Girl Power Tarot - 78 historical women as tarot arcana
Most tarot decks are full of unnamed figures: an empress with no face, a high priestess with no history. Girl Power Tarot takes a different position. Every card is linked to a real historical woman, and you know who she is.
Mary Shelley, Bessie Smith, Jane Addams, Valentina Tereshkova, Wu Zetian: all included, each placed in the arcanum that fits what made her great. That connection is not decorative. It is thought through.
The people behind this deck
Paola Vecchi drew all 78 illustrations. Sara Marzullo, described as a feminist writer, wrote the texts. Two distinct contributors, two distinct crafts, aimed at the same subject.
The result is a deck with a clear point of view. This is not a neutral collection of historical portraits. The selection of these women, and the pairing with the tarot arcana, is deliberate and consistent throughout.
What the cards look like
The cards measure 65 x 118 mm, a standard tarot size. Vecchi's illustrations combine portraiture with tarot imagery so that both the historical figure and the arcanum remain readable. This is a multilingual edition, meaning the texts on the cards or in the accompanying material cover several languages.
This is not a deck designed for passive use. It assumes curiosity about both tarot and about the women shown. Anyone with a basic knowledge of tarot will find an extra layer of meaning in every draw.
Pull the Empress card and look up who Wu Zetian was. That conversation between card and history is what makes this deck different from most.
Specifications
- Number of cards: 78
- Dimensions: 65 x 118 mm
- Language: Multilingual
- ISBN: 9788865279823
- Author: Sara Marzullo
- Illustrator: Paola Vecchi
Questions we often get
Do you need to know the historical figures to use this deck?
No. The cards name each figure, and Sara Marzullo's texts explain the connection between person and arcanum. You do not need prior knowledge to work with the deck.
Which languages does the multilingual edition cover?
The exact languages included are listed on the packaging.
