Smash the Patriarchy

by Marta Breen and Jenny Jordahl

A Graphic Novel

The patriarchy is falling. It’s time to smash it. This graphic novel shows you how.

Patriarchy means “the rule of the father” and describes a system where men are in control. At least since the time of Aristotle, loud-mouthed men have called women weak and inferior. In entertaining comic book form, Smash the Patriarchy shames the culprits and salutes more than 100 inspiring women – from Pharaoh Hatshepsut to Mary Wollstonecraft to Petra Herrera – who stood up to them. The book is not afraid to examine some of the worst crimes –public shaming, medical examinations, and the widespread murder and jailing of feminists around the world – as it calls on readers to finally smash the patriarchy forever. These men get embarrassed: Aristotle, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Immanuel Kant, Friedrich Nietzsche, Woody Allen and many more… These women are celebrated: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Emily Dickenson, Queen Christina of Sweden, Arundhati Roy, Amanda Gorman and many more…

About the Author

Marta Breen (b. 1976) is a writer, journalist and one of Norway's most profiled feminists. She made her debut in 2006 with the book Girls, Wine and Song, about Norwegian women through times in Music. She has since established herself as a notable non-fiction author. Her book Women in Battle (2018), illustrated by Jenny Jordahl, has been sold to 27 territories.

About the Illustrator

Jenny Jordahl (b. 1989) is an illustrator, designer, blogger, writer and cartoonist. She is well known for her collaborations with feminist writer Marta Breen on books such as The F Word and 60 Women You Should've Met. For her title What Happened to You? (2020), she won the prestigious Brage Prize and the Orbil Prize.