{"product_id":"9781982199708-unbecoming-a-lady","title":"Unbecoming a Lady","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Forgotten Sluts and Shrews Who Shaped America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author Therese O'Neill, a quippy and irreverant collection of illustrated profiles of the great American women who weren't attractive, well-spoken, demure, and sinless enough to receive their rightful place in history at the time, and that the world didn't know what to do with until now.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA quippy and irreverent collection of illustrated profiles of the great American women who weren’t attractive, well-spoken, demure, or sinless enough to receive their rightful place in history, until now, from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Therese Oneill.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Slut. Shrew. Sinful. Scold. The 19th- and early 20th-century American women profiled in this collection were called all these names and worse when they were alive. And that’s just fine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e These glorious dames \u003ci\u003eearned\u003c\/i\u003e those monikers, and one hundred years later they can wear them proudly! They refused to conform to societal standards. They bucked everyday niceties and blazed their own trails. They were collectively unbecoming as women, but they forever changed what women can become.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With irresistible charm and laugh-out-loud impertinence, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Therese Oneill chronicles the lives of eighteen unbecoming ladies whose audacity, courage, and sheer disdain for lady-like expectations left them out of so many history books. Curious readers will learn about forgotten heroines such as:\u003cbr\u003e -Dr. Mary Edwards Walker: who, despite being the only woman ever awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, was shunned and forgotten due to her insistence on wearing pants in public.\u003cbr\u003e -Elizabeth Packard: whose careful record of her own unjust incarceration in a 19th century madhouse by her husband (her crime: not wanting to be Presbyterian anymore) led to nationwide law reforms to protect the rights of those with mental health issues.\u003cbr\u003e -Lilian Gilbreth: best remembered for being the real-life mom of \u003ci\u003eCheaper by the Dozen\u003c\/i\u003e but who \u003ci\u003eprobably \u003c\/i\u003eshould be remembered for scientifically removing the stigma of the sanitary napkin \u003ci\u003eand \u003c\/i\u003edesigning the modern-day kitchen.\u003cbr\u003e -And many more!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With dozens of illustrations and historical photographs throughout, \u003ci\u003eUnbecoming a Lady\u003c\/i\u003e shines a light on unforgettable, impressive women who deserve to be remembered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41513843720289,"sku":"9781982199708","price":17.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31781763.jpg?v=1734600639","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781982199708-unbecoming-a-lady","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}