The Little Book of Feminist Saints

<p><b>''A beautifully illustrated tome honouring 100 exceptional women dating back to 630BC'' Red</b><br><br><b>A <i>Stylist</i> Must-read Book of 2018</b><br><br><b>''This finely illustrated book is brimful of startling anecdotes about females who flouted traditional gender roles'' Observer</b><br><br><b>''Short, snappy and inspiring, these mini biographies celebrate women who headed out into the world determined to make a difference'' Psychologies</b><br><br><b>''Essential reading for anyone...this beautifully illustration collection...deserves to be framed in every woman''s living room - an inspiration for any situation'' Diva</b><br><br>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-colour portraits of secular female ''saints'': champions of strength and progress. These women broke ground, broke ceilings and broke moulds - including<br><br>Maya Angelou - Jane Austen - Ruby Bridges - Rachel Carson - Shirley Chisholm - Hillary Clinton - Marie Curie & Irene 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<br><br>Open to any page and find daily inspiration and lasting delight.</p>