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Breen, Marta

Summary: "Patriarchy means "the rule of the father" and describes a system where men are in control. At least since the time of Aristotle, loud-mouthed men have called women weak and inferior. In entertaining comic book form, Smash the Patriarchy shames the culprits and salutes more than 100 inspiring women--from Pharaoh Hatshepsut to Mary Wollstonecraft to Petra Herrera--who stood up to them. The book...

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Publisher / Publication Date: HELVETIQ (Halvetiq Sari) 2023

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA GRAPHIC BRE

Eder, Mari K.

Summary: "From corsets to crime fighting , Mae Foley challenged the patriarchal status quo by not only juggling family life, but also by forming the first female auxiliary police force in the City That Never Sleeps. After the 19th Amendment passed in 1920, Foley galvanized 2,000 women to join her "Masher Squad" and eventually became one of the first sworn officers with the NYPD. The "Masher Squad"...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.25 EDE

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