Julia Pierpont and artist Manjit Thapp tell vibrant, inspiring, and surprising stories of strength and progress by pairing short, biographies of secular ''saints'' with stunning portraits. Some may be obvious: Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) wrote the first algorithm for a machine and is considered the first computer programmer. Some less so: Kanno Sugako (1881-1911) was an anarcho-feminist Japanese journalist who fought against gender oppression. Featuring a woman from 8th century BC and women fighting for social justice in 2017, this will be a book to offer as a gift to the women in your life, but also one you?ll want for yourself-because it?s smart and edifying and because it?s a companion of sorts, a daily inspiration and delight.