The Little Book of Feminist Saints - by Julia Pierpont (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"This inspiring ... collection honors one hundred exceptional women throughout history and around the world"--Back cover.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b><b>T</b>his beautifully illustrated collection honoring one hundred exceptional "feminist saints" throughout history is sure to inspire women and men alike.</b> <p/><b>"A new set of role models and heroes--'matron saints'--for the feminist future."--<i>The</i> <i>New York Times Book Review</i></b> <p/><b>"The women in this book . . . blazed trails where none existed before."--<i>The Guardian</i></b> <p/> In this luminous volume, <i>New York Times </i>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 <p/> 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 <p/> Open to any page and find daily inspiration and lasting delight. <p/><b>Praise for </b><i><b>The Little Book of Feminist Saints</b></i> <p/>"A whistle-stop tour of inspiring women . . . [The artwork] deserves to be framed in every woman's living room."<b>--<i>Diva</i></b> <p/> "Short, snappy and inspiring [with] glorious visuals."<b>--<i>Psychologies</i></b><br> <i> </i><br> "This beautifully illustrated collection offers daily inspiration and humorous anecdotes to remind you why we worship these women so."<b>--<i>Hello Giggles</i></b> <p/>"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."<b>--<i>Kirkus Reviews </i>(starred review)<i><br></i></b><br>"Small enough to tuck into a bag, this delightful book offers instant inspiration."<b>--<i>BookPage</i></b><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A new set of role models and heroes--'matron saints'--for the feminist future."<b>--<i>The</i> <i>New York Times Book Review</i></b> <p/>"The women in this book . . . blazed trails where none existed before."<b>--<i>The Guardian</i></b> <p/>"A whistle-stop tour of inspiring women . . . [The artwork] deserves to be framed in every woman's living room."<b>--<i>Diva</i></b> <p/>"[A] small book packing a big punch."<b>--<i>The Independent</i></b> <p/>"Small enough to tuck into a bag, this delightful book offers instant inspiration."<b>--<i>BookPage</i></b> <p/>"A gloriously diverse, edifying, and curiosity-inspiring collection."<b>--<i>Booklist</i></b> <p/> "Short, snappy and inspiring [with] glorious visuals."<b>--<i>Psychologies</i></b><br> <i> </i><br> "This beautifully illustrated collection offers daily inspiration and humorous anecdotes to remind you why we worship these women so."<b>--<i>Hello Giggles</i></b> <p/>"Bold and sassy . . . an engaging picture-book experience for adults [and] required reading for any seeking to broaden their historical knowledge."<b>--<i>Kirkus Reviews </i>(starred review)</b> <p/> "A thoroughly brilliant and informative read . . . In its pint-sized form, it's a gift to give, and a gateway to discovering brilliant women--the scientists, creators, artists, protestors, inspirations, pioneers, the doers who broke the mold world over."<b>--<i>The Skinny</i></b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Julia Pierpont</b> is the author of the <i>New York Times </i>bestseller<i> Among the Ten Thousand Things, </i>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 <i>The Guardian, The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, </i>and <i>Guernica</i>. She lives and teaches in New York. <p/> <b>Manjit Thapp </b>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, <i>Dazed, Vogue India, </i>and<i> Wonderland Magazine</i>.
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