"In the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, there was shock, outrage, and, for some, satisfaction. When 53 percent of white women voted for Donald Trump and 94 percent of black women voted for Hillary Clinton, how can women unite as a political class in Trump's America? The misogyny, racism, and xenophobia that were features of the campaign have long been a part of American life, but many people are just now waking up to them. Can the 'nasty' among us find ways to better support and fight for one another? Here are inspiring essays from a diverse group of talented feminist writers on how we got there and what we need to do to move forward." -- Back cover.

"A Picador original"--Cover.

"I'm a woman, vote for me": why we need identity politics /Samhita Mukhopadhyay -- Are women persons? / Kate Harding -- She will / Cheryl Strayed -- As long as it's healthy / Sarah Michael Hollenbeck -- We have a heroine problem / Carina Chocano -- Advice to Grace in Ghana: Trump, the global gag rule, and the terror of misinformation / Jill Filipovic -- Beyond the pussy hats / Katha Pollitt -- Is there ever a right time to talk to your children about fascism? / Kera Bolonik -- Country crock / Samantha Irby -- Refusing to numb the pain / Sarah Hepola -- Dispatches from a Texas militarized zone / Melissa Arjona -- Pulling the wool over their eyes: the blindness of white feminists / Collier Meyerson -- A nation groomed and battered / Rebecca Solnit -- The pathology of Donald Trump / Sady Doyle -- Nasty native women / Mary Kathryn Nagle -- Farewell to meritocracy / Jamia Wilson -- Permission to vote for a monster: Ivanka Trump and faux feminism / Jessica Valenti -- Donald Trump's war on the working class / Sarah Jaffe -- We've always been nasty: why the feminist movement needs trans women and gender-nonconforming femmes / Meredith Talusan -- X cuntry: a Muslim-American woman's journey / Randa Jarrar -- Trust black women / Zerlina Maxwell -- How to build a movement / Alicia Garza -- All-American / Nicole Chung.