No Girls Allowed: Tales of Daring Women Dressed as Men for Love, Freedom and Adventure (Hardcover) by Susan Hughes

from Jellyn

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 Barr...

from rapago

The afterword of this book discusses how often girls/women have heard the word "no" throughout history. This seems to be the starting point for this book. For there have always been girls who did not want to hear that word, and did something about it. These seven stories from all parts of history...

from rapago

The afterword of this book discusses how often girls/women have heard the word "no" throughout history. This seems to be the starting point for this book. For there have always been girls who did not want to hear that word, and did something about it. These seven stories from all parts of history...

from librarybrandy

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 ...

from Absent_Librarian

An informative and stylish read, No Girls Allowed tells of brave and creative girls and women throughout the ages who defied the social restrictions of their gender. I would have liked to have seen colour in the illustrations, but the feeling of inspiration still came through. I especially liked ...