Life & Times of Butch Dykes, The: Portraits of Artists, Leaders, and Dreamers Who Changed The World

By Eloisa Aquino

Portraits of women throughout history who have defied society's expectations of feminine behavior and appearance in order to live a more authentic life. These short vignettes combine biographical sketches with evocative illustrations for an impact that is as bold, powerful, and inspirational as the brilliant artists, writers, and musicians they represent. The notable people profiled in this book include Audre Lorde (activist and poet), JD Sampson (artist, and musician known for Le Tigre and MAN), Jenny Shimizu (model and actress), Claude Cahun (photographer, performer, and writer who defied all gender expectations and wasn't any gender), Esther Eng (director), Gladys Bentley (singer and performer), Gertrude Stein (author and poet), Martina Navratilova (tennis champion), and Gloria Anzaldúa (scholar). Author and artist Eloisa Aquino presents these icons against heteronormativity in a good-humored homage, showing how the courage to be true to yourself can spark the sort of work that changes the world.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Microcosm Publishing
• Release date: Nov 12, 2019
• ISBN: 9781621062134

Eloisa Aquino

Eloisa Aquino is a Brazilian-Canadian artist and zinester who lives and works in Montreal, where she runs the micro-press B&D Press. She was born in São Paulo (Brazil), where she made zines and worked as a journalist and translator, and moved to Montreal in order to pursue a Master’s in Media Studies. Eloisa's work is focused in non-fictional illustrated narratives on queer topics, especially stories and histories at the margins.

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The Life and Times of Butch Dykes

Portraits of artists, leaders, and dreamers who changed the world

© Eloisa Aquino, 2019

ISBN 978-1-62106-213-4

This is Microcosm #252

This edition © Microcosm Publishing, 2019

First Published November 12, 2019

First printing of 3,000 copies

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Aquino, Eloisa, author.

Title: The life and times of butch dykes : portraits of artists, leaders,

and dreamers who changed the world / Eloisa Aquino.

Description: Portland, OR : Microcosm Publishing, [2019] | Summary:

"Portraits of women throughout history who have defied society’s

expectations of feminine behavior and appearance in order to live a more

authentic life. These short vignettes combine biographical sketches with

evocative illustrations for an impact that is as bold, powerful, and

inspirational as the brilliant artists, writers, and musicians they

represent. The notable people profiled in this book include Audre Lorde

(activist and poet), JD