Title: Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women's Fight For Their Rights
Date: 2019
Publisher: Ten Speed Press (Penguin Random House)
Writer: Mikki Kendall
Artist: A. D'Amico
Gorgeously illustrated overview of this history of women's rights and activism. The format and scope of this means it's going for breadth rather than depth, but it works well in terms of highlighting plenty of history that readers can look into further.
The framing story, a group of students in a future AI-powered classroom guided by a holographic narrator is a bit clunky at first, and a little bit cringe in terms of the concept of education being handed over to AI, but that aspect of the story quickly fades into the background in favor of the actual history being presented, and the student characters end up serving an important role as critics pointing out when some of this historical figures presented had their problematic aspects.
The book does a good job of supporting its intersectional approach, and presents a diverse range of historical figures, including many I wasn't familiar with. It achieves its purpose as a jumping-off point for further research and reflection.
Rating: 8/10
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