Women in Power HC25 You'd better not tickle the

You'd better not tickle the hippo

”—Jenny McAuley

What happened to the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean in the wake of the European adventurers who claimed to have “discovered” them

winner of the Booktrust Story Time Prize 2021

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Women in Power HC25 You'd better not tickle theClassical stories about women who wield power, from the Amazons to Dido to Cleopatra In this fascinating anthology, ancient women threaten male power by stepping into the roles traditionally held by men. They command armies, exercise sexual autonomy, speak in public, issue laws and subject others (even masculine heroes and citizen men) to their control. All of these stories were written by men and none of them can be read as affirmations or