There are stories of people you probably have heard of and some you probably didn't know about. Modern HERstory is a book that tells the stories of so many different women and nonbinary people. “As far back as I can remember, our mother always taught us to be in control of our bodies and our work, and she showed us that through her example.” - Solange KnowlesĪll quotes above can be found in Modern HERstory. “What we really want is for violence to stop! We want police officers to be held accountable the same way we civilians are held accountable.” - Carmen Perez “Acts of violence make it all the more obvious that those of us who believe in love need to work even harder to counter hate and violence to manifest our more beautiful world” - Mona Haydar “I'm working to create a space where it feels easy to include and imagine black girls and make black girls like me the main characters of our lives.” - Marley Dias “When you belittle and devalue trans women and their womanhood, you are operating as a tool of the patriarchy.” - Raquel Willis “I'm not missing a minute of this, it's the revolution!” - Sylvia Rivera

“While “history” focuses on men and the stories of patriarchs “herstory” deliberately prioritizes the stories of women, people of color, and LGBTQ people.” - Blair Imani ( from the book Modern HERstory)

A must-read for anybody, of any age, who believes in human rights. Modern HERstory is a book that tells the stories of many amazing women, nonbinary people, people of color, and LGBTQ+ activists.

Modern HERstory by Blair Imani