Five Stories You Inherited as a Woman--and Five That Can Set You Free Images tell powerful stories about how women should look and act. And whether we notice them or not, those stories shape what women believe they're allowed to be. We may think girl bosses and body positivity have replaced tales of helpless women whose looks matter more than anything else, but scripts that set limits for women in popular culture and our faith communities persist.In Look like a Lady , art historian Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt uses personal narrative and art history to name five visual scripts that have quietly malformed us: Venus, Vessel, Maiden, Mother, and Monster. For every limiting story, Weichbrodt uncovers a counterstory from art history that reflects God's richer vision for women, leading to healing and freedom."Weichbrodt highlights counterstories that transform our imagination of women: from objects to subjects, from biological mothers to spiritual cultivators, from monsters to sisters."-- Jessica Hooten Wilson , Pepperdine University; author of The Scandal of Holiness "This is a book that men should read with humility and heed with generous spirits. I pray that Weichbrodt's book finds a wide readership.

"-- W. David O. Taylor , Fuller Theological Seminary; author of A Body of Praise and To Set the World Aflame "An astonishingly rich book--visually, imaginatively, and intellectually."-- Karen Swallow Prior , author of The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis.