Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures and Tables ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction: Fat Women Are Not Few 3
6. 1. FIFI: Feminist Approaches to Being Fat 18
7. 2. Between Women: Fat Acceptance Organizations 41
8. 3. “If Only You’d Lose Weight...”: Femininity, Sexuality, and Fat Activism 68
9. 4. Dr Fullovitt, MD: Fat Women’s Experiences with Doctors and Dieting 87
10. 5. “Let Me Hear Your Body Talk”: Aerobics for Fat Women Only 112
11. 6. Bodies in Fashion: Buying and Selling Plus-Size Clothing 135
12. Conclusion: When We Rise the Earth Will Shake 165
13. APPENDIX A: RESEARCH METHODS 169
14. APPENDIX B: DETAILED LIST OF RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS 173
15. Notes 181
16. Bibliography 231
17. Index 263