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Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"The face of modern protest is wearing a brightly colored ski mask. Nadya Tolokonnikova, founding member of the Russian activist group Pussy Riot, is a creative activist, professional protestor, brazen feminist, shocking visual artist, and force to be reckoned with. Her spontaneous, explosive approach to political action has involved jumping over barbed wire, kissing police officers, giving guerilla performances in crowded subway cars, and going on...
Author
Series
Kate Shugak mysteries volume 11
Publisher
St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
From the first female mayor to the first female Supreme Court justice, Isabella has plenty of inspiration to campaign, debate, and rally with the best of them. But what will it take for Isabella to imagine herself in the highest office in all the land?
Author
Publisher
Imagine
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A decade-by-decade account of African-American athlete activism told through the stories of prominent athletes who fought for racial or gender equality, often at the expense of their reputation or their ability to practice their sport. From Jesse Owens's performance in the 1936 Olympics to Colin Kaepernick's controversial kneel during the national anthem, this book show that the actions of these brave men and women are living history, part of an...
46) The AOC generation: how millennials are seizing power and rewriting the rules of American politics
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A look at the rise of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and how a new generation of progressive activists are reshaping America --
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"From John Della Volpe, the director of polling at the Harvard Institute of Politics, Fight is an exploration of Gen Z, the issues that matter most to them, and how they will shape the future. 9/11. The war on terror. Hurricane Katrina. The 2008 financial crisis. The housing crisis. The opioid epidemic. Mass school shootings. Global warming. The Trump presidency. COVID-19. Since they were born, Generation Z (also known as "zoomers")-those born from...
Author
Series
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Arguing that brown transgender narratives are frequently silenced and erased in US queer, transgender, and Latinx and Chicanx cultural politics, Galarte considers the contexts in which these narratives appear; how they circulate; and how they are reproduced in politics, sexual cultures, and racialized economies. Seeking to restore personhood and agency to these subjects, Francisco J. Galarte advances "brown trans figuration" as a theoretical framework...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Kamala Harris is one of our country's most awe-inspiring political figures, dawning on a new age as the first but not last Black and Asian-American female Vice President. Having spent her entire career smashing glass ceilings and influencing the next generation of young women, Harris has completely redefined what it means to be a woman in politics.
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Kids have always been on the front lines of the fights for justice. From marches protesting child labor to the student strike that helped build the case for Brown v. Board of Education to modern-day March for Our Lives and the Climate Strike, 'Kids on the March' tells the empowering story of children and teens throughout the twentieth and early twenty-first century rallying to fight for liberty, justice, and equality"-- provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From the bestselling author of What's the Matter With Kansas, a scathing look at the standard-bearers of liberal politics -- a book that asks: what's the matter with Democrats?It is a widespread belief among liberals that if only Democrats can continue to dominate national elections, if only those awful Republicans are beaten into submission, the country will be on the right course. But this is to fundamentally misunderstand the modern Democratic...
Author
Publisher
Melville House
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"How the powerful U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and its ultra-conservative allies are waging a political war on democratic norms and institutions. Playing God, by Mary Jo McConahay, a leading Catholic journalist in the United States, is the definitive account of how the Catholic bishops are attempting to remake America in their own image, campaigning to alter democratic institutions under the guise of religious liberty, allying with major right-wing...
Author
Publisher
HarperFestival
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The Berenstain Bears are always checking out books about outer space, medieval knights, cute animals, and more at the library. But then one day, the family finds out the library may be shutting down forever. The cubs know they have to do something! But how can they save their precious library before it's too late?
Author
Publisher
Counterpoint Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Posing questions about whether America is ready to elect a woman president in spite of democratic values, a chronicle of the current state of women's political leadership on the cusp of historic change draws on more than 125 interviews with major figures in both political parties.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Here are the stories of ten leaders who strove to win the right to vote for American women--a journey that took more than seventy years of passionate commitment. From well-known figures, such as Susan B. Anthony and Sojourner Truth to lesser known women such as Alice Paul and Mary Church Terrell, these are heroes who dreamed big and never gave up. Senator Gillibrand highlights an important and pithy lesson from each woman's life--from 'dare to be...
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