A new graphic anthology aimed at young readers seeks to inspire girls with profiles of women who made notable contributions to art, science, culture, and politics
The book is aimed at kids age 5-12 – a pretty wide range encompassing early readers to precocious tweens. That’s
Regardless of how they approached their subject matter, just undertaking the project was inspiring to many of the participants. ”It is so important to let girls know that they don't have to conform to a mold, whatever it is that is being presented to them as binary options,” said Yao Xiao , who told the story of naval engineer and US Navy flag officer Raye Montague. “I had a feminist mother who gave me all the feminist material to read as a child, so I feel lucky in that way, but I will not let go of any media that encourage girls to keep working on what makes them feel true.
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