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flag Activists Gloria Steinem and Leymah Gbowee co-authored a children's book, *Rise, Girl, Rise*, sharing their lives and activism to inspire resilience and justice in young readers.

flag Activists Gloria Steinem and Leymah Gbowee have co-authored the children’s book *Rise, Girl, Rise: Our Sister-Friend Journey. flag Together for All*, blending their life stories to inspire young readers. flag The book, illustrated by Kah Yangni, traces their childhoods, activism, and decades-long friendship formed through mutual friend Abby Disney and deepened by a pivotal 2009 conversation at Steinem’s kitchen table. flag Though separated by continents—Steinem in the U.S., Gbowee in Liberia—their shared commitment to justice and sisterhood fueled the project, written during the pandemic and published by Scholastic. flag Aimed at children ages 11 and up, it emphasizes resilience, empathy, and collective action, encouraging all young readers to engage in creating a more equitable world.

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