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The Little Book of Feminist Saints

Release on 2018-03-062018-03-06 by Julia Pierpont
The Little Book of Feminist Saints

Author: Julia Pierpont

Publisher: Random House

ISBN: 9780399592751

Category: History

Page: 208

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A perfect holiday gift, this beautifully illustrated collection honoring one hundred exceptional “feminist saints” throughout history is sure to inspire women and men alike. “A new set of role models and heroes—‘matron saints’—for the feminist future.”—The New York Times Book Review “The women in this book . . . blazed trails where none existed before.”—The Guardian In this luminous volume, New York Times bestselling writer Julia Pierpont and artist Manjit Thapp match short, vibrant, and surprising biographies with stunning portraits of secular female “saints”: champions of strength and progress. These women broke ground, broke ceilings, and broke molds—including Maya Angelou • Jane Austen • Ruby Bridges • Rachel Carson • Shirley Chisholm • Marie Curie & Irène Joliot Curie • Isadora Duncan • Amelia Earhart • Artemisia Gentileschi • Grace Hopper • Dolores Huerta • Frida Kahlo • Billie Jean King • Audre Lorde • Wilma Mankiller • Toni Morrison • Michelle Obama • Sandra Day O’Connor • Sally Ride • Eleanor Roosevelt • Margaret Sanger • Sappho • Nina Simone • Gloria Steinem • Kanno Sugako • Harriet Tubman • Mae West • Virginia Woolf • Malala Yousafzai Open to any page and find daily inspiration and lasting delight. Praise for The Little Book of Feminist Saints “A whistle-stop tour of inspiring women . . . [The artwork] deserves to be framed in every woman’s living room.”—Diva “Short, snappy and inspiring [with] glorious visuals.”—Psychologies “This beautifully illustrated collection offers daily inspiration and humorous anecdotes to remind you why we worship these women so.”—Hello Giggles “An enticing collection . . . Pierpont’s pithy write-ups are accompanied by Thapp’s funky, wonderfully expressive color illustrations, making for an engaging picture-book experience for adults. . . . Bold and sassy . . . required reading for any seeking to broaden their historical knowledge.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Small enough to tuck into a bag, this delightful book offers instant inspiration.”—BookPage
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The Little Book of Feminist Saints
Language: en
Pages: 208

The Little Book of Feminist Saints

Authors: Julia Pierpont
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-03-06 - Publisher: Random House

A perfect holiday gift, this beautifully illustrated collection honoring one hundred exceptional “feminist saints” throughout history is sure to inspire women and men alike. “A new set of role models and heroes—‘matron saints’—for the feminist future.”—The New York Times Book Review “The women in this book . . . blazed
The Little Book of Sussex
Language: en
Pages: 192

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Authors: David Arscott
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-09-01 - Publisher: The History Press

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The Little Book of the 1950s
Language: en
Pages: 198

The Little Book of the 1950s

Authors: Stuart Hylton
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-09-02 - Publisher: The History Press

The Little Book of the 1950s is a fast-paced and entertaining account of life in Britain during an extraordinary decade, as we moved from post-war austerity to the swinging sixties. There are dramas, tragedies, scandals and characters galore, all packaged in an easily readable ‘dip-in’ format. We can see how
The Little Book of Marijuana
Language: en
Pages: 96

The Little Book of Marijuana

Authors: Stuart Hylton
Categories: Humor
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-04-07 - Publisher: Hachette UK

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Language: en
Pages: 191

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Categories: Condiments
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