{"product_id":"look-like-a-lady-five-visual-tropes-of-womanhood-and-how-to-see-ourselves-differently-9781587436925","title":"Look Like a Lady: Five Visual Tropes of Womanhood and How to See Ourselves Differently","description":"\u003cb\u003eFive Visual Tropes That Have Defined Womanhood--and the Art History That Redefines It\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eImages tell powerful stories about how women should look and act. And whether we notice them or not, those stories shape what women believe they're allowed to be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLook like a Lady\u003c\/i\u003e, art historian Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt uses personal narrative and art history to uncover five limiting visual tropes that have quietly formed us: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e● \u003cb\u003eVenus\u003c\/b\u003e the idealized body defined by the male gaze\u003cbr\u003e● \u003cb\u003eVessel\u003c\/b\u003e an empty container waiting to be filled with someone else's meaning\u003cbr\u003e● \u003cb\u003eMaiden\u003c\/b\u003e young, passive, and acted upon by outside forces\u003cbr\u003e● \u003cb\u003eMother\u003c\/b\u003e a romanticized, impossible maternal ideal\u003cbr\u003e● \u003cb\u003eMonster\u003c\/b\u003e the wild creature in need of taming\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe may think girl bosses and body positivity have replaced tales of helpless women whose looks matter more than anything else, but scripts that set limits for women in popular culture and our faith communities persist. For every limiting story Weichbrodt explores, she uncovers an empowering counterstory from art history that reflects God's richer vision for women and women's identity--leading to healing and freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing full-color illustrations and the author's own hand-drawn images, \u003ci\u003eLook like a Lady\u003c\/i\u003e is for Christian women who feel disillusioned by expectations of womanhood and are ready to expand their vision of what it means to be a woman made in the image of God.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brazos Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781587436925\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256","brand":"Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52715548246197,"sku":"9781587436925","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/look-like-a-lady-five-visual-tropes-of-womanhood-and-how-to-see-ourselves-differently-9781587436925","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}