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No Girls Allowed: Tales of Daring Women Dressed as Men for Love, Freedom and Adventure
A female pharaoh? A woman general in the Kahn's army? A female Viking raider? No way, you say? Look again. Appearances can be deceiving ? Based on legends, poems, letters and first-hand accounts, these seven biographical tales tell of women who disguised themselves as men. From ancient Egypt through the Middle Ages to the 19th century, this historically accurate graphic tr...more
Paperback, 80 pages
Published
September 1st 2008
by Kids Can Press
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This is a really great idea--stories about women who disguised themselves as men to get what they really wanted. From legendary figures like Hatshepsut and Mu Lan to unknowns like Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, these are women who refused to let a little thing like their gender stand in the way of their goals.
At about 10 pages per subject, each story is at best a cursory glance of what happened--at times so cursory I found myself flipping back, sure I'd missed a page because there was no lo...more
At about 10 pages per subject, each story is at best a cursory glance of what happened--at times so cursory I found myself flipping back, sure I'd missed a page because there was no lo...more
while i love that these personages are brought to light for a new generation, i still have some problems with this collection. most of the bios end vaguely, as befits what little is known of their lives. the imagined dialogue, while perhaps engaging to the young reader, causes me consternation.
most of the characters were familiar to me. the choice of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman as the Civil War soldier was most perplexing to me. there are others who led more fantastic lives and Loret...more
most of the characters were familiar to me. the choice of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman as the Civil War soldier was most perplexing to me. there are others who led more fantastic lives and Loret...more
The stories of 7 women who disguised themselves as men, told in graphic novel format.
There were stories in here I hadn't heard before. Of course I knew about Mulan, and I knew there were women who fought in the US Civil War.
I didn't know about the woman who reigned as pharaoh, or about James Barry, the doctor who was a woman. Or pirate Alfhild.
There's a good diversity of stories. They're told in chronological order, starting with the pharaoh and ending with the Civi...more
There were stories in here I hadn't heard before. Of course I knew about Mulan, and I knew there were women who fought in the US Civil War.
I didn't know about the woman who reigned as pharaoh, or about James Barry, the doctor who was a woman. Or pirate Alfhild.
There's a good diversity of stories. They're told in chronological order, starting with the pharaoh and ending with the Civi...more
In terms of careers, here is an incomplete list of places, occupations and times where women were first became eligible (source afterward):
Medical work, Japan, 1900
Medical work, America, 1915
Pilot, Canada, 1928
Astronauts, America, 1977
Judge, Iran, 1995
Pilots in Armed Forces, Pakistan, 2003
The comics portray 8 women who lived as men in order to pursue their goals. My favorite new story was about “James Barry” –Scotland 1910 and a little girl’s...more
Medical work, Japan, 1900
Medical work, America, 1915
Pilot, Canada, 1928
Astronauts, America, 1977
Judge, Iran, 1995
Pilots in Armed Forces, Pakistan, 2003
The comics portray 8 women who lived as men in order to pursue their goals. My favorite new story was about “James Barry” –Scotland 1910 and a little girl’s...more
I think this would be very empowering to girls. Presented in graphic novel form, I think it really conveys the idea that girls can do anything they want to do. Graphics are a bit weak, but wonderful subject idea for a non-fiction/graphic novel.
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Cute collection of short story style biographies of "daring women" of the past. I do have to agree with some of the other reviewers though, the entries are far too short... some are even slightly confusing with how quickly they jump through chronology (i.e. James Barry in particular). Too, the research put into the collection is sketchy at best, there are several inacurracies, particularly in the Ellen Craft story, and could easily have been remedied by a bit more research.
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No Girls Allowed is a graphic novel with stories of 7 different women from history who dressed as men to be able to do what they wanted.
Some wanted to fight in the army, one wanted to be a doctor and another wanted to be with the man she was in love with.
I knew the story of Mulan, but the other women I didn't know about. Reading this graphic novel has made me really interested in reading about these other women and their lives.
This graphic novel was a good r...more
Some wanted to fight in the army, one wanted to be a doctor and another wanted to be with the man she was in love with.
I knew the story of Mulan, but the other women I didn't know about. Reading this graphic novel has made me really interested in reading about these other women and their lives.
This graphic novel was a good r...more
I would have given it four stars if the art had been more appealing...I just didn't care for that aspect of this book. Told in the form of a graphic novel [it is very slightly fictionalized history...she makes up conversations, but otherwise seems to stick to known facts], Susan Hughes chose several interesting lives to portray, all based on the fact that a woman had to pretend to be a man to get ahead in certain circumstances, ranging from ancient Egypt to 19th century America.
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This is a fun book aimed at 8-10 year olds, telling several stories of women who disguised themselves as men- both very old familiar stories like those of Mu Lan and Hatshepsut, and more recent ones. They left out my favorite, Billy Tipton, but I'll forgive them for that, since the authors were focusing on stories with adventures in them. The book is in comic-book format, the artwork simple but of good quality. I liked it.
I really love the concept of this book, short vignettes of historical women from around the world who have dressed up as men for a variety of different reasons. While I really love the idea and the information in the book, I wasn't crazy about the writing or the graphics. I felt like the stories didn't flow very well and were a little bit choppy.
Nice graphic collection of stories about women throughout history who disguised themselves as men for various ends. This book is far from perfect: far too many stories rely on speculation or stumble into "It's not know what happened to her at this point..." territory, and it's also kind of depressing how frequently the tales end with it all going horribly wrong for the women in question. But I'm still glad I read it, especially because I learned about James Barry, a British surgeon who...more
fantastic idea, substandard execution; the narratives are too compressed and oversimplified (even for children, who are the intended audience) and the drawings lack texture.
awesome. comics. ladies. read it!
nice companion to rapunzel's revenge
nice companion to rapunzel's revenge
One Sentence Review: A great premise for a book, but unfortunately the pacing and art don't quite reach their ultimate potential.
Contents:
Hatshepsut
Mu Lan
Alfhild
Esther Brandeau
James Barry - Margaret Anne Buckley
Ellen Craft
Sarah Rosetta Wakeman
Hatshepsut
Mu Lan
Alfhild
Esther Brandeau
James Barry - Margaret Anne Buckley
Ellen Craft
Sarah Rosetta Wakeman
What a kick-ass book! Within just a few pages and a few well drawn black and white graphics, author Susan Hughes and artist Willow Dawson retell the stories of a handful of brave women who rebelled against traditional rules. To achieve their dreams, these women dressed as men and fought for power (Pharoh Hatshepsu), honor (Mu Lan), adventure (Alfhild), education(James Barry) and freedom (Ellen Craft). Written for a young young-adult audience, it will introduce girls to a wide variety of stron...more
Quick read, finished it during lunch. Highly recommend this one to girls of all ages everywhere!
Excellent stories.
so fun! a good spread of stories from different eras and cultures. but couldn't they have included say, jeanne d'arc? :P Cross-dressed saints are my fave! I would have loved to have had this as a small child,nonetheless.
The stories in this book are really interesting, but they are told in a pretty boring way. Each story is an amazing adventure tale, but there just isn't much fun in reading them. It's too bad because this is a great idea for a comic, especially one intended for a younger audience. It's still worth a read though.
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A great primer for any young girl who wants/needs the reinforcement that she can do whatever she wants. It's a bit weak on providing the full details of all the stories, and can be a bit disconnected, but still very good.
Awesome, compelling little book about girls throughout history who have taken on the guise of boys in order to free to do what they wanted. Excellent art and writing.
Comic book style, all black and white. Not what I was expecting.
Lauren
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Susan Hughes is a writer and editor, and has been writing children's books and articles for nearly twenty years. Susan has always loved writing. When she was in grade five and six, she and several friends had a writing club. They would gather with their poems and stories and read them aloud to one another. It was hard to wait for the responses! The group members always tried to say one thing that ...more
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