This bright and inspiring collection of one-page biographies from the Rebel Girls media company includes not just girls/women, but also nonbinary people. They range from well-known older figures like Marsha Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, and Billie Jean King, to younger ones such as singer Janelle Monáe, writer and performance artist Alok Vaid-Menon, and soccer star Quinn, as well as scientists, activists, and others who have made an impact on the world but are less widely known. The book highlights a diverse collection of careers and places of impact.
A section at the end offers readers activity ideas tied to the biographies, such as designing a Pride celebration for their community like activists Molly Pinta and Phyll Opoku-Gyimah have done, or imagining a dream dinner with some of the people in the book. Bright illustrations on the facing page of each biography add color and interest, and are by female and nonbinary artists from around the world.
A worthy addition to the growing number of LGBTQ-inclusive collective biographies.
