Fight Like a Girl: 50 Feminists Who Changed the World

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, access to contraception, equal pay, and a host of other issues are foremost topics of conversation in American media.

Zest Books. Fight like a girl introduces readers to the history of feminist activism in the U. S. 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.

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Rad Women Worldwide: Artists and Athletes, Pirates and Punks, and Other Revolutionaries Who Shaped History

Rad women worldwide tells fresh, engaging, and amazing tales of perseverance and radical success by pairing well-researched and riveting biographies with powerful and expressive cut-paper portraits. Educational and inspirational,  is a bold, this gift-worthy New York Times bestseller from the authors of Rad American Women A-Z, illustrated collection of 40 biographical profiles showcasing extraordinary women from across the globe.

May we all have the courage to be rad!for teachers, this book is appropriate for grades 6-8 and could be used in either Social Studies or English classes, or as part of a text for a multidisciplinary unit. An additional 250 names of international rad women are also included as a reference for readers to continue their own research.

This progressive and visually arresting book is a compelling addition to women's history and belongs on the shelf of every school, library, and home. Together, these stories show the immense range of what women have done and can do. The book features an array of diverse figures from 430 bce to 2016,  spanning 31 countries around the world,  from Hatshepsut the great female king who ruled Egypt peacefully for two decades and Malala Yousafzi the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize to Poly Styrene legendary teenage punk and lead singer of X-Ray Spex and Liv Arnesen and Ann Bancroft polar explorers and the first women to cross Antarctica.

It can also be used as a common Core text for grades 6-8 Social Studies/History - CCSS. Ela-literacy. Rh.


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We Should All Be Feminists

The highly acclaimed, eloquently-argued essay, provocative New York Times bestseller—a personal, adapted from the much-admired TEDx talk of the same name—from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, award-winning author of Americanah. Drawing extensively on her own experiences and her deep understanding of the often masked realities of sexual politics, here is one remarkable author’s exploration of what it means to be a woman now—and an of-the-moment rallying cry for why we should all be feminists.

Anchor Books. Ten speed Press. Here she offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first century, one rooted in inclusion and awareness.


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You Don't Have to Like Me: Essays on Growing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding Feminism

It’s okay to criticize beauty standards but still love dark lipstick, investing in female friendships is the most rewarding thing ever, and no one should feel pressured to eat an “unseasoned chicken breast the size of a deck of playing cards” as every sad dinner for the rest of eternity. Ten speed Press.

Plume Books. Hilarious. Nugent documents her journey to feminism while skewering misogynist tropes and delivering some painful truths. Publishers weekly starred review   “Feminist” is not a four-letter word, but Alida Nugent resisted it for a long time. From struggling with an eating disorder for most of her teen years to embracing all aspects of her biracial identity, she tackles tough topics with honest vulnerability.

Smartly-written, rebecca skolnit, unapologetic, You Don’t Have to Like Me is perfect for readers of Roxane Gay, and laugh-out-loud funny, and Sloane Crosley. With sincerity, intelligence, and wit, Nugent invites readers in to her most private moments of personal growth. She feared the “scarlet f” being thrust upon her for refusing to laugh at misogynistic jokes at parties; she withered under the judgmental gaze of store clerks when buying Plan B, and she swore that she was “not like other girls.

But eventually, like so many of us, she discovered that feminism is an empowering identity to take on. Anchor Books.


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Feminist Activity Book

Ten speed Press. Featuring such activities as feminist all-star trading cards, and a feminist aBC, Sexist Social Media Bingo, The Feminist Activity Book will fuel your feminist rage, and bring you one step closer to an egalitarian utopia, Destroy the Page-Triarchy, remind you to laugh once in awhile, or whatever.

Plume Books. Looking to smash the patriarchy and get your arts and crafts on?want to have a laugh while taking down sexist stereotypes?Look no further than Gemma Correll’s Feminist Activity Book, where your dress up doll can wear whatever she wants and the only thing limiting your sexuality is the size of your colored pencil collection.

Welcome to the games, coloring projects, and crafts of your egalitarian dreams!The Feminist Activity Book has everything you need to usher in an era of colorful and intersectional joy. Seal Pr. Anchor Books.


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Rad American Women A-Z: Rebels, Trailblazers, and Visionaries who Shaped Our History . . . and Our Future! City Lights/Sister Spit

The new york times bestseller!"this is The Most Inspiring Children’s Book We've Ever Seen. Refinery29. Com"the very first kids' book released by the iconic publishing house City Lights, Rad American Women A-Z navigates the alphabet from Angela Davis to Zora Neale Hurston with colorful illustrations and short, powerful narratives.

I cheer these histories of women who fight not for war or country or corporation, but for EVERYONE! I can't wait for my son to read this. Nikki mcclure, illustrator of All in a Day Ten speed Press. Seal Pr. B is for billie jean king, who shattered the glass ceiling of sports; C is for Carol Burnett, who defied assumptions about women in comedy; D is for Dolores Huerta, who organized farmworkers; and E is for Ella Baker, who mentored Dr.

City Lights Books. This is a guest list for a party of my heroes. Martin luther king and helped shape the Civil Rights Movement. And the list of great women continues, multiple professions, spanning several centuries, and 26 diverse individuals. Well, i just broke down and cried. Anchor Books.


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Crafting with Feminism: 25 Girl-Powered Projects to Smash the Patriarchy

Plume Books. Wear your ideology on your sleeve by creating fierce custom merit badges. Anchor Books. Featuring tips on everything from beginner sewing stitches to building a kickin’ party playlist, and a totally empowering forward from “Queen of Geeks” Felicia Day, this book has everything you need for an awesome crafternoon.

Quirk. This is what a feminist crafter looks like! Crafting with Feminism features 25 irreverent and easy-to-make projects that celebrate everything that rocks about girls, gals, and badass women. Grab a handful of glitter and get your girl power on with 25 subversive and easy-to-make projects. Prove that the political is personal with DIY power panties.

Seal Pr. Ten speed Press. City Lights Books. Get cozy with a handmade huggable uterus Body Pillow, Frida Kahlo, or craft heroine finger puppets to honor great women like Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and bell hooks.


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Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World

City Lights Books. It’s a scientific fact: women rock!  a charmingly illustrated and educational book, engineering, technology, New York Times best seller Women in Science highlights the contributions of fifty notable women to the fields of science, and mathematics STEM from the ancient to the modern world.

Seal Pr. The trailblazing women profiled include well-known figures like primatologist Jane Goodall, as well as lesser-known pioneers such as Katherine Johnson, the African-American physicist and mathematician who calculated the trajectory of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission to the moon. Anchor Books. Plume Books.

Women in science celebrates the achievements of the intrepid women who have paved the way for the next generation of female engineers, biologists, doctors, mathematicians, physicists, astronauts, and more! — BrainPickings - Best Science Books of the Year Ten speed Press. Full of striking, this fascinating collection also contains infographics about relevant topics such as lab equipment, singular art, rates of women currently working in STEM fields, and an illustrated scientific glossary.

Quirk. Ten speed Pr.


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Bad Feminist: Essays

Harper Perennial. The portrait that emerges is not only one of an incredibly insightful woman continually growing to understand herself and our society, but also one of our culture. Bad feminist is a sharp, funny, and spot-on look at the ways in which the culture we consume becomes who we are, and an inspiring call-to-arms of all the ways we still need to do better, coming from one of our most interesting and important cultural critics.

I read vogue, and i’m not doing it ironically, though it might seem that way. If i have an accessory, it is probably pink. Anchor Books. Seal Pr. From the author of hunger: a memoir of my body, and feminism from one of the most-watched young cultural observers of her generation, the Boston Globe, Newsweek, the New York Times Bestseller and Best Book of the Year at NPR, and many moreA collection of essays spanning politics, criticism, Roxane Gay.

Pink is my favorite color. Ten speed Pr. I once live-tweeted the September issue. In these funny and insightful essays, roxane gay takes us through the journey of her evolution as a woman Sweet Valley High of color The Help while also taking readers on a ride through culture of the last few years Girls, Django in Chains and commenting on the state of feminism today abortion, Chris Brown.

City Lights Books.


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Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World

Algonquin young readers. Quirk. Harper Perennial. Together, they share diverse perspectives on and insights into what feminism means and what it looks like. Forty-four writers, dancers, and artists contribute essays, comics, actors, lists, poems, and illustrations about everything from body positivity to romance to gender identity to intersectionality to the greatest girl friendships in fiction.

Seal Pr. Come on in, turn the pages, and be inspired to find your own path to feminism by the awesome individuals in Here We Are. Welcome to one of the most life-changing parties around! Ten speed Press. Ten speed Pr. Plume Books. Anchor Books. City Lights Books. Let's get the feminist party started!have you ever wanted to be a superheroine? join a fandom? Create the perfect empowering playlist? Understand exactly what it means to be a feminist in the twenty-first century? You’ve come to the right place.

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Bad Girls Throughout History: 100 Remarkable Women Who Changed the World

Marie curie, first woman to win the Nobel Prize. Ada lovelace, first computer programmer. Chronicle Books. Anchor Books. Sojourner Truth, activist and abolitionist. From pirates to artists, warriors, daredevils, scientists, activists, and spies, the accomplishments of these incredible women vary as much as the eras and places in which they effected change.

Aphra behn, first female professional writer. City Lights Books. Ten speed Pr. Harper Perennial. The 100 revolutionary women highlighted in this gorgeously illustrated book were bad in the best sense of the word: they challenged the status quo and changed the rules for all who followed. Quirk. Algonquin young readers.

Plume Books. Seal Pr. Featuring bold watercolor portraits and illuminating essays by Ann Shen, Bad Girls Throughout History is a distinctive, gift-worthy tribute. Ten speed Press. Joan jett, godmother of punk.


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