En este luminoso volumen, la exitosa escritora del The New York Times, Julia Pierpont, y la artista Manjit Thapp combinan biograf as breves, vibrantes y sorprendentes con preciosos retratos de "santas" seculares, campeonas de la fuerza y el progreso: mujeres que sacudieron la tierra, rompieron techos e hicieron explotar los moldes.

Entre ellas, se encuentran:

Nina Simone - Jane Austen - Amelia Earhart - Frida Kahlo - Michelle Obama - Sonia Sotomayor - Pussy Riot - Rosario Castellanos - Yayoi Kusama - Las hermanas Bront - Victoria Ocampo - Simone de Beauvoir - Safo - Emily Dickinson - Sor Juana In s de la Cruz - Madonna

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

This beautifully illustrated collection honoring one hundred exceptional "feminist saints" throughout history is sure to inspire women and men alike.

"A new set of role models and heroes--'matron saints'--for the feminist future."
--The New York Times Book Review

"The women in this book . . . blazed trails where none existed before."--The Guardian

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:

Nina Simone - Jane Austen - Amelia Earhart - Frida Kahlo - Michelle Obama - Sonia Sotomayor - Pussy Riot - Rosario Castellanos - Yayoi Kusama - Las hermanas Bront - Victoria Ocampo - Simone de Beauvoir - Safo - Emily Dickinson - Sor Juana In s de la Cruz - Madonna

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