Tough Mothers

“Fifty vignettes about courageous mothers . . . women who stood up to power, defied poverty, or climbed over other barriers to achieve great things.” — Historical Novel Society The author of Rejected Princesses returns with an inspiring, fully illustrated guide that brings together the fiercest mothers in history—real life matriarchs who gave everything to protect all they loved. Mothers possess the “maternal instinct”—an innate fierceness that drives them to nurture, safeguard, fight, and sacri