The Little Book of Feminist Saints

Title: The Little Book of Feminist Saints
Author: Julie Pierpont, Manjit Thapp (illustrator)
Series: Not Applicable
Publisher: Virago
Publication Date: 06 March 2018
Source: Jonathan Ball Publishers
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Rating: 3 Stars
Reading Timeline: 28 April 2018









Goodreads Synopsis:

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

Naziq al-Abid - Maya Angelou - Jane Austen - Simone de Beauvoir - Rachel Carson - Catherine the Great - Shirley Chisholm - Marie Curie & Irene Joliot Curie - Amelia Earhart - Anne Frank - Emma Goldman - Frida Kahlo - Helen Keller - Billie Jean King - Madonna - Wilma Mankiller - Golda Meir - Toni Morrison - Michelle Obama - Sandra Day O'Connor - Georgia O'Keeffe - Pussy Riot - Queen Elizabeth I - Corazon Aquino - Sally Ride - Eleanor Roosevelt - Sappho - Elizabeth Cady Stanton - Gloria Steinem - Harriet Tubman - Mae West - Virginia Woolf - Malala Yousafzai

Open to any page and find daily inspiration and lasting delight.


Book Review:
Pre-reading Thoughts:

I am a big fan of feminism. Say what you will about the movement but I still think that it is still needed. I requested this book because I wanted to learn more about some amazing woman from the past and more recent past.

Thank you so much to Jonathan Ball Publishers for sending me a copy of this book to review. Just a quick disclaimer for those reading this review. I have received this book for free. Please note that this does not affect my opinion in any. All thoughts are my own.

Final Thoughts:

Overall, I liked this book. I think that it wasn't as diverse as I had hoped it would be, in more ways than one. However, beyond that I actually really enjoyed the content in this book. There was an amazing and inspiring woman every two pages. The illustrations of the woman are really cool. I was obsessed with some of them. I think that this book is important for everyone. I think that it can serve as a reminder that we can do anything regardless of our position in life. All we need is a little drive. Thank you so much to Jonathan Ball Publishers for sending me a copy of this book to review!

Yours in Reading,

Melleny

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