Let's Hear It For The Rebels!

Throughout centuries of stories of the achievements of the human beings, there have been women (either openly or in the shadows) who have done amazing things for themselves, as well as for others. They worked in sciences, mathematics, athletics, arts, and social justice movements all around the world, sometimes with severe personal consequences.

Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls

I love these books because they are a collection of stories of those amazing women who have achieved things that might have gone uncredited at the time, or who are well known and in the spotlight. However, this particular edition 100 Real-Life Tales of Black Girl Magic was especially powerful, because Black women have often been pushed to the side of the narrative, even when they are crucial to the story. The women included in this edition are from many countries, circumstances and generations, but they all changed the world through their actions. Definitely 5 stars!

I want to add a small note here, because this book is an important reminder for all that Black women were marginalized not only by white males, but by white women as well. I have talked to some who believe that feminism has been inclusive at all times, and I encourage you to go back and look at feminist history, because this is simply not the case. A lot of what was achieved by early feminism was done on the backs of Black women and other women of colour. This book is a spotlight on resilience, but also the need to make modern feminism truly inclusive.

Thank you Netgalley for giving me access to this copy in advance, I truly love this book. If you have any questions or recommendations, please comment below, email me (theopinionatedbookworm@gmail.com) or follow me on Instagram (@theopinionatedbookworm1),

Here are my recommendations for further reading on Black Feminism, but there are so many more:

Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall
Anything by Audre Lorde and Angela Davis
M Archive and Dub by Alexis Pauline Gumbs

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