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by Mikki Kendall
A bold and gripping graphic history of the fight for women's rights The ongoing struggle for women's rights has spanned human history, touched nearly every culture on Earth, and encompassed a wide range of issues, such as the right to vote, work, get an education, own property, exercise bodily autonomy, and beyond. Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists is a fun and fascinating graphic novel-style primer that covers the key figures and events that have advanced women's rights from antiquity to the modern era.
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Astronauts : Women on the Final Frontier by Jim OttavianiA nonfiction graphic novel collection of portraits celebrating the lives and achievements of history’s female astronauts includes coverage of first woman in space Valentina Tereshkova, the mixed-race trailblazers of Group 9 and NASA’s investigations into how to make space travel possible for everyone.
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Herstory : Una Historia Ilustrada de las Mujeres/ An Illustrated History of Women by Maria BastarosAunque quede mucho por hacer para que una mujer pueda moverse por el mundo con los mismos derechos que un hombre, se ha recorrido ya un largo camino: a diferencia de los hombres, sus derechos no son inherentes a su condición de mujer, sino que han sido adquiridos gracias a una constante lucha. Cada pellizco de dignidad femenina ha sido conquistado por figuras determinantes, cuyos rostros no siempre han sido reconocidos. Este libro cuenta una historia tan larga como la de la humanidad y da voz a los miles de movimientos necesarios para llegar al estado actual.
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Noisemakers : 25 Women Who Raised Their Voices & Changed the World by Kazoo MagazineThe Kazoo magazine editor-in-chief and a selection of leading women comic artists profile the lives of 25 remarkable women role models who changed history, from Raye Montague, who revolutionized ship design, to Kate Warne, a detective who saved Abraham Lincoln’s life.
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Passing for Human by Liana FinckIn graphic novel form the author describes her life and how she came to accept the "otherness" or her feeling of being an outcast from society, that had defined her since her birth.
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The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage by Sydney PaduaPresents an alternate history in which Charles Babbage and Ada, Countess of Lovelace, build the "Difference Engine" and use it to explore the wilder realms of mathematics and fight crime for the sake of both London and science.
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by Kelly Weinersmith
The creators of the popular Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal webcomic present an illustrated investigation into the technologies of the near future, from deep-space travel to 3D organ printing, to offer insight into how they will work and what is needed to advance their readiness.
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The Imitation Game by Jim OttavianiA graphic novel biography paints a historically accurate picture of the English mathematician and scientist whose groundbreaking work on cryptography and artificial intelligence led to the cracking of the German Enigma code during World War II.
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Join the One Book Reading ChallengeRegister for Beanstack and challenge yourself to read and participate in the 2020 One Book Project. Access activity ideas, determine reading goals, track reading as a family, and win digital badges! Readers who read the primary title, Broad Band by Claire Evans, or one of the companion titles can pick up a FREE prize at select curbside library locations (while supplies last). Prizes include a brain teaser, airplane glider, or pinwheel.
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Join Us for an Author Talk with Broad Band Author Claire L. Evans The One Book Project culminates with a FREE author talk. Claire Evans, the author of Broad Band, will be joining Kern County communities virtually on October 28, 2020 at 7pm. For more information, visit KCLonebook.org.
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