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Book Launch: The Little Book of Feminist Saints by Julia Pierpont, Illustrated by Manjitt Thapp—In Conversation with Julie Buntin

Just in time for International Women’s Day 2018: The Little Book of Feminist Saints. In this luminous volume, New York Times bestselling writer Julia Pierpont and up-and-coming artist Manjit Thapp match short, vibrant, and surprising biographies with stunning full-color portraits of one hundred secular female “saints”: exceptional women throughout history and around the world. These women broke ground, broke ceilings, and broke molds—including:

Maya Angelou • Jane Austen • Ruby Bridges • Rachel Carson • Shirley Chisholm • Marie Curie & Irène 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

The Little Book of Feminist Saints came about when author Julia Pierpont and her editor, Caitlin McKenna, began compiling lists of the women who’d inspired and challenged them. Then they crowdsourced, asking friends and colleagues for their suggestions. When UK illustrator Manjit Thapp came on board, she brought a fresh international perspective to the list. Though not all the feminist saints were Catholic—or even religious at all—the shape this book takes is a devotional saint-of-the-day book, with each woman assigned a particular day. Oprah Winfrey’s “feast day,” for example, is her birthday, January 29th. This book is a companion guide to modern feminists, a daily source of delight, comfort, and joy.











When: Tue., Mar. 6, 2018 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Where: powerHouse Arena
28 Adams St.
718-666-3049
Price: Free, RSVP requested
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Just in time for International Women’s Day 2018: The Little Book of Feminist Saints. In this luminous volume, New York Times bestselling writer Julia Pierpont and up-and-coming artist Manjit Thapp match short, vibrant, and surprising biographies with stunning full-color portraits of one hundred secular female “saints”: exceptional women throughout history and around the world. These women broke ground, broke ceilings, and broke molds—including:

Maya Angelou • Jane Austen • Ruby Bridges • Rachel Carson • Shirley Chisholm • Marie Curie & Irène 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

The Little Book of Feminist Saints came about when author Julia Pierpont and her editor, Caitlin McKenna, began compiling lists of the women who’d inspired and challenged them. Then they crowdsourced, asking friends and colleagues for their suggestions. When UK illustrator Manjit Thapp came on board, she brought a fresh international perspective to the list. Though not all the feminist saints were Catholic—or even religious at all—the shape this book takes is a devotional saint-of-the-day book, with each woman assigned a particular day. Oprah Winfrey’s “feast day,” for example, is her birthday, January 29th. This book is a companion guide to modern feminists, a daily source of delight, comfort, and joy.

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