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Porath Jason - Rejected Princesses Tales Of History's Boldest Heroines Hellions And Heretics - Hardcover
Porath Jason - Rejected Princesses Tales Of History's Boldest Heroines Hellions And Heretics - Hardcover
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Binding: Hardcover
Description: Blending the iconoclastic feminism of The Notorious RBG and the confident irreverence of Go the F**ck to Sleep a brazen and empowering illustrated collection that celebrates inspirational badass women throughout history based on the popular Tumblr blog. Well - behaved women seldom make history. Good thing these women are far from well behaved Illustrated in a contemporary animation style Rejected Princesses turns the ubiquitous "pretty pink princess" stereotype portrayed in movies and on endless toys books and tutus on its head paying homage instead to an awesome collection of strong fierce and yes sometimes weird women: warrior queens soldiers villains spies revolutionaries and more who refused to behave and meekly accept their place. An entertaining mix of biography imagery and humor written in a fresh young and riotous voice this thoroughly researched exploration salutes these awesome women drawn from both historical and fantastical realms including real life literature mythology and folklore. Each profile features an eye - catching image of both heroic and villainous women in command from across history and around the world from a princess - cum - pirate in fifth century Denmark to a rebel preacher in 1630s Boston to a bloodthirsty Hungarian countess and a former prostitute who commanded a fleet of more than 70,000 men on China's seas.
Title: Rejected Princesses Tales Of History's Boldest Heroines Hellions And Heretics
Author(s): Porath Jason
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers Inc
Barcode: 9780062405371
Pages: 384 Pages
Publication Date: 10/25/2016
Category: Humour
Description: Blending the iconoclastic feminism of The Notorious RBG and the confident irreverence of Go the F**ck to Sleep a brazen and empowering illustrated collection that celebrates inspirational badass women throughout history based on the popular Tumblr blog. Well - behaved women seldom make history. Good thing these women are far from well behaved Illustrated in a contemporary animation style Rejected Princesses turns the ubiquitous "pretty pink princess" stereotype portrayed in movies and on endless toys books and tutus on its head paying homage instead to an awesome collection of strong fierce and yes sometimes weird women: warrior queens soldiers villains spies revolutionaries and more who refused to behave and meekly accept their place. An entertaining mix of biography imagery and humor written in a fresh young and riotous voice this thoroughly researched exploration salutes these awesome women drawn from both historical and fantastical realms including real life literature mythology and folklore. Each profile features an eye - catching image of both heroic and villainous women in command from across history and around the world from a princess - cum - pirate in fifth century Denmark to a rebel preacher in 1630s Boston to a bloodthirsty Hungarian countess and a former prostitute who commanded a fleet of more than 70,000 men on China's seas.
Title: Rejected Princesses Tales Of History's Boldest Heroines Hellions And Heretics
Author(s): Porath Jason
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers Inc
Barcode: 9780062405371
Pages: 384 Pages
Publication Date: 10/25/2016
Category: Humour