The Little Book of Feminist Saints by Pierpont, Julia

The Little Book of Feminist Saints (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780399592744)

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The Little Book of Feminist Saints by Pierpont, Julia

The Little Book of Feminist Saints

$18.00
The Little Book of Feminist Saints by Pierpont, Julia

The Little Book of Feminist Saints

$18.00
Format: Hardcover
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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 full-color 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 & Ir ne 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

Author: Julia Pierpont
ISBN-10: 0399592741
ISBN-13: 9780399592744
Publisher: Random House
Language: English
Published: 03/06/2018
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 7.10h x 5.10w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 11/20/2017
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2018 pg. 62
Booklist 02/01/2018 pg. 6
By Julia Pierpont
By Julia Pierpont
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Julia Pierpont is the author of the New York Times bestseller Among the Ten Thousand Things, winner of the Prix Fitzgerald in France. She is a graduate of Barnard College and the MFA program at New York University. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, and Guernica. She lives and teaches in New York.

Manjit Thapp is an illustrator from the United Kingdom. She graduated with a BA in illustration from Camberwell College of Arts in 2016. Her illustrations combine both traditional and digital media, and her work has been featured by Instagram, Dazed, Vogue India, and Wonderland Magazine.

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