Bibliograph

Fight like a girl, 50 feminists who changed the world, by Laura Barcella ; with illustrations by Summer Pierre

Type

Label

Fight like a girl, 50 feminists who changed the world, by Laura Barcella ; with illustrations by Summer Pierre

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-223)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestGradeLevel

789Y, Childrens Plus, Inc

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Fight like a girl

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

by Laura Barcella ; with illustrations by Summer Pierre

Sub title

50 feminists who changed the world

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

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

Target audience

juvenile

Classification