{"product_id":"wild-irish-roses-tales-of-brigits-kathleens-and-warrior-queens-9781573249522","title":"Wild Irish Roses: Tales of Brigits, Kathleens, and Warrior Queens","description":"\u003cp\u003eForget the myth of the sweet Irish Colleen. Real Irish women were no creampuff debs. From the ancient warrior queens Marrigan, Macha, and Badbh to the labormovement maven Mother Jones, Irish women have backbones of steel. \u003ci\u003eWild Irish Roses\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating look at wild Irish women throughout history\/ serious information imparted in Trina Robbins' trademark style, with verve and humor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe women in \u003ci\u003eWild Irish Roses\u003c\/i\u003e are not always nice girls or even good girls, but they are women who know how to get things done, whether on the battlefield or in the bedroom. These are women who preserved and handed down the old stories. They are women who fought in revolutions with either gun or pen, wrote books, starred in books others wrote, and stormed heaven itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Trina Robbins is an impeccable researcher whose knack for telling stories and embellishing them with engaging illustrations and photos, brings each of these \u003ci\u003eWild Irish Roses\u003c\/i\u003e to life, including: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaeve and six other warrior queens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrania and Deirdre, who ran away from kings for the love of younger men\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFive women who turned themselves into birds to get the job done right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaint Brigit and the saintly Kathleen O'Shea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCultural revivalist Maude Gonne and friends\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIrishAmerican beauty roses, including Scarlett O'Hara\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd warriors in their own right, such as Mother Jones and company\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWild Irish Roses\u003c\/i\u003e is a celebration of tough, independent, beautiful Irish women from myth to modernity. It's a book that is sure to entertain, inform, and inspire readers of every background to find the Irish rose in themselvesto discover what they want and have the courage to go out and get it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-287567\"\u003eTrina Robbins\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Conari Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.60h x 5.64w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781573249522\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1573249521\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO006000\"\u003eHistorical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO022000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS018000\"\u003eEurope | Ireland\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrina Robbins has been called Bad by the best of them. More polite people simply refer to her as outspoken. The author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eFrom Girls to Grrlz\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTomorrow's Heirlooms\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Great Women Superheroes\u003c\/i\u003e, she has been a pagan since 1977. She admittedly can't live without cats, and she considers herself the oldest grrrl in San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Conari Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50815374917929,"sku":"9781573249522","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/5747\/7673\/files\/img_8d47220d-aa36-4775-88fc-3d77025c3d8b.jpg?v=1755576982","url":"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/wild-irish-roses-tales-of-brigits-kathleens-and-warrior-queens-9781573249522","provider":"New Jersey Corrections Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}