parts raw brave memoir writer praised arguments summarized book nuanced look recent election shaped shaped gender wrote atlantic book served satisfying explanation obama supporters hell crying clinton conceded democratic primary slate reviewer questioned relevance chapters overall concluded clever funny cynical blogger clear heart cares
Big Girls Don't Cry (book)