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The Mother Who Sued to Save Her Children from Slavery—Sojourner Truth The Mother of Rock n’ Roll—Sister Rosetta Tharpe The Mother of Holocaust Children—Irena Sendler The Mother of Free Burma—Aung San Suu Kyi The Mother of Egyptian Feminism—Huda Sha’arawi Mothers are invincible, come in all forms, and will do anything to protect the ones they love. They possess an inherent fierceness, that “maternal instinct” that goes into overdrive when those they are called on to protect are threatened. In Tough Mothers, the new book from the creator of Rejected Princesses, fifty such matriarchs are showcased in deeply researched, lively entries accompanied with the same “Princess” style art as featured in the first book. These women were mothers in the literal sense who fought to protect their children are also “mothers” of artistic movements, inventions, social causes, and even nations. Spanning from Ancient times to modern day, and locales all over the globe, Jason Porath has once again created shined a spotlight on lesser known figures, but important women who have changed the course of history.

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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.

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