Michael Elsohn Ross's She Takes a Stand: 16 Fearless Activists Who Have Changed PDF

By Michael Elsohn Ross

ISBN-10: 1613730268

ISBN-13: 9781613730263

Portraits of courageous girls from the past due 1800s via today—role types who're captivated with very important issues
 
A resource of suggestion for younger women with powerful social convictions, She Takes a Stand highlights sixteen impressive ladies who've fought for human rights, civil rights, employees’ rights, reproductive/sexual rights, and global peace. between those are many that were imprisoned, threatened, or suffered monetary hardships for pursuing their missions to alter the area for the higher. incorporated are ancient heroes akin to anti-lynching crusader Ida B. Wells and suffragist Alice Paul, in addition to modern figures reminiscent of girls-education activist Malala Yousafzai; Sampat good friend Devi, who fights violence opposed to Indian ladies; and SPARK govt director Dana Edell, who works to finish the sexualization of ladies and women within the media. Taking a multicultural, multinational viewpoint, She Takes a Stand spotlights courageous ladies world wide with an emphasis on formative years information, motivations, and existence turning points—in many instances gleaned from the author’s unique interviews—and contains similar sidebars, a bibliography, resource notes, and a listing of organisations younger ladies can discover to become involved in altering their world.

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