Conflict in Construct Hello, my name is Alan. I purchased this book from the Mar Vista Time Travel. I think the premise of this movement is terrific. However, as I was reading this story to my daughter, I got to Artmesia Gentileschi and felt uncomfortable. At page 20 the passage reads, Agostino wanted his star pupil to also be his lover. "I promise I will marry you", he told her. Artmesia kept saying no. I did not quite understand it, so my partner and I spoke about it and looked a little more in depth into that background and it did not take long to come to the fact that Artmesia was Raped; and the situation was not coined the term only because she was underage, she was full fledge taken advantage of. Now, the story is obviously more intricate than that: Agostino promised to marry her and recanted his promise, women were not seen as people, rather descedants of men, and a caretaker is also to blame, apart from the father's blame. But the amount of detail needed in order to put its true story together, is important; unfortunately, it is not justifiable or fair for the writer to diminish what really happened, as a Woman, and for a Woman's sake (because these things really happen). Moreover, if that background is not neccessary, too dark, or even has too many complexities, it is probably best not mention it at all. Because it is a childrens book, I understand the necessity to keep it child-oriented, but I believe it is also best to be conscientious of every circumstance. All consecutively, I suggest it would be best not to veneer Artmesia's story -- And hopefully, not Anyone else's story in these books -- or just keep the dark backgrounds out, completely. Thank you for taking the time to read this. I appreciate the thought and reason for these books to exist. Keep getting better, thank you Sincerely Alan

Very informative and entertaining Very informative and entertaining! The page long biographies are perfect quick read!

Makes a great gift! Gifted this to a friend who is expecting a daughter. She loves it! Beautiful illustrations and stories to inspire her future child.

Great product, painless purchase I bought some of these books as a gift to my nieces (ages 2 and 4). Though they're a bit young to read on their own, they absolutely love the colorful images and delighted to curl up on the couch for story time with their uncle. Their mother too certainly appreciated seeing the many stories of perserverence and achievement of women throughout history. I'm sure these books will be icons on the girls' shelf as they grow up, and it makes me so happy that they will be exposed to these stories during their formative years. I made the purchase online directly at rebelgirls.com. The process was perfectly smooth, and the books arrived hardly a week later in perfect condition.

Disappointed about repeat stories I have loved this collection if books for my daughter. When I saw you had a new book, Rebel Girls Lead, I immediately bought it. She was so disappointed as most of the stories are repeats. I saw familiar faces on the cover, but assumed the stories would be different. It almost seems like the book was just rushed out to get Kamala Harris in a book. Thankfully, it was a cheap book as I am just as disappointed as my daughter.