Dead Feminists
Historic Heroines in Living Color
“This beautifully-illustrated letterpress hardcover weaves drawing, photographs, artifacts, and text to tell the story of 27 pioneers of the women’s movement from Sappho to Eleanor Roosevelt to Shirley Chisholm.”
—InStyle
A national bestseller, this lushly illustrated book is an inclusive celebration of inspiring women who transformed the world and created social change. Dead Feminists is a gorgeously illustrated letterpress-inspired book showcasing feminist history with a vision for a better future.
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Oct 11, 2016 | Price: $24.95
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Details
- Hardcover: 192 pages
- Publisher: Sasquatch Books
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9781632170576
- ISBN Hyphenated: 978-1-63217-057-6
- Dimensions: 7 x 10-1/2
- Weight: 29 ounces
Book Categories
Art, Arts & Literature, biography, Biography & Autobiography, Biography & Autobiography - Women, Biography & Memoir, Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Body, Mind & Spirit - Afterlife & Reincarnation, Cultural Destinations, feminism, Geek/Nerd, Gifts for…, history, History - Women, Holidays, Holidays & Seasons, More Geek/Nerd..., More History..., More Museums..., Museums, Non-fiction, Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Social Science, Social Science - Disasters & Disaster Relief, Social Science - Feminism & Feminist Theory, Social Science - Social Work, Social Science - Women's Studies, Women, Women's History MonthYou might also enjoy
2018 Pacific Northwest Book Award Winner
“A very warm welcome to Dead Feminists. The world wants it.”
—Jill Lepore, New York Times bestselling author of Book of Ages and The Secret History of Wonder Woman
"Fierce, feminist, and forceful, the fascinating words and incredible historical images in Dead Feminists brings the stories of these women to life like never before."
—Sam Maggs, author of The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy and Wonder Women
“Dead Feminists offers well-researched and meticulously illustrated insight into some of America’s inspiring historic heroines—but it also goes way beyond that.
—Kate Schatz, author of the New York Times bestseller Rad American Women A-Z and Rad Women Worldwide
“[Puts] feminist history into memorable, beautiful context.”
—Flavorwire
“Motivating women and beautiful art.”
—Bustle
“A gorgeous new book of feminist history.”
—Our RISD
“Basically your Nasty Women Bible Vol. 1.”
—Strand Book Store
“Pioneering women and 21st-century illustration: now there’s a cool combination… an illuminating look at 27 brilliant women… the words and deeds of each are examined, alongside archive photographs and gorgeous posters."
—The i Paper
“[A] gorgeous new book….Our #Bitchreads book of the week.”
—Bitch Media
“[A] gorgeous exploration of design, printing, history and feminism...it made me cry from its beauty.”
—GeekGirlCon
“Art with the power to incite—and unite—women of every age and stage.”
—BookPage
“The pages of this book will leave you feeling hopeful and ready for progress.”
—Lenny Letter
“Remarkable.”
—National Museum of Women in the Arts
"Bolster those bookshelves with some quality reading material."
— ModCloth
"It’s hard to know what’s more awesome about the Dead Feminists series: the fact that the project enshrines the wisdom of feminists from bygone eras, or the fact that the resulting hand-drawn letterpress prints are so gosh-darn splendid to look at."
—Frankie
"This beautifully-illustrated letterpress hardcover weaves drawing, photographs, artifacts, and text to tell the story of 27 pioneers of the women's movement from Sappho to Eleanor Roosevelt to Shirley Chisholm."
—InStyle