''The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued their Bosses and Changed the Workplace'' is a book of nonfiction by

Lynn Povich Lynn Povich (born 1943) is an American journalist. She began her career as a secretary in the Paris Bureau of ''Newsweek'' magazine, rising to become a reporter and writer in New York in the late 1960's. In 1970, she was one of a group of women w ...

. The book, published in 2012, is based on the lawsuit female employees of

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brought against their employer.

Reception

The book received mostly positive reviews. ''

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'' said, "If ever a book could remind women to keep their white gloves off and to keep fighting the good fight, this is the one." ''

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'' review said, "With vivid recollections of the author and major and minor participants, Povich, a party to the suit, succeeds in making recent history enraging, poignant, and even sexy."

Television adaptation

The TV series based on the book was adapted by

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References

External links

Presentation by Lynn Povich on ''The Good Girls Revolt'', October 1, 2012

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