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Resisters: 52 Young Women Making Herstory Right Now
'We're not the future. We're doing it right now.'
Young girls and women are uniting across the world to create change, have their voices heard and stand up for what they believe in.
In this bold and brilliantly inspiring book, Lauren Sharkey profiles the powerful stories and achievements of 52 young campaigners, who are working to improve the lives of people across the globe. Some are active in feminist issues like period poverty or political problems such as police brutality and LGBT+ rights; while others are working in science, conservation and diversity. Yet whether it be Twitter campaigns or life-saving apps, their great ideas are all changing the world as we know it.
Illustrated by Manjit Thapp, this is a must-have for young women who would like to dare to make a difference and become empowered to be the change.
Young girls and women are uniting across the world to create change, have their voices heard and stand up for what they believe in.
In this bold and brilliantly inspiring book, Lauren Sharkey profiles the powerful stories and achievements of 52 young campaigners, who are working to improve the lives of people across the globe. Some are active in feminist issues like period poverty or political problems such as police brutality and LGBT+ rights; while others are working in science, conservation and diversity. Yet whether it be Twitter campaigns or life-saving apps, their great ideas are all changing the world as we know it.
Illustrated by Manjit Thapp, this is a must-have for young women who would like to dare to make a difference and become empowered to be the change.
- GenresNonfictionFeminism
256 pages, Paperback
Published February 21, 2019
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Lauren Sharkey
1 book2 followersLauren Sharkey is a journalist specialising in women's issues and the occasional fashion criticism. She is a regular contributor to Bustle UK and has been published by the likes of BBC Future, The Daily Beast and The Cut. Her first book, Resisters: 52 Young Women Making Herstory Right Now, was published in February 2019.
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April 25, 2019
I loved this book! I really enjoyed it and found it very inspirational. This book is a nonfiction book about young women who aren't celebrities or well known, regular women who are just fighting for what they believe is right. I liked it because it shows that you don't have to be famous to make a change and it doesn't matter what age you are either. I would recommend this to everyone, to show them no matter what age, gender or where you come from, we all need to be fighting for change.
February 20, 2022
Full of female activists from around the world on numerous different topics, this is a great inspirational book for young women to show you can go out there and do it - ignore the haters (usually men...) and stand up for what you believe in.
May 7, 2022
Some of the reviews say the stories about the women in this book are too short and too much alike. While this is true, I think that's this book's strength.
The author chose to talk about a higher number of women who've done great things to change the world instead of a select few. If the stories were longer this book would probably be over 1000 pages long. At a page count of 255 this book is a lot more accessible while still fulfilling its purpose, which is bringing these stories to the general public. And let's be honest, there are lots of people who have a short attention span nowadays. I'm not ashamed to admit I'm one of them. The size was just perfect for me.
Some stories are indeed very similar when it comes to topic. There are multiple stories about transgenders, climate activists or young inventors. The important thing to note here is they're all from a different perspective and they all had their own way of handling whatever problem they were facing. This shows that there are multiple, creative ways of solving problems. The stories might be similar but they're not the same.
All in all, this book accomplishes what it set out to do: to inspire. It shows that "regular" people like you and me can accomplish many a great feats despite their age, race, gender, sexuality or socioeconomic status. It shows that there are still people fighting the good fights.
The author chose to talk about a higher number of women who've done great things to change the world instead of a select few. If the stories were longer this book would probably be over 1000 pages long. At a page count of 255 this book is a lot more accessible while still fulfilling its purpose, which is bringing these stories to the general public. And let's be honest, there are lots of people who have a short attention span nowadays. I'm not ashamed to admit I'm one of them. The size was just perfect for me.
Some stories are indeed very similar when it comes to topic. There are multiple stories about transgenders, climate activists or young inventors. The important thing to note here is they're all from a different perspective and they all had their own way of handling whatever problem they were facing. This shows that there are multiple, creative ways of solving problems. The stories might be similar but they're not the same.
All in all, this book accomplishes what it set out to do: to inspire. It shows that "regular" people like you and me can accomplish many a great feats despite their age, race, gender, sexuality or socioeconomic status. It shows that there are still people fighting the good fights.
November 15, 2019
Generatie Nu, 52 inspirerende jonge vrouwen die nú het verschil maken. Tekst: Lauren Sharkey, illustraties: Manjit Thapp.
Wow, wat een boek, wat een vrouwen. Jonge vrouwen mag je erg letterlijk nemen: ze variëren in leeftijd tussen de 9 en 22 jaar. 9 en 22!? Wow!
In Generatie nu komen dus 52 jonge vrouwen aan bod, verdeeld over verschillende categorieën zoals: LGBTQ+, milieu, diversiteit,… Het enige dat ze gemeen hebben is dat ze vrouw zijn, jong zijn en activist zijn. De één heeft een app ontwikkeld om politiegeweld in kaart te brengen, de andere ruimt plastic op, iemand anders richtte de dierenopvang Happy Hen op.
Lauren vertelt in het kort wie ze zijn, wat ze doen, welke prijzen ze al in ontvangst mochten nemen,… Daarna komen de meisjes zelf aan bod; ze vertellen in hun eigen woorden hun verhaal. Veelal gaat het om problemen die ze zelf hebben ervaren en waar ze (al heel vroeg) een oplossing voor zochten én vonden. En dat is zo indrukwekkend knap!
Toen ik hun leeftijd had was ik bezig met poppen en wat later met jongens en school. Ok, de tijden zijn de afgelopen twintig jaar veranderd: de opkomst van de gsm, het internet en de sociale media hebben de mogelijkheden om als individu iets aan de kaart te stellen drastisch vergroot. Daarnaast is de noodzaak om oplossingen te bedenken voor de groeiende cluster van wereldproblemen ook urgenter geworden. Het leeft meer.
En toch, het is ongelooflijk knap en bewonderenswaardig hoe deze jonge vrouwen bezig zijn. Ze combineren het naar school gaan met bedrijven runnen, actie voeren en online haat negeren. Na het lezen van dit boek ben ik ook enorm hoopvol gestemd; wat een prachtvrouwen leven er toch op deze zieke aardbol. De toekomst lacht ons toe met vrouwen als hen aan het roer. Who run the world? Girls!
Wow, wat een boek, wat een vrouwen. Jonge vrouwen mag je erg letterlijk nemen: ze variëren in leeftijd tussen de 9 en 22 jaar. 9 en 22!? Wow!
In Generatie nu komen dus 52 jonge vrouwen aan bod, verdeeld over verschillende categorieën zoals: LGBTQ+, milieu, diversiteit,… Het enige dat ze gemeen hebben is dat ze vrouw zijn, jong zijn en activist zijn. De één heeft een app ontwikkeld om politiegeweld in kaart te brengen, de andere ruimt plastic op, iemand anders richtte de dierenopvang Happy Hen op.
Lauren vertelt in het kort wie ze zijn, wat ze doen, welke prijzen ze al in ontvangst mochten nemen,… Daarna komen de meisjes zelf aan bod; ze vertellen in hun eigen woorden hun verhaal. Veelal gaat het om problemen die ze zelf hebben ervaren en waar ze (al heel vroeg) een oplossing voor zochten én vonden. En dat is zo indrukwekkend knap!
Toen ik hun leeftijd had was ik bezig met poppen en wat later met jongens en school. Ok, de tijden zijn de afgelopen twintig jaar veranderd: de opkomst van de gsm, het internet en de sociale media hebben de mogelijkheden om als individu iets aan de kaart te stellen drastisch vergroot. Daarnaast is de noodzaak om oplossingen te bedenken voor de groeiende cluster van wereldproblemen ook urgenter geworden. Het leeft meer.
En toch, het is ongelooflijk knap en bewonderenswaardig hoe deze jonge vrouwen bezig zijn. Ze combineren het naar school gaan met bedrijven runnen, actie voeren en online haat negeren. Na het lezen van dit boek ben ik ook enorm hoopvol gestemd; wat een prachtvrouwen leven er toch op deze zieke aardbol. De toekomst lacht ons toe met vrouwen als hen aan het roer. Who run the world? Girls!
September 1, 2024
Simply loved it. Amazing to read about all these different young women, who are doing all kinds of things for a better world. Especially at such a young age! I definitely wasn't thinking about stuff like lead poisoning, access to electricity and safe spaces for trans people when I was a teenager.
And yes, the stories are short. But for me that's one of the strengths of this book. All the different examples together make it easier to keep on believing in a bright future for everyone. And if you want to know more about a specific person, you can always check out their own online pages.
And yes, the stories are short. But for me that's one of the strengths of this book. All the different examples together make it easier to keep on believing in a bright future for everyone. And if you want to know more about a specific person, you can always check out their own online pages.
June 4, 2020
Lauren Sharkey is a journalist who focuses on women’s issues who’s compiled an inspiring YA book that gives you hope for the future (beautifully illustrated by Manjit Thapp) that brings together 52 young women aged between 9 and 22 who have become successful campaigners in the fields of feminism and equality, diversity, the environment, politics and social justice, LGBTQ+, and STEM and allows them to talk about their experiences in their own words.
May 15, 2021
Some inspiring stories about women, but the stories are so short that it only supplies limited information. After so many of the same kind of stories it honestly gets a bit boring. Only the tech part of the book was more interesting to me, because that is a field I am most interested in.
January 26, 2022
DNF and 3 stars? Yeah, I liked the book enough. I read some parts, but I am just bad with non-fiction books in general, which is why I'm not finishing it.
April 20, 2022
Op zich goed om te lezen dat deze meiden hiermee bezig zijn, maar ik vond het korte en veel vergelijkbare verhalen. Dan zou ik er een paar wat meer uitgediept willen zien.
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