num_pages: 192
description: In this second volume of reissued classic folktales a Punjabi woman outwits seven ruthless thieves an Incan girl restores harmony to the empire and a mischievous Norwegian lass thwarts her entitled landowner. Spanning several centuries and continents the stories in Kamala recall how it's the dazzling courage cleverness and power of women that hold our world together. Ethel Johnston Phelps (1914-1984) held a master's degree in Medieval Literature co-edited a Ricardian journal and published several articles on fifteenth-century subjects. She compiled two anthologies of feminist folk tales from around the world Tatterhood and The Maid of the North .
language: English
title: Kamala: Feminist Folktales from Around the World
publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY