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Book

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

Call Number

  • GRAPHIC NOVEL 305.4209 K334 TEEN (CEN)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

California : Ten Speed Press, [2019]

Physical Description

195 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm

Summary

"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."--Cover flap.

Notes

Includes index.

Contents

  • 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!

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