Here are a few ideas for overthrowing patriarchy this holiday season!

Mercy, Mary, Patty, a novel by Lola Lafon

How can one find freedom in a social group that has been presented to you as the ultimate enemy? Mercy, Mary, Patty by bestselling author Lola Lafon revolves around 3 women, 2 French and one American, who connect over the trial of Patty Hearst. Through the figure of Patricia Hearst, and the remarkable story of her embracing the SLA cause, Lafon reflects on women who were kidnapped and who then refused to be liberated, choosing instead to live in what we would define as captivity.
Mercy, Mary, Patty, a novel by Lola Lafon, Actes Sud (French), $26,74

Beauté  Fatale by Mona Chollet

Looking all around her — from newspapers to children Books to plastic surgery industry, Mona Chollet analyses the representations of women in today’s France. She observes how French society stirs anxiety and insatisfaction in its feminine citizen, feelings that trace back to an ancient tradition of hatred of the woman body.
Wanting to be desired is a common thing, what isn’t said the Mona Chollet, is to be socially reduced to that. Chollet quotes Susan Faludi et Naomi Wolf, unveils how the culte of apppearance maintain women in a state of mental insecurity and of obedience.
Beauté Fatale by Mona Chollet, nonfiction, Editions La Découverte, $13.51

Les Gros mots by Clarence Edgard-Rosa,

This alphabet book, resolutely modern and fun, aimes to define what it means to be feminist in the era of 4G, Beyoncé, and of “Free The Nipple” Mouvement. BIt offers a wide range of classic concepts that are still relevant today, of new challenges, new pop culture items, and mix popular expressions and jargon’s expert! The It-book that sums it all!
Les Gros mots by Clarence Edgard-Rosa, nonfiction,Hugo Doc,

Karen Dalton, jeunesse d’une femme libre de Greenwich Village a Woodstock, by Cédric Rassat and Ana Rousse,

Cédric Rassat and Ana Rousse brings back to like Karen Daltin, one of the main figures of the Greenwich Village’s folk scene. Adored by Nick Cave, she remained to this day one of Dylan’s favorite singer. Her husky voice– damaged by alcool and drug– never failed to remind you of Billie Holiday. Her talent sets up apart, and she was one of the first hippie. She lived an free and liberated existence, way ahead of her times.

Karen Dalton, jeunesse d’une femme libre de Greenwich Village a Woodstock, a graphic novel by Cédric Ressat and Ana Rousse, Sarbacane,

Histoires du soir pour filles rebelles, by Elena Favilli, éditions les Arènes,

If you are tired by the representation of women characters as fragile, weak, and soft little dolls, give this collection of stories a chance. Each page of this book tale us of the destiny of an extraordinary woman — from Cléopâtre to Joan Jett eto Michelle Obama and Coco Chanel. A collection of stories that will leave your girls empowered and confident in their future!

Histoires du soir pour filles rebelles, by Elena Favilli, éditions les Arènes,