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Jane Yolen collected and retold (with very few changes) thirteen folktales from around the world that feature girls as the heroes.
In her "Open Letter to My Daughter and Granddaughters," Yolen stated that she doesn't like the use of words heroine or sheroes because those "sound like lesser or minor heroes, just as poetess and authoress sound as if they are not as good as their male counterparts."
I found the tales okay: nothing earth-shattering or deeply moving, but fun and empowering; Susan Gueva ...more
In her "Open Letter to My Daughter and Granddaughters," Yolen stated that she doesn't like the use of words heroine or sheroes because those "sound like lesser or minor heroes, just as poetess and authoress sound as if they are not as good as their male counterparts."
I found the tales okay: nothing earth-shattering or deeply moving, but fun and empowering; Susan Gueva ...more
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