Neon Girls: A Stripper's Education in Protest and Power, Jennifer Worley, 261 pages
Neon Girls is a quick, wonderful read about Worley's experiences as a peep show stripper in San Fransico during the Grunge Era, and how she organized a union among her fellow strippers to advocate for their rights and better pay. She discusses the highs and lows of her experiences, how it positively helped direct her educational goals and world outlook, all while making an engaging text to read. It has the feeling of a story being told by a good friend explaining to you the excitements and struggles of their past, never becoming too academic nor too low brow. Worley's book treats the subject of worker's rights, in particular sex worker's rights, with an incredibly deft hand. Well worth a read.
I wonder, is this the same subject as the documentary from many years ago, Live Nude Girls Unite? I remember seeing that when I was in college and it was fascinating.
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