Fearless Girls, Wise Women, and Beloved Sisters: Heroines in Folktales from Around the World
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Product NameFearless Girls, Wise Women, and Beloved Sisters: Heroines in Folktales from Around the World
ManufacturerW. W. Norton & Company
Product Number MPN0393320464
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TitleFearless Girls, Wise Women, and Beloved Sisters: Heroines in Folktales from Around the World
ISBN0393320464
Author(s)Jane Yolen, Kathleen Ragan
Release Date2000-05-01, 2000-05
FormatPaperback
Num of Pages480
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EAN9780393320466
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2 Star Rating  "commend Ragan's effort but disappointed"2009-01-28
- Reviewed By monica2517
I appreciate Ragan's effort to go out and gather the diverse collection of stories but I have to agree with a lot of the criticism by "very, very disappointing" dated Sept. 24, 1999. In her attempt to counter the lack of female heroines she creates another imbalance. Women, just like men, are flawed and even the best and greatest can make mistakes. Also, her comments at the end of each story are unnecessary. She should let the readers glean for themselves what is most meaningful. Also, I'm assuming she re-wrote some of these stories. And, if so, her re-writing of some of them lacks a certain flow. There are some areas that are choppy and I found myself stumbling through sentences (while reading aloud to my children) due to the lack of punctuation.
 
5 Star Rating  "Fantastic!"2008-11-20
- Reviewed By User: A3JZ0II6LI4P4V
This is a fabulous book! Love it, love it, love it! Nice quick reads which always send my brain pondering to many different topics and levels and thoughts about how society and culture was, is, and is changing and a woman's role in it. Neat to see perspectives from around the world on what has shaped women into who they are.
 
5 Star Rating  "Beautiful Book"2008-01-29
- Reviewed By User: AHUNGDF07S4KH
I found this book while doing research for my high school senior paper in 2002. I still have it, still treasure it, and read it often. The stories come from a wide variety of cultures. They're inspiring, entertaining, and cover a myriad of virtues both traditional and surprising. This is an excellent book for anyone interested in myth, folklore, or just literature with strong female protagonists. I love this book and find it entertaining as an adult, and I look forward to sharing it with any children I may have. I personally found Ragan's commentary to be generally insightful and thought-provoking, but the stories also stand well on their own.

I noticed a previous reviewer said that the book is one-sided and promotes the superiority of women as opposed to equality, as well as portrraying women as posessions. I strongly disagree. This book focuses on countless virtues women can have. That is not to say the protagonists are portrayed as flawless. Many of them show fear and make mistakes, yet prevail anyway. It's true that the reward for some of the stories is a happy marriage, a secure place in society, or the safety and wellbeing of her children. This is partially because of cultures and time periods the tales come from. This is also because Ragan doesn't discard "traditional" feminine virtues as something to be avoided. Maternal love and romantic loyalty are included among intelligence, independence, and perseverance (to name a few), but are in no way treated as more important. At least, that's my opinion from the many times I have read the book.

The point is, I highly recommend this book, whether you're a a parent looking to entertain your children or a scholar looking to add more folklore to your library.

On a personal note, my favorite story is "The Wood Maiden." Rather than the usual encouragement of duty, obedience, etc, it encourages joy and freedom of spirit.
 
5 Star Rating  "Entertaining collection"2006-03-28
- Reviewed By User: A2RDKPU6IKPU1U
This large collection of fairy tales was a riveting read from start to finish. Kathleen Ragan has researched many nearly-forgotten tales from various parts of the world, all illustrating women in non-cinderella type roles. It illustrates the strong women inherent in the cultures around the world, which is a little different from some more recent feminist fairy tale retellings. These heros defeat their dragons and ogres through steel and wit. They are their own knight-in-shining-armor rescuers and their own defenders. They are tricksters and hidden helpers. They are mothers, daughters, sisters and wives. Above all, they are examples of what women are, and they don't take the drama lying down, waiting for someone to save them. The notes at the end of each story and the references in the back were incredibly helpful as well. She mentions some trends in the history of these traditional tales and the issues they bring up. If you like this book, you may also wish to check out Tatterhood, The Ordinary Princess, and Dealing With Dragons for fairy tales and fantasy fiction with women as their own heroes for the girls in your family. P.S. Ms. Ragan specifically edited out stories with tragic endings of the protagonist, so its all happy endings for this collection.
 
5 Star Rating  "Fantastic Book!"2005-04-06
- Reviewed By jehannarc
I find the stories in this book to be a highly entertaining read and am excited to have it as a resource for any possible future daughters of my own. When I was a girl, I often sought stories that depicted female heroines (Scout from to Kill a Mockingbird, Joan of Arc, Marie Curie, Eleanore of Aquitane, Queen Elizabeth, Athena, Isis) and it is fantastic to have a compendium of world myths and stories that reflect admiration for females.
As an anthropologist, I would like to respond to the comment below that "there is no culture on earth right now that is matriarchal-and there very likely never has been." That is untrue. Many cultures are and were of various matriarchal forms. Currently, the Mosuo, Minangkabau, Hopi, Iroquois, Navajo and Cherokee for instance, are matriarchal. So were the Arkadians (ancient Greek culture), the Nair(India) and many more throughout the world and throughout history than I care to write here.
I highly recommend this book.
 
2 Star Rating  "Actually pretty boring to read straight..."2005-01-01
- Reviewed By rowero9
This book is split up into sections by location containing folk and fairy tales with women heroines. While I had some favorites "The Three Sisters and Their Husbands, Three Brothers (Ireland), Little Red Cap (Germany), The Pigeon's Bride (Yugoslavia), The Innkeeper's Wise Daughter (Jewish-American) and How Parvatibai Outwitted the Ducoits (Makarashtra, India), I found lots of the other stories to be confusing, boring or both. It might be good book if you are really into the topic or need to do some research, but not great for pleasure reading.
 
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