In praise of difficult women : life lessons from 29 heroines who dared to break the rules

Karbo, Karen. (Author). Strayed, Cheryl, 1968- (writer of foreword.). Glyder, Kimberly, (illustrator.).

Summary: Presents information on female rule-breakers, including Josephine Baker, Jane Goodall, Margaret Cho, and Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Record details

ISBN: 9781426217746
ISBN: 1426217749
Physical Description: print
HTML
346 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2018]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-342).

Formatted Contents Note:

J.K. Rowling -- Elizabeth Taylor -- Gloria Steinem -- Amy Poehler -- Ruth Bader Ginsburg -- Josephine Baker -- Rachel Maddow -- Coco Chanel -- Martha Gellhorn -- Shonda Rhimes -- Eva Perón -- Helen Gurley Brown -- Edie Sedgwick -- Angela Merkel -- Billie Jean King -- Jane Goodall -- Vita Sackville-West -- Elizabeth Warren -- Margaret Cho -- Amelia Earhart -- Frida Kahlo -- Nora Ephron -- Diana Vreeland -- Kay Thompson -- Laverne Cox -- Hillary Rodham Clinton -- Janis Joplin -- Lena Dunham -- Carrie Fisher.