{"product_id":"herostories-9781646052288","title":"Herostories","description":"\u003cp\u003e  • Publisher: Phoneme Media\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Phoneme Media\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Women Authors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHerostories\u003c\/i\u003e reveals tales untold by most history books: the harrowing journeys and vital triumphs of nineteenth - and twentieth century midwifery in the vast landscape of Iceland. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComposed from the memoirs and biographies of 100 Icelandic midwives, poet-historian Kristín Svava Tómasdóttir's found poems illuminate the dangers and valor of birthwork. Forgoing traditional sagas of androcentric conquest, these poems center the adventures of \u003ci\u003eljósm ður\u003c\/i\u003e, \"mothers of light.\" Tómasdóttir leverages epic elements--dashing mountain treks, rivers forded on horseback, unyielding compassion--to challenge how and by whom stories become legend. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe follow-up to Tómasdóttir and Thors' award-winning, PEN-nominated \u003ci\u003eStormwarning\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHerostories\u003c\/i\u003e documents the professional achievements of Iceland's first women to work outside the home, precursors to today's midwives who remain central to contemporary health care on the island. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeyond archival recognition, the text's formally ambitious poetics render gender-based battles for literacy and education alongside narratives of selfless womanly caretaking, pressurizing the fundamental tensions between feminine self-actualization and the romanticized service of these trailblazing figures.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoneme Media","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45036407914647,"sku":"9781646052288","price":852.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781646052288.webp?v=1768543518","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/herostories-9781646052288","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}