NEW YORK (AP) — Two giants of the ladies’s rights motion, Gloria Steinem and Nobel laureate Leymah Gbowee, have teamed up for an image ebook with the mission of inspiring younger folks to vary the world.
“Rise, Girl, Rise: Our Sister-Friend Journey. Together for All” might be printed subsequent February, Scholastic Inc. introduced Wednesday. Illustrated by Kah Yangni, it attracts upon the shut bond between Steinem and Gbowee, the Nobel Peace Prize winner from Libya.
“I am so proud to collaborate with my longtime friend and sister activist Leymah Gbowee,” Steinem stated in a press release. “’Rise, Girl, Rise’ is for anyone who cares deeply about being part of a promising future.”
Gbowee stated in a press release that “Gloria Steinem and I have traveled many roads together, physically, and through our individual actions. This special book is our gift to the trailblazers of tomorrow, who are finding power and joy in their friendships today.”