Title: The Little Book of Feminist Saints
Author: Julia Pierpont and Manjit Thapp
Publisher: Random House 2018
Genre: History; Women's Studies
Pages: 190
Rating: 5/5 stars
Reading Challenges: I Love Libraries
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
Random pick off of the library's new books shelf. I am surprised that I have at least heard of every single woman featured. I did learn more about a few of the women (mostly non-Americans), but overall enjoyed reading each entry. Plus, the illustrations are just beautiful.
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