No, Joan Didion Wasn't a Feminist

But she has had a huge impact on women writers all the same

Happy Friday, friends. Today is the fifth anniversary of the Women’s March, an extraordinary moment in which women around the globe stood up against fascism after Donald J. Trump was elected President of the United States. But today, I want to offer some reflections on Joan Didion, who passed on December 23, 2021, as well as her fraught relationship wit…