Fight Like a Girl : 50 Feminists Who Changed the World

Nearly every day there's another news story, think piece, or pop cultural anecdote related to feminism and women's rights. Conversations around consent, equal pay, access to contraception, and a host of other issues are foremost topics of conversation in American media. Today's teens are encountering these issues from a different perspective than any generation has before -- but what's often missing from the current discussion is an understanding of how we've gotten to this place. __Fight Like a Girl__ introduces readers to the history of feminist activism in the U.S. in an effort to celebrate those who paved the way and draw attention to those who are working hard to further the feminist cause today. As feminism and women's rights are frequent conversation topics in 2016 American media and Twitterverse, the author, a feminist herself, missed the broader understanding of how we got there and who helped out along the way. This book is an effort to celebrate the women who paved the way. The book has biographies of fifty famous and lesser-known women from all over the world who were important figures in feminist activism. With short profiles, drawn portraits, credentials and quotes of each woman. Biographies of: Mary Wollstonecraft, Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Blackwell, Marie Curie, Amy Jacques Garvey, Frida Kahlo, Simone de Beauvoir, Pauli Murray, Rosa Parks, Florynce Kennedy, Shirley Chisholm, Maya Angelou, Yayoi Kusama, Faith Ringgold, Yoko Ono, Audre Lorde, Jane Goodall, Judy Blume, Judy Chicago, Frances M. Beal, Wangari Maathai, Wilma Rudolph, Angela Davis, Alice Walker, Wilma Mankiller, Barbara Lee, Shirin Ebadi, Hillary Clinton, Kate Bornstein, Pam Grier, Leslie Feinberg, Sally Ride, bell hooks, Cindy Sherman, Oprah, Sandra Cisneros, Geena Davis, Anita Hill, Poly Styrene, Madonna, Renée Cox, Wendy Davis, Kathleen Hanna, Margaret Cho, Queen Latifah, Ani DiFranco, Roxane Gay, Beyoncé, Tavi Gevinson, Malala Yousafzai Nearly every day there's another news story or pop cultural anecdote related to feminism and women's rights. #YesAllWomen, conversations around consent, equal pay, access to contraception, and a host of other issues are foremost topics of conversation in American (and worldwide) media right now. Today's teens are encountering these issues from a different perspective than any generation has had before, but what's often missing from the current discussion is an understanding of how we've gotten to this place. Fight Like a Girl will familiarize readers with the history of feminist activism, in an effort to celebrate those who paved the way and draw attention to those who are working hard to further the cause of women's rights. Profiles of both famous and lesser-known feminists will be featured alongside descriptions of how their actions affected the overall feminist cause, and unique portraits (artist's renderings) of the feminists themselves. This artistic addition will take the book beyond simply an informational text, and make it a treasure of a book. Nearly every day there's another news story, think piece, or pop cultural anecdote related to feminism and women's rights. Conversations around consent, equal pay, access to contraception, and a host of other issues are foremost topics of conversation in American media. Today's teens are encountering these issues from a different perspective than any generation has before -- but what's often missing from the current discussion is an understanding of how we've gotten to this place.Fight Like a Girl introduces readers to the history of feminist activism in the U.S. in an effort to celebrate those who paved the way and draw attention to those who are working hard to further the feminist cause today. FightLikeGirl-FC 1 FightLikeGirl-complete 2 FightLikeGirl-BC 226 Young Adult Nonfiction,Girls & Women Nearly every day there's another news story, think piece, or pop cultural anecdote related to feminism and women's rights. Conversations around consent, equal pay, access to contraception, and a host of other issues are foremost topics of conversation in American media. And today's teens are encountering these issues from a different perspective than any generation has before--but what's often missing from the current discussion is an understanding of how we've gotten to this place. Fight Like a Girl introduces readers to the history of feminist activism in the U.S. in an effort to celebrate those who paved the way and draw attention to those who are working hard to further the feminist cause today Nearly every day there s another news story, think piece, or pop cultural anecdote related to feminism and women s rights. Conversations around consent, equal pay, access to contraception, and a host of other issues are foremost topics of conversation in American media. And today s teens are encountering these issues from a different perspective than any generation has before but what s often missing from the current discussion is an understanding of how we ve gotten to this place.Fight Like a Girl introduces readers to the history of feminist activism in the U.S. in an effort to celebrate those who paved the way and draw attention to those who are working hard to further the feminist cause today. Mary Wollstonecraft Sojourner Truth Elizabeth Blackwell Marie Curie Amy Jacques Garvey Frida Kahlo Simone de Beauvoir Pauli Murray Rosa Parks Florynce Kennedy Shirley Chisholm Maya Angelou Yayoi Kusama Faith Ringgold Yoko Ono Audre Lorde Jane Goodall Judy Blume Judy Chicago Frances M. Beal Wangari Maathai Wilma Rudolph Angela Davis Alice Walker Wilma Mankiller Barbara Lee Shirin Ebadi Hillary Clinton Kate Bornstein Pam Grier Leslie Feinberg Sally Ride bell hooks Cindy Sherman Oprah Sandra Cisneros Geena Davis Anita Hill Poly Styrene Madonna Ren e Cox Wendy Davis Kathleen Hanna Margaret Cho Queen Latifah Ani DiFranco Roxane Gay Beyonc Tavi Gevinson Malala Yousafzai. An introduction to the history of feminist activism in the U.S. profiles fifty notable women, including Hillary Clinton, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Roxane Gay