Annabelle Hirsch

Un viaje nico, a trav s de un centenar de objetos, que nos transporta a m ltiples, fascinantes y a menudo ignoradas haza as femeninas. «Caprichoso, divertido e ingenioso. El libro de Annabelle Hirsch es como una b squeda del tesoro a trav s de la historia, la cultura, la pol tica, la moda y el arte . Andrea Wulf, autora de La invenci n de la naturaleza y Magn ficos rebeldes Tienes en las manos una historia olvidada. No se trata de una historia amplia, definitiva y exhaustiva del mundo, sino algo m s sosegado, m s ntimo y particular: un viaje nico, a trav s de un centenar de objetos que nos transportan a m ltiples, fascinantes y a menudo ignoradas haza as femeninas. Con una prosa delicada y magn tica, cosida a trav s de un sinf n de an cdotas trepidantes, Annabelle Hirsch despliega a una gran selecci n de mujeres (y sus pertenencias) que, en el fondo, es una inmejorable excusa para desvelar los pensamientos y sentimientos cotidianos de todo un g nero. El resultado es una historia alternativa, ntima y conmovedora, de la humanidad. Una estatua de Hatshepsut, un consolador de cristal del siglo XVI, una m quina de escribir Remington, un bol grafo que perteneci a Greta Garbo, un Tupperware o un broche de Hannah Arendt explican la evoluci n del rol (y el poder) femenino desde las sociedades prehist ricas hasta hoy. Cosas de mujeres desmonta todo lo que que creemos saber de nuestro pasado para demostrar que, en sus facetas m s desconocidas y dom sticas, este ha sido tan complejo y fascinante como las mujeres que lo poblaron. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Discover the hidden history of women--and the world--through this visual exploration of intimate objects and the surprising, sometimes shocking stories behind them. "I adored this book "--Olivia Colman This is a neglected history. Not a sweeping, definitive, exhaustive history of the world but something quieter, more intimate and particular: a single journey, picked out in 101 objects, through the fascinating, manifold, and too often overlooked histories of women. With engaging prose, compelling stories, and a beautiful full-page image of each object, Annabelle Hirsch's book contains a curated and diverse compendium of women and their things, uncovering the thoughts and feelings at the heart of women's daily lives. The result is an intimate and stirring alternative history of humans in the world. The objects date from prehistory to today and are assembled chronologically to show the evolution of how women were perceived by others, how they perceived themselves, how they fought for freedom. Some (like a sixteenth-century glass dildo) are objects of female pleasure, some (a thumbscrew) of female subjugation. These are artifacts of women celebrated by history and of women unfairly forgotten by it. With variety and nuance, A History of Women in 101 Objects cracks open the fissures of what we think we know in order to illuminate a much richer retelling: What do handprints on early cave paintings tell us about the role of women in hunting? How is a cell phone related to femicides? What does Kim Kardashian's diamond ring have to do with Elena Ferrante? Wide-ranging, subversive, witty, and superbly researched, this is a book that upends all our assumptions about, and presentations of, the past, proving that it has always been as complicated and fascinating as the women who peopled it.

Fra en tysk nonne-krone til en amerikansk Pussyhat, chokolade tilsat datidens vidundermiddel radium, et balkort og en skelsættende Singer-symaskine - Annabelle Hirsch fortæller medrivende og provokerende kvindernes oversete historie over flere århundreder. Ikke gennem storslåede monumenter, men gennem 100 simple dagligdagsobjekter, som bærer på hver deres unikke og overraskende fortælling. Med forord og bidrag af Gry Jexen. Om forfatteren: Annabelle Hirsch, født i 1986, er forfatter og kulturjournalist med tyske og franske rødder. Hun har læst kunsthistorie, dramatik og filosofi i München og Paris. Hirsch arbejder som freelancer for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) og for adskillige magasiner. Derudover skriver hun noveller og oversætter fransk litteratur. Hun bor mellem Rom og Berlin.

A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023This is a neglected history. Not a sweeping, definitive, exhaustive history of the world but something quieter, more intimate and particular. A journey, picked out in 101 objects, through the fascinating, too-often-overlooked, manifold histories of women. Open up this cabinet of curiosities and you'll find objects that have been highly esteemed and others that are humble and domestic. Some (like a sixteenth century glass dildo) are objects of female pleasure, some (a thumbscrew) of female subjugation. There are artefacts of women celebrated by history and of women unfairly forgotten by it; examples of female rebellion and of self-revelation; objects that are inspiring, curious or (like radium-laced chocolate) just fundamentally ill-conceived. In this compendium, Annabelle Hirsch reveals a new history - teeming, unexpected, witty and always illuminating.

Discover the hidden history of women--and the world--through this visual exploration of intimate objects and the surprising, sometimes shocking stories behind them. "I adored this book "--Olivia Colman This is a neglected history. Not a sweeping, definitive, exhaustive history of the world but something quieter, more intimate and particular: a single journey, picked out in 101 objects, through the fascinating, manifold, and too often overlooked histories of women. With engaging prose, compelling stories, and a beautiful full-page image of each object, Annabelle Hirsch's book contains a curated and diverse compendium of women and their things, uncovering the thoughts and feelings at the heart of women's daily lives. The result is an intimate and stirring alternative history of humans in the world. The objects date from prehistory to today and are assembled chronologically to show the evolution of how women were perceived by others, how they perceived themselves, how they fought for freedom. Some (like a sixteenth-century glass dildo) are objects of female pleasure, some (a thumbscrew) of female subjugation. These are artifacts of women celebrated by history and of women unfairly forgotten by it. With variety and nuance, A History of Women in 101 Objects cracks open the fissures of what we think we know in order to illuminate a much richer retelling: What do handprints on early cave paintings tell us about the role of women in hunting? How is a cell phone related to femicides? What does Kim Kardashian's diamond ring have to do with Elena Ferrante? Wide-ranging, subversive, witty, and superbly researched, this is a book that upends all our assumptions about, and presentations of, the past, proving that it has always been as complicated and fascinating as the women who peopled it.

This is a neglected history. Not a sweeping, definitive, exhaustive history of the world but something quieter, more intimate and particular. A single journey, picked out in 101 objects, through the fascinating, too-often-overlooked, manifold histories of women. Open up this cabinet of curiosities and you'll find objects that have been highly esteemed - even, like the Bayeux tapestry, fought over by nations - and others that are humble and domestic. Some (like a sixteenth century glass dildo) are objects of female pleasure, some (a thumbscrew) of female subjugation. There are artefacts of women celebrated by history and of women unfairly forgotten by it; examples of female rebellion and of self-revelation; objects that are inspiring, curious or (like radium-laced chocolate) just fundamentally ill-conceived. Through the variety and nuance in all these 101 objects, Annabelle Hirsch has created a new history - teeming, unexpected, witty and always illuminating. This overdue corrective reveals what a healed femur says about civilisation, what men have to fear from hat pins, and it shows that the past has always been as complicated and fascinating as the women that peopled it.

Hulemalerier, et metall-korsett, en glassdildo fra 1500-tallet, en Singer-symaskin, Greta Garbos kulepenn, Chanel no. 5, støvsugeren, Tupperware, p-pillen og mobiltelefonen: Hva har disse tingene til felles? De forteller alle om kvinners historie. Forfatter Annabelle Hirsch har hatt stor internasjonal suksess med Kvinneting. Ved å portrettere 99 objekter fra hverdagsliv, mote, medisin og kunst forteller forfatteren om kvinners liv, frihetskamp og kreativitet gjennom tidene. Noen objekter vitner om nytelse og opprør, andre om undertrykkelse og samfunnets normer. Med varme, nysgjerrighet og et skarpt blikk utfordrer Hirsch det vi tror vi vet om patriarkatet og kvinners historie. Alt avhenger av hvilken kunnskap vi har, hvilke spørsmål vi stiller og hvordan vi velger å se verden – og tingene. Feminist og forfatter Susanne Kaluza bringer historien om tingene hjem til Norge ved å presentere to gjenstander fra norsk kvinnehistorie.