Basically it's set in the future where a very diverse group of women are taking a course on the history of women's rights and their AI teacher takes them into the past to teach them the material. The book has a sort of frame story that guides us through the past in a very smart way that allows for important side conversations. Love, love, LOVE!!! This graphic history of women's rights is brilliantly curated, pitch perfect in tone, easy to read, nuanced, intersectional, AND has gorgeous artwork. Examining where we've been, where we are, and where we're going, Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists is an indispensable resource for people of all genders interested in the fight for a more liberated future. In addition, this compelling book 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. 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. 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. A bold and gripping graphic history of the fight for women's rights
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