Secrets of the sprakkar : Iceland's extraordinary women and how they are changing the world / Eliza Reid.
Material type: TextPublisher: Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, [2022]Copyright date: �2022Description: x, 277 pages : mapContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1728242169 (hardcover)
- 9781728242163 (hardcover)
- Secrets of the sprakkar : Icelands extraordinary women and how they are changing the world
- 305.4094912 23
- HQ1677 .R45 2022
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Includes reading group guide.
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.
An immigrant in Iceland -- Helping parents helps us all -- The saga-era sprakki who defied convention -- The strength in sisterhood -- Stigma-free sexuality -- The no-holds-barred sprakki of the middle ages -- Claiming the corporate purse strings --Being seen and heard in the media -- The undaunted sprakki who fought for nature -- Finding harmony in the wild -- Art as an instrument of equality -- The sprakkar who rallied a nation -- No woman is an island -- The sprakki who shattered the glass ceiling -- Politics on her own terms -- Within reach.
An examination of Iceland's positive attitude towards women from electing the world's first female president to passing legislation specifically intended to help even the playing field at work and at home.
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