Modern Herstory: Stories of Women and Nonbinary People Rewriting History

Blair Imani, foreword by Tegan and Sara

An inspiring and radical celebration of 70 women, girls, and gender nonbinary people who have changed--and are still changing--the world, from the Civil Rights Movement and Stonewall riots through Black Lives Matter and beyond.With a radical and inclusive approach to history, Modern HERstory profiles and celebrates seventy women and nonbinary champions of progressive social change in a bold, colorful, illustrated format for all ages. Despite making huge contributions to the liberation movements of the last century and today, all of these trailblazers come from backgrounds and communities that are traditionally overlooked and under-celebrated: not just women, but people of color, queer people, trans people, disabled people, young people, and people of faith. Authored by rising star activist Blair Imani, Modern HERstory tells the important stories of the leaders and movements that are changing the world right here and right now--and will inspire you to do the same.

Foreword by Tegan and Sara vi Introduction viiiLAYING THE GROUNDWORK 1 Sylvia Rivera & Marsha P. Johnson 5 Lorraine Hansberry 8 Patsy Takemoto Mink 11 Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson & Katherine Johnson 12LEADING THE MOVEMENT 17 Kimberlé Crenshaw 23 Alicia Garza 24 Patrisse Cullors 27 Opal Tometi 28 Carmen Perez 31 Linda Sarsour 32 Tamika D. Mallory 35SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER 37 Allison Renville 41 Brittany Packnett 42 Geraldine Roman 45 Jamilah Lemieux 46 Janet Mock 49 Keah Brown 50 Manal al-Sharif 53 Rokhaya Diallo 54 Dr. Roxane Gay 57 Sandy Ho 58THE REVOLUTION WILL BE LIVE 61 Ava DuVernay 65 Cameron Esposito 66 Constance Wu 69 Ellen DeGeneres 70 Leslie Jones 73 Missy Elliott 74 Oprah Winfrey 77 Serena Williams 78 Solange Knowles 81 MASTERING MODERN MEDIA 83Aditi Juneja 87 Amandla Stenberg 88 Feminista Jones 91 Franchesca Ramsey 92 Issa Rae 95 Jackie Aina 96 Kat Blaque 99 Michelle Phan 100 Mona Haydar 103 Taye Hansberry 104 Vilissa Thompson 107THE REVOLUTION WILL BE OURS 109Dr. Adrienne Keene 113 Alencia Johnson 114 Anjali Paray 117 Jennicet Gutiérrez 118 Layshia Clarendon 121 Lori Rodriguez 122 Raquel Willis 125 Dr. Su’ad Abdul Khabeer 126 Winnie Harlow 129THE REVOLUTION WILL BE FUNDED 131Amani Al-Khatahtbeh 135 Alissa Lentz 136 Eman Idil Bare 139 Ibtihaj Muhammad 140 Leslie Mac & Marissa Jenae Johnson 143 Rihanna 147 Shannon Coulter 148 Tegan & Sara 151THE REVOLUTION IS NOW 153Jazz Jennings 157 Mari Copeny 158 Marley Dias 161 Taylor Richardson 162 Yara Shahidi 165Conclusion 166 Glossary Terms, Events, and Phrases 167 People 173 Organizations 180 Hashtags 185 About the Author 187 About the Illustrator 188 Acknowledgments 190 Index 192