A review by alysonimagines
Fearless Girls, Wise Women & Beloved Sisters: Heroines in Folktales from Around the World by Kathleen Ragan

4.0

This collection features 100 folk tales from around the world about girls and women who actually do things: they rescue each other as well as the princes they woo; with their sharp wit, they demonstrate the danger of underestimating a woman’s intellect; and they prove the power of peacemaking in the midst of war. Not every story won me over, but for the most part, this is a refreshing alternative to the helpless damsel-in-distress fairy tales.