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  • List: Amelia Bloomer List - Young Adult Nonfiction
  • Take It As a Compliment

    Take It As a Compliment

    By Maria Stoian

    "I was fifteen." "I never saw him again." "They chanted after me, 'Oscar the Grouch, Oscar the Grouch." Bringing together the voices of males and females of all ages, the stories in this collective graphic memoir reflect real life experiences of sexual abuse, violence and harassment. Each experience is brought to life by Maria Stoian's exceptional artwork. Her unique and varied styles powerfully reflect the tone and mood of the different stories and in just a few pages express the complex emotions felt by victims of sexual abuse. Covering acts such as sexual violence, public sexual harassment, domestic abuse and child abuse, this is a reminder for survivors that they are not alone and a call for all of us to take action. The stories clearly show that assault of any type is not an honour bestowed on anyone. It is not a compliment.
  • Trainwreck: The Women We Love to Hate, Mock, and Fear… and Why

    Trainwreck: The Women We Love to Hate, Mock, and Fear… and Why

    By Sady Doyle

    She's everywhere once you start looking for her: the trainwreck. She's Britney Spears shaving her head, Whitney Houston saying, “crack is whack,” and Amy Winehouse, dying in front of millions. But the trainwreck is also as old (and as meaningful) as feminism itself. From Mary Wollstonecraft—who, for decades after her death, was more famous for her illegitimate child and suicide attempts than for A Vindication of the Rights of Woman—to Charlotte Brontë, Billie Holiday, Sylvia Plath, and even Hillary Clinton, Sady Doyle's Trainwreck dissects a centuries-old phenomenon and asks what it means now, in a time when we have unprecedented access to celebrities and civilians alike, and when women are pushing harder than ever against the boundaries of what it means to “behave.” Where did these women come from? What are their crimes? And what does it mean for the rest of us? For an age when any form of self-expression can be the one that ends you, Sady Doyle's book is as fierce and intelligent as it is funny and compassionate—an essential, timely, feminist anatomy of the female trainwreck.
  • The Unfinished Revolution: Voices From the Global Fight For Women's Rights

    The Unfinished Revolution: Voices From the Global Fight For Women's Rights

    By Minky Worden (Editor)

    This collection of essays explores the status of rights for women and girls worldwide, through the topics of economic issues, violence against women, and harmful traditions.
  • Until We Are Free: My Fight for Human Rights in Iran

    Until We Are Free: My Fight for Human Rights in Iran

    By Shirin Ebadi

    The first Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, Shirin Ebadi has inspired millions around the globe through her work as a human rights lawyer defending women and children against a brutal regime in Iran. Now Ebadi tells her story of courage and defiance in the face of a government out to destroy her, her family, and her mission: to bring justice to the people and the country she loves. For years the Islamic Republic tried to intimidate Ebadi, but after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rose to power in 2005, the censorship and persecution intensified. The government wiretapped Ebadi's phones, bugged her law firm, sent spies to follow her, harassed her colleagues, detained her daughter, and arrested her sister on trumped-up charges. It shut down her lectures, fired up mobs to attack her home, seized her offices, and nailed a death threat to her front door. Despite finding herself living under circumstances reminiscent of a spy novel, nothing could keep Ebadi from speaking out and standing up for human dignity. But it was not until she received a phone call from her distraught husband—and he made a shocking confession that would all but destroy her family—that she realized what the intelligence apparatus was capable of to silence its critics. The Iranian government would end up taking everything from Shirin Ebadi—her marriage, friends, and colleagues, her home, her legal career, even her Nobel Prize—but the one thing it could never steal was her spirit to fight for justice and a better future. This is the amazing, at times harrowing, simply astonishing story of a woman who would never give up, no matter the risks. Just as her words and deeds have inspired a nation, Until We Are Free will inspire you to find the courage to stand up for your beliefs.
  • Uprising: A New Age is Dawning for Every Mother's Daughter

    Uprising: A New Age is Dawning for Every Mother's Daughter

    By Sally Armstrong

    Women around the world rise up against oppression and brutality to empower themselves and control their future.
  • The V-Word: True Stories About First-Time Sex

    The V-Word: True Stories About First-Time Sex

    By Amber J. Keyser

    Losing it. Popping your cherry. Handing in your V-card. First time sex is a big unknown. Will it be candlelight and rose petals or quick and uncomfortable? Is it about love or about lust? Deciding to have sex for the first time is a choice that's often fraught with anxiety and joy. But do you have anyone telling you what sex is really like? In The V-Word seventeen writers (including Christa Desir, Justina Ireland, Sara Ryan, Carrie Mesrobian, Erica Lorraine Scheidt, and Jamia Wilson) pull back the sheets and tell all, covering everything from straight sex to queer sex, diving-in versus waiting, and even the exhilaration and disappointment that blankets it all. Some of their experiences happened too soon, some at just the right time, but all paint a broad picture of what first-time sex is really like. Funny, hot, meaningful, cringe-worthy, gross, forgettable, magnificent, empowering, and transformative, the stories in The V-Word are never preachy, but provide a map for teens to chart their own course through the steamy waters of sex. With The V-Word girls can finally take control, learn what's on the horizon, and eliminate the fear and mystery surrounding this important milestone.
  • We Believe You: Survivors of Campus Sexual Assault Speak Out

    We Believe You: Survivors of Campus Sexual Assault Speak Out

    By Annie E. Clark, Andrea L. Pino

    Across the U.S. student activists are exposing a pervasive cover-up of sexual violence on college campuses. Every day more survivors come forward. But other survivors choose not to. We Believe You elevates the stories the headlines about this issue have been missing--more than 30 experiences of trauma, healing and everyday activism, representing a diversity of races, economic and family backgrounds, gender identities, immigration statuses, interests, capacities and loves. More than 1 in 5 women and 5 percent of men are sexually assaulted at college, a shocking status quo that might have stayed largely hidden and unaddressed but for the two authors of We Believe You. In 2013, Annie E. Clark and Andrea L. Pino, then 23 and 20, building on the work of earlier activists, outed themselves as assault survivors and filed a federal complaint against the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) for mishandling such crimes; within a month, the U.S. government began to investigate UNC. Within a year, dozens of colleges were under federal investigation. But Clark and Pino rightly see themselves as two among many. Students from every kind of college and university--large and small, public and private, highly selective and less so?are sounding alarms and staking claims to justice by filing complaints, by pressing charges, and by simply living beyond the effects of assault and the betrayals of their schools. A sampling of their voices speak out in this book.
  • We Should All Be Feminists

    We Should All Be Feminists

    By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

    Adichie's personal essay explains why she chose to be true to herself and work towards societal change in gender attitudes.
  • What Will It Take To Make a Woman President?

    What Will It Take To Make a Woman President?

    By Marianne Schnall

    After her young daughter asks why a woman has never been president, Schnall interviews a variety of public figures who reflect on the obstacles to this goal and explore how to make this dream a reality.
  • Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

    Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

    By Cheryl Strayed

    A memoir of personal and natural discoveries, Strayed shares her story of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail from California to Oregon as a solo woman.
  • Woman Rebel: The Margaret Sanger Story

    Woman Rebel: The Margaret Sanger Story

    By Peter Bagge

    Margaret Sanger's work as the mother of modern birth control comes alive in this brash and gripping examination of her life.
  • Women Who Don't Wait in Line: Break the Mold, Lead the Way

    Women Who Don't Wait in Line: Break the Mold, Lead the Way

    By Reshma Saujani

    Despite her unsuccessful bid for a congressional seat, Saujani advocates for increased female political and corporate engagement and encourages women to ignore advice to “wait their turn.”
  • Women: Body-Positive Art to Inspire and Empower

    Women: Body-Positive Art to Inspire and Empower

    By Carol Rossetti

    The message we receive from the world is clear: we're not good enough. We're not skinny enough, pretty enough, smart enough. Women is all about accepting ourselves. Carol Rossetti asks us instead to say, “We're not good enough—we're even better.” Despite the progress we've made as a society, there is still a cruel and subtle gender oppression that exists today—and many don't realize it's there. In response, Rossetti decided to draw women to focus on the issues we face. Her illustrations are of women who feel safe expressing themselves by showing the world their fashion, sexuality, relationships, religion, disabilities, and even traumatic experiences.
  • Wonder Woman Unbound: The Curious History of the World's Most Famous Heroine

    Wonder Woman Unbound: The Curious History of the World's Most Famous Heroine

    By Tim Hanley

    Originally a symbol of the coming matriarchy, Wonder Woman has been both an icon and a source of frustration for feminists.
  • Words Will Break Cement: The Passion of Pussy Riot

    Words Will Break Cement: The Passion of Pussy Riot

    By Masha Gessen

    Arrested for their feminist punk performances, members of Pussy Riot shed light on the political corruption and erosion of human rights in Russia.
  • Yoko Ono: Collector of Skies

    Yoko Ono: Collector of Skies

    By Nell Beram, Carolyn Boriss-Krimsky

    Despite years of sexism, racism, and criticism in the public eye, Yoko Ono continues to create groundbreaking art and music.
  • You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain

    You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain

    By Phoebe Robinson

    A hilarious and affecting essay collection about race, gender, and pop culture from celebrated stand-up comedian and WNYC podcaster Phoebe Robinson. Phoebe Robinson is a stand-up comic, which means that, often, her everyday experiences become points of comedic fodder. And as a black woman in America, she maintains, sometimes you need to have a sense of humor to deal with the absurdity you are handed on the daily. Robinson has experienced her fair share over the years: she's been unceremoniously relegated to the role of "the black friend," as if she is somehow the authority on all things racial; she's been questioned about her love of U2 and Billy Joel ("isn t that . . . white people music?"); she's been called "uppity" for having an opinion in the workplace; she's been followed around stores by security guards; and yes, people do ask her whether they can touch her hair all. the. time. Now, she's ready to take these topics to the page and she s going to make you laugh as she s doing it. Using her trademark wit alongside pop-culture references galore, Robinson explores everything from why Lisa Bonet is "Queen. Bae. Jesus," to breaking down the terrible nature of casting calls, to giving her less-than-traditional advice to the future female president, and demanding that the NFL clean up its act, all told in the same conversational voice that launched her podcast, "2 Dope Queens," to the top spot on iTunes. As personal as it is political, "You Can't Touch My Hair" examines our cultural climate and skewers our biases with humor and heart, announcing Robinson as a writer on the rise."
  • You're in the Wrong Bathroom!”: And 20 Other Myths and Misconceptions About Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming People

    You're in the Wrong Bathroom!”: And 20 Other Myths and Misconceptions About Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming People

    By Laura A. Jacobs

    Debunks the twenty-one most common myths and misperceptions about transgender issues From Laverne Cox to Caitlyn Jenner to Thomas Beattie ( the pregnant man ) to transgender youth, coverage of transgender lives has been exploding over the last few years. Despite being prolifically covered in the media, much misinformation about the trans community persists. Bringing together the medical, social, psychological, and political aspects of being transgender today in the United States, " You re in the Wrong Bathroom!: And 20 Other Myths About Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming People" unpacks the twenty-one most common myths about transgender people. Authors Laura Erickson-Schroth, MD, a psychiatrist, and Laura A. Jacobs, LCSW-R, a psychotherapist, address myths about trans identity ( all trans people are trapped in the wrong body ), sex and relationships ( most trans people do sex work and have HIV ), health and safety ( trans people are mentally ill and therapy can change them ), and history and community ( trans people and feminists don t get along ).