{"product_id":"herostories-9781646052288","title":"Herostories","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHerostories\u003c\/i\u003e reveals tales untold by most history books: the harrowing journeys and vital triumphs of 19th and 20th century midwifery in the vast landscape of Iceland. \u003c\/b\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\/Thors' award-winning, PEN-nominated \u003ci\u003eStormwarning\u003c\/i\u003e, Herostories documents the professional achievements of the island's first women to work outside the home, precursors to today's midwives who remain central to contemporary Icelandic healthcare. \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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Phoneme Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646052288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 162","brand":"Krist\u0026#237;n Svava Tomasdott\u0026#237;r","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42589538910389,"sku":"9781646052288","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_cf302734-7529-4d31-a4b7-377575550ac7.jpg?v=1673326652","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/herostories-9781646052288","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}