Amazons, abolitionists, and activists : a graphic history of women's fight for their rights

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Amazons, abolitionists, and activists : a graphic history of women's fight for their rights

(2019)

By: Kendall, Mikki

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:

TEEN/GN/NONFICTION/KENDALL,M

Availability

Locations	Call Number	Status
Teen Graphic Novels	TEEN/GN/NONFICTION/KENDALL,M	Available

Details

PUBLISHED

California : Ten Speed Press, [2019]
©2019

EDITION

First edition

DESCRIPTION

195 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm

ISBN/ISSN

9780399581793, 0399581790 :, 0399581790, 9780399581793

LANGUAGE

English

NOTES

Includes index

Women's rights in antiquity: the seed is planted -- Empresses, queens, and princesses: the power on the throne and behind it -- Slavery, colonialism, and imperialism: the rights of women under siege -- Suffrage and suffering: women fight for freedom -- The slow march to equality: civil rights and voting -- Women's rights, 1960s to 1980s: from the sexual revolution to the AIDS crisis -- Feminisms: corporate, inclusive, and more!

"Graphic novel-style primer that covers the key figures and events that have advanced women's rights from antiquity to the modern era. ... Illuminates the stories of notable women throughout history--from queens and freedom fighters to warriors and spies--and the progressive movements led by women that have shaped history, including abolition, suffrage, labor, civil rights, LGBTQ liberation, reproductive rights, and more."--Provided by publisher