If You've Always Wanted To Know The ABC's Of Women's History From Rio Cortez And Lauren Semmer

Arroe Collins: Unplugged & Totally Uncut

“B is for bookish, for writers who urge change, like Joan Didion’s essays, Naomi Shihab Nye’s range. Brilliant poems, songs, stories, speeches and plays for those writing before us and those writing today. We know words are vital for the empathy they bring, How Maya Angelou taught us that even caged birds can sing.” The ABCs of Women’s History is an empowering picture book from the New York Times bestselling creative team behind The ABCs of Black History, Rio Cortez and Lauren Semmer. It’s a vibrant intersectional celebration of women’s power, resilience, and achievement, brought to life through stunning illustrations. In a beautiful picture book in verse brimming with G for Groundbreaking women, National Book Award nominee Rio Cortez and illustrator Lauren Semmer celebrate all the joys, challenges, and historic forward movement of women’s history in the United States, with a special focus on the Black women, brown women, transwomen, and others who make change happen. Featured in the book are activists and changemakers like Angela Davis and Marsha P. Johnson, painters and musicians like Georgia O’Keeffe and Kathleen Hanna, scientists and suffragists like Katherine Johnson and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and so many more trailblazing women! The ABCs of Women's History is perfect for providing a conversation starter about equality, women’s rights, and the brilliant women who shape our world. It’s about historic moments—Kamala Harris being sworn in as the first African-American and first Asian-American Vice President of the United States; Title IX passing through Congress; Seneca Falls, where the first women’s rights convention was held; the Riot Grrrls movement; and so much more. The book is complete with backmatter that shares the details and historical context of the women featured.
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