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Title Amazons, abolitionists, and activists : a graphic history of women's fight for their rights / Mikki Kendall ; art by A. D'Amico ; colors by Shari Chankhamma ; letters by Erica Schultz.
Author Kendall, Mikki, author.
Publication Info. California : Ten Speed Press, [2019]
©2019
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Copies/Volumes
Location Call No. Status
 Alafaya  305.42 KEN    Check Shelves
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  305.42 KEN    Check Shelves
 Southeast  305.42 KEN    Checked Out
Edition First edition.
Description 195 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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Note Includes index.
Contents Women's rights in antiquity: the seed is planted -- Empresses, queens, and princesses: the power on the throne and behind it -- Slavery, colonialism, and imperialism: the rights of women under siege -- Suffrage and suffering: women fight for freedom -- The slow march to equality: civil rights and voting -- Women's rights, 1960s to 1980s: from the sexual revolution to the AIDS crisis -- Feminisms: corporate, inclusive, and more!
Summary "Graphic novel-style primer that covers the key figures and events that have advanced women's rights from antiquity to the modern era. ... 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."--Provided by publisher.
Subject Women's rights -- History -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Women -- Suffrage -- History -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Women -- Social conditions -- History -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Genre Historical comics.
Comics (Graphic works)
Graphic novels.
Biographies.
Nonfiction comics.
Biographical comics.
Added Author D'Amico, A. (Aster), artist.
Chankhamma, Shari, colourist.
Schultz, Erica, letterer.
ISBN 9780399581793 (paperback) : $19.99
0399581790 (paperback)