Cathy Ann Johnson, Ruby Bridges, illus. for "Stand Up! 10 Mighty Women Who Made a Change", 2022. Watercolor, gouache, acrylic and digital. © Scholastic Stand Up! Ten Mighty Women Who Made a Change by Brittney Cooper with illustrations by Cathy Ann Johnson
On the Road
Stand Up! 10 Mighty Women Who Made a Change: On the Road at the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center
Stand Up! 10 Might Women Who Made a Change is on view at the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center through May 24, 2024.
Organized by the Holle Center for Communication Arts at the University of Alabama.
Previously on view at the Zimmerli from September 28, 2022, through February 12, 2023.
In her debut picture book Stand Up! 10 Mighty Women Who Made a Change (Orchard Books, 2022), Brittney Cooper, professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Africana Studies at Rutgers University, introduces young audiences to ten revolutionary Black women who changed the world. One of the leading Black feminist voices of our time, Professor Cooper brings together stories of women, from historical to contemporary, ranging from Civil Rights activists Ruby Bridges and Rosa Parks to modern heroes like Bree Newsome, who removed the confederate flag from the South Carolina State House grounds, and Mari Copeny, a youth activist who fought for clean water in Flint, Michigan. Their strength and courage come alive in the vivid and powerful illustrations by Cathy Ann Johnson and inspire all of us to stand up to injustice.
Organized by Nicole Simpson, Associate Curator of Prints and Drawings.
Exhibition Preview
In her debut picture book Stand Up! 10 Mighty Women Who Made a Change (Orchard Books, 2022), Brittney Cooper, professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Africana Studies at Rutgers University, introduces young audiences to ten revolutionary Black women who changed the world.
