A review by juliemawesome
No Girls Allowed: Tales of Daring Women Dressed as Men for Love, Freedom and Adventure by Susan Hughes
4.0
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 Civil War. They're from several different countries. They dressed as men for a variety of reasons. To help their family, to defend their country, to have a career, to escape from slavery, to seek adventure.
It left me wanting to know more. And there's even a handy bibliography at the end to help me out. Of course they're children's or YA books, but that doesn't bother me.
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 Civil War. They're from several different countries. They dressed as men for a variety of reasons. To help their family, to defend their country, to have a career, to escape from slavery, to seek adventure.
It left me wanting to know more. And there's even a handy bibliography at the end to help me out. Of course they're children's or YA books, but that doesn't bother me.