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Rise, Girl, Rise
Our sister-friend journey together for all
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Gloria Steinem and Leymah Gbowee collaborate on a picture book aimed at young readers, celebrating female solidarity and collective action.
Through vivid illustrations and simple, empowering text, the book traces both authors' childhoods and how they found purpose in addressing inequality and violence against women.
It emphasizes the power of 'sister friends' and togetherness to achieve social change, featuring diverse representations of girls worldwide.
The book is designed to reach children early through images and accessible language, inspiring imagination and collective responsibility.
By combining Steinem's feminist legacy with Gbowee's peace-building experience, it offers an optimistic call for girls and boys to rise, organize, and trust in communal strength.
Through vivid illustrations and simple, empowering text, the book traces both authors' childhoods and how they found purpose in addressing inequality and violence against women.
It emphasizes the power of 'sister friends' and togetherness to achieve social change, featuring diverse representations of girls worldwide.
The book is designed to reach children early through images and accessible language, inspiring imagination and collective responsibility.
By combining Steinem's feminist legacy with Gbowee's peace-building experience, it offers an optimistic call for girls and boys to rise, organize, and trust in communal strength.
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Indira Lakshmanan
Gloria Steinem
Leymah Gbowee
'We the Women' and 'Rise, Girl, Rise' are stories about revolutionary women
