Rise: A Feminist Book Project for Ages 0-18 selected Fighter in Velvet Gloves: Alaska Civil Rights Hero Elizabeth Peratrovich as one of the titles to be honored this year on the Rise 2020 Booklist.
Each year Rise: A Feminist Book Project recommends recent books with significant feminist content for readers from birth to 18 years old.
RISE stands for:
It’s time to remember. Read. Reflect. Rage. Reclaim. Resolve. Rebuild.
It’s time to inspire. Imagine. Illuminate. Ignite. Innovate.
It’s time to speak. Sing. Shout. Support. Smash. Slay.
It’s time to engage. Enrich. Enlighten. Elevate. Elect. Empathize. Expand.
You can find out more about Rise: A Feminist Book Project, which is part of the Feminist Task Force of the American Library Association, and view the complete list of recommended titles at http://ameliabloomer.wordpress.com/.
A note about the project title — Rise: A Feminist Book Project for Ages 0-18 was formerly known as the Amelia Bloomer Project. You can find more information about our name change here.