Amazons, abolitionists, and activists, a graphic history of women's fight for their rights, Mikki Kendall ; art by A. D'Amico ; colors by Shari Chankhamma ; letters by Erica Schultz
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- Graphic novels -- Young adult fiction [form/genre]
- Women's rights + History -- Comic books, strips, etc -- Young adult literature
- Nonfiction comics -- Young adult literature
- Comics (Graphic works) -- Young adult literature
- Biographical comics -- Young adult literature
- Women + Social conditions -- Comic books, strips, etc -- Young adult literature
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Amazons, abolitionists, and activists, a graphic history of women's fight for their rights, Mikki Kendall ; art by A. D'Amico ; colors by Shari Chankhamma ; letters by Erica Schultz
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Amazons, abolitionists, and activists
Nature of contents
bibliographycomics graphic novels
Oclc number
1085593262
Responsibility statement
Mikki Kendall ; art by A. D'Amico ; colors by Shari Chankhamma ; letters by Erica Schultz
Sub title
a graphic history of women's fight for their rights
Summary
The ongoing struggle for women's rights has spanned human history, touched nearly every culture on Earth, and encompassed a wide range of issues, such as the right to vote, work, get an education, own property, exercise bodily autonomy, and beyond. Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists is a fun and fascinating graphic novel-style primer that covers the key figures and events that have advanced women's rights from antiquity to the modern era
Table of 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!
Target audience
adolescent
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