I'm a big fan of Mikki Kendall so when I saw she was involved with this graphic novel, I was all in. Covering women working for women either being in positions of power, activism, or excelling at arts and sports, it's really comprehensive. While a lot of the narrative focuses on the US and UK, it makes a real effort to be international by including sections where we look at women from around the world which is what really made it special to me. The artwork is great too, sometimes with 2-page inserts that encompass a lot of women, some of whom are famous and recognizable. I learned about a lot of women I didn't know about and that's a big win for me, as well as its final message asking what mantle each one of us is going to pick up to keep moving forward. ( )

Lots of great information but not a good consistent narrative. The latter part of Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 lost their story line and turned into list after list.

The earlier chapters are much better.

Still recommended. A great intro. ( )

The fight for women’s rights has spanned all of history and touched every culture. Issues such as the right to vote, work, get an education, own property, and be in charge of their own bodies has spanned millennials. Told by a time traveling AI to a group of young women, this graphic novel illuminates stories of notable women throughout history - from freedom fighters and queens to spies and abolitionists, from early hunter and gatherers to current feminist activist, Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists is an amazing resource about Women’s History.

I learned quite a bit reading this novel - felt a lot like a crash course history lesson! There were so many women you read about though, that you almost don’t get to absorb it as much (especially towards the end).

It’s definitely a book you keep for the resource and reference. I can see it working really well in a school for students to find a woman to then do more research on since it gives a brief summary on most women.

Also great to read a few pages every day during Women’s History Month in March! ( )

In graphic novel form, this book presents the history of women's fight for their rights, from Ancient Egypt to the present.

Lady Xian of China is credited with ending human trafficking in southern China before she died in the year 602. She is still honored today. Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, who died in 1204, was one of the most powerful rulers in British history. The Dahomey Amazons were an all-female regiment in what is now the Republic of Benin. Started in the 1600's, the regiment lasted until 1894. The book also explores slavery, the women's suffrage movement, the settlement house movement, Margaret Sanger and family planning, the Harlem Renaissance, Jim Crow, Japanese intermittent camps, etc., up to the present day.

This is a gem of a book. For any young person who has been exposed to real American history (more than what is taught in school) and wants to learn more, here is a wonderful place to start. ( )

This book failed me on so many levels. The breaking point was the fact that in the section on women's suffrage, there was zero mention that "..the first independent, self-governing nation to give all women citizens the vote was New Zealand in 1893" (https://www.nla.gov.au/digital-classr...). Especially given that so much time was given over to racist white women in the USA unwilling to include black people in their fight for suffrage. Note that I don't know what the Maori status as citizens was at the time.

If they missed that detail, how can I have faith that the rest of the book is giving a fair representation?

But before that, in a book that is supposed to be 'a graphic history of women's fights for their rights' why was so much space given to women rulers who had no interest in fighting for women's rights? Ones who saw themselves as exceptions, as men's minds in women's bodies, and a whole heap of other 'I'm not like other women' statements (which are in this book) ( )