Stand Up! Ten Mighty Women Who Made ..., Brittney Cooper
Stand Up! Ten Mighty Women Who Made ..., Brittney Cooper
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Stand Up!: Ten Mighty Women Who Made a Change

Author: Brittney Cooper

Narrator: Brittney Cooper

Unabridged: 1 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/02/2022


Synopsis

From New York Times bestselling author of Eloquent Rage comes a powerful, ground breaking picture book debut introducing young readers to 10 revolutionary Black women -- both historical and contemporary -- who changed the world for the better, inspiring readers today to know their strength, to be brave, and to STAND UP!Stand Up! tells the story of ten historic female figures who changed the world by standing up for what's right, including legendary Civil Rights activists like Ruby Bridges and Rosa Parks and spanning to contemporary role models like Bree Newsome, who removed the confederate flag from the South Carolina state house grounds, and Mari Copeny, a youth activist who fought for clean water in Flint, Michigan.This inspirational biographical collection will live side-by-side with best-selling classics like Little Leaders and She Persisted yet offers a wholly original, powerful new voice and approach that make this story so singular, personal, and groundbreaking. Cooper's enlightening text depicts both famous and unsung Black women who took a stand and made the world a better place for future generations.Each heroic figure is interconnected by a united quest for equity, and offers young readers a stirring, inspirational call to action, reminding them that they are mighty too, and can be forces for change when they stand up!

About Brittney Cooper

Brittney Cooper writes a popular monthly column on race, gender, and politics for Cosmopolitan. A professor of Women's and Gender Studies and Africana Studies at Rutgers University, she co-founded the Crunk Feminist Collective, and her work has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, Ebony.com, and The Root.com, among many others. In 2017, she was named to The Root 100 List, and in 2018, to the Essence Woke 100 List.


Reviews

Goodreads review by April on December 21, 2024

I think this book is a great mentor text for 3rd grade to maybe 7th or 8th grade. It's a great picture book that gives amazing summaries for kids of amazing women who have changed the course of history, black history. This book is not only great for Black History month but also for Women's History m......more

Goodreads review by Liz on October 04, 2022

Sometimes standing up is an abstract concept that's difficult to explain. This book talks about how 10 different women stood up (by going to school, by sitting down, by picking up a pen). I also love the progression from being a young child struggling to stand up on your own, but now, you don't even......more

Goodreads review by Natalie on February 23, 2024

This a picture book about 10 Black women who changed the world. It talks about people who made historical change and contemporary changes. It does say women in the title but when reading it highlights a young girl who wrote a letter to former President Obama about the Flint, Michigan water crisis. T......more