What Would the Spice Girls Do?

How the Girl Power Generation Grew Up

Lauren Bravo

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Bantam Press
29 October 2018

Music; Rock & Pop music; Popular culture; Feminism & feminist theory

This is a 90s-nostalgia-filled celebration of the most famous girl band in history and a smart, funny look at the ways in which the generation who idolised those five feisty characters have benefitted from their feminism, their music and their zig-a-zig-ah.

The perfect gift for the Spice Girls fan in your life!

'Lauren Bravo is one of my very favourite writers.' Dolly Alderton

'A joyous and energetic celebration of girlhood, friendship and pop culture. If you have ever sung into the lid of a can of Impulse body spray, you need to read this.' Daisy Buchanan

The words 'girl power' conjure vivid memories of short skirts and platform boots. But it wasn't just about the look, it was about feminism.

The Spice Girls gave a generation their first glimpse of the power of friendship, of staying true to yourself, of sheer bloody-mindedness. And the girl power generation went on to kick-start a new conversation around gender equality.

We may have grown up asking What Would the Spice Girls Do?, but their particular brand of feminism is as relevant today as it was twenty years ago - we still need that fun and fearlessness, we still need accessible and all-embracing equality... we still need a zig-a-zig-ah.

'The Spice Girls' arrival on the pop scene marked the gateway to a modern form of feminism, all dressed up as a riotously good time.' Stylist

As featured in Elle magazine's Best Feminist Gift Books

By: Lauren Bravo
Imprint: Bantam Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 186mm, Width: 114mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 215g
ISBN: 9781787631304
ISBN 10: 1787631303
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 29 October 2018
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lauren Bravo is a freelance journalist. She writes for The Pool, Refinery29 UK, Cosmopolitan, Guardian and Grazia. She is a pop culture addict, and die-hard nostalgic.

Reviews for What Would the Spice Girls Do?: How the Girl Power Generation Grew Up

Bravo's tender, funny, kind book is a joyous and energetic celebration of girlhood, friendship and pop culture. If you have ever sung into the lid of a can of Impulse body spray, you need to read this. -- Daisy Buchanan Lauren Bravo is one of my very favourite writers. -- Dolly Alderton