The Little Book of Feminist Saints Author:Julia Pierpont This inspiring, beautifully illustrated collection honors one hundred exceptional women throughout history and around the world. — — A Stylist Must-read Book of 2018 — 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 portrait... more »s 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 & Irčne 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
?An enticing collection of biographical portraits of extraordinary women . . . 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, [this] ?little? collection of secular ?saints? stands tall: 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
?A gloriously diverse, edifying, and curiosity-inspiring collection.??Booklist« less