Let me be frank : a book about women who dressed like men to do shit they weren't supposed to do

Dawson, Tracy 1973- (author.). Berning, Tina, (illustrator.).

Summary: "A collection of humorous essays with an accurate, followable narrative thread relating the stories of notable women throughout history who dressed as men to get what they wanted or needed, complete with a four-color portrait of each woman"--

Record details

ISBN: 0063061066
ISBN: 9780063061064
Physical Description: 220 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Publisher: New York : Harper Design, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2022.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-220).

Formatted Contents Note:

Hannah Snell -- Rena "Rusty" Kanokogi -- Ellen Craft -- Dorothy Lawrence -- Hatshepsut -- Christian Caddell, witch-pricker -- Margaret King -- Maria Toorpakai -- Joan of Arc -- Louise Augustine Gleizes -- Annie Hindle and Florence Hines -- Jeanne Baret -- Anonymous was a woman -- Iranian women sneaking into stadiums -- Cathay Williams -- Catalina de Erauso -- Tarpe Mills -- Pili Hussein -- Baby you were born to run : the story of Kathrine Switzer -- Dr. Mary Edwards Walker -- Pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read.