The surprising roots of the self-defense movement and the history of women’s empowerment. At the turn of the twentieth century, women famously organized to demand greater social and political freedoms like gaining the right to vote. However, few realize that the Progressive Era also witnessed the birth of the women’s self-defense movement. It is nearly impossible in today’s day and age to imagine a world without the concept of women’s self defense. Some women were inspired to take up boxing and jiu-jitsu for very personal reasons that ranged from protecting themselves from attacks by strangers on the street to rejecting gendered notions about feminine weakness and empowering themselves as their own protectors. Women’s training in self defense was both a reflection of and a response to the broader cultural issues of the time, including the women’s rights movement and the campaign for the vote. Perhaps more importantly, the discussion surrounding women’s self-defense revealed powerful myths about the source of violence against women and opened up conversations about the less visible violence that many women faced in their own homes. Through self-defense training, women debunked patriarchal myths about inherent feminine weakness, creating a new image of women as powerful and self-reliant. Whether or not women consciously pursued self-defense for these reasons, their actions embodied feminist politics. Although their individual motivations may have varied, their collective action echoed through the twentieth century, demanding emancipation from the constrictions that prevented women from exercising their full rights as citizens and human beings. This book is a fascinating and comprehensive introduction to one of the most important women’s issues of all time. This book will provoke good debate and offer distinct responses and solutions.

Help Kids Discover Their Own Inner Hero We often teach children that heroes are famous because of something they did, but it's just as important to teach them that heroes are remembered for who they are. In Be Your Own Hero, Lisa King reveals what it takes to be a real-life hero. And it has a whole lot more to do with character and kindness than anything else! Being a hero takes having the courage to believe in yourself, overcome obstacles, and make the world a better - and brighter - place for everyone around you. And the good news is, we all can do that! It's Hero Week at school, and Quinn Wilson can hardly contain her excitement! Each day, her class will meet a real-life hero, and on Friday they get to dress up as their favorite hero from the past or present. Every other kid in the class knows who they want to be, except for Quinn! There are so many heroes she looks up to! How can she choose just one? But when Quinn's teacher, Mr. Finley, teaches the class some important truths about heroes, Quinn discovers something unexpected. In her search to find a hero in someone else, she actually finds the hero in herself!

All of our lives we’ve been told that superheroes are these “fictional” characters with extraordinary powers, yet every day, millions of us put on our capes, and continue to face and overcome the obstacles, adversities, and hurdles in our lives. But, are we using our inner-Heroes correctly? In Becoming Your Own Hero author Parmida Barez guides readers on the journey of becoming your life’s truest Hero. A journey that leads to you not only putting on your cape but truly owning and earning it, perhaps for the first time. Her proven and practical approaches can be successfully applied by people from all walks of life to decipher where they are sitting on the Hero spectrum and how they can unlock their next level of purposeful, self-aware, and empowered living. Along this journey, you will learn how to free yourself from self-sabotaging thoughts, behaviours, and associations that have been holding you back. Becoming Your Own Hero isn’t just a ‘to-do’ list; it’s a lifestyle that is within your reach.

Your Dreams Are Still AliveThe decisions we make from our heart, using good guidance and information, are often the best ones. Our culture focuses on reactionary health care rather than proactive life decisions. Often, we wait until there is a crisis before we really address the root cause. This approach can be devastating if we wait too long to choose a positive living environment. The answer is to seek the best quality of life in our aging years.THIS BOOK WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO:?Make proactive, educated decisions versus reactive, crisis-driven decisions?Identify the key influencers and their roles in the decision process?Define independence and what it means to you

This collection of new essays seeks to define the unique qualities of female heroism in literary fantasy from Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in the 1950s through the present. Building upon traditional definitions of the hero in myth and folklore as the root genres of modern fantasy, the essays provide a multi-faceted view of an important fantasy character type who begins to demonstrate a significant presence only in the latter 20th century. The essays contribute to the empowerment and development of the female hero as an archetype in her own right.

The life of a teenager can be tough. But not all teens get into trouble, and the ticket to an easier ride comes down to one thing - self-esteem. Self-esteem affects how teens think and behave with their families and friends, at school, and in relationships. Self-esteem also affects how teens deal with stress, drugs, alcohol, food, their bodies, and much more. How to Be Your Own Hero guides teens to make decisions that will improve their self-esteem and to move them toward their success. In building self-esteem, teens will find inner strength and resilience - and the greatness that they all have inside of them. How to Be Your Own Hero is a toolkit for building Self-Esteem. It is written for Teens, but is also helpful for the parents and educators who love them.

Trauma, from domestic violence to bullying, is like being pierced with a sword. This powerful 118 page workbook helps people of all ages remove that sword, heal the wound and reclaim a life of joy and happiness. It is used as a tool by therapists, support groups, teachers and community education programs. You can use the workbook in a group, on your own or with your therapist.

In a world filled with comparison, confined creativity, limited flexibility, and sustained dissatisfaction, young adults are suffering from a lack of pure passion and zest for life now more than ever. Social media makes things so easy to constantly feel your life is not as good as the person on your Snapchat feed or Instagram scroll, and today’s society puts so much emphasis on being the “perfect” person that adolescents are setting themselves up for an impossible standard to reach. The youth of our generation needs to be reminded that they have the power within themselves to set their own standards and go after their innermost blissful desires to create more thrill and purpose in their lives than they could ever deem possible. Magic in the lives of young adults needs to be reinstalled, dreams need to be reintroduced, and seeds of passion for life needs to be replanted. Be Your Own Hero cultivates a mind-set that the door to success always swings inward, not outward. In order to achieve your external goals, you must work on your inner self. This book aims to help young adults realize that their external empire only goes as far as their internal empire. By building a sense of self heroism and an ability to save themselves versus relying on external factors to do their saving for them, young adults can not only dream bigger but also love and serve bigger—leading them to a life they never thought possible.

Be miraculous with Ladybug and Cat Noir in this debut, 100% official, full-color guided activity book from the hit animated show airing daily on Disney Channel and streaming on Netflix. Marinette is just an average teen until she joins with her Miraculous to become Ladybug, protector of Paris. Now you can be a hero, too! Spot the difference, break the code, color your costume, and scramble Hawk Moth's evil plans to make the city miserable. Just make sure Cat Noir doesn't step on your toes. With trusty Tikki giving you power, you turn a bad day into-simply-the best. But back at school, can you keep your courage and your identity secret? Your biggest challenge awaits. You must make your dreams come true. Packed with fun puzzles, prompts, and creative challenges, this book is a must-have for magical superheroes, bashful dreamers, and fans of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir! Kids 7 to 10 years old know adventure begins with the call: Tikki, spots on! MIRACULOUS™ IS A TRADEMARK OF ZAGTOON - METHOD. © 2021 ZAGTOON - METHOD ANIMATION - TOEI ANIMATION - SAMG - SK BROADBAND - AB INTERNATIONAL - DE AGOSTINI EDITORE S.p.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

She faced years of abuse after arriving in Canada as a teenage bride in a hastily arranged marriage, but nothing could stop Samra Zafar from pursuing her dreams At 15, Samra Zafar had big dreams for herself. She was going to go to university, and forge her own path. Then with almost no warning, those dreams were pulled away from her when she was suddenly married to a stranger at 17 and had to leave behind her family in Pakistan to move to Canada. Her new husband and his family promised that the marriage and the move would be a fulfillment of her dream, not a betrayal of it. But as the walls of their home slowly became a prison, Samra realized the promises were empty ones. In the years that followed she suffered her husband’s emotional and physical abuse that left her feeling isolated, humiliated and assaulted. Desperate to get out, and refusing to give up, she hatched an escape plan for herself and her two daughters. Somehow she found the strength to not only build a new future, but to walk away from her past, ignoring the pleas of her family and risking cultural isolation by divorcing her husband. But that end was only the beginning for Samra. Through her academic and career achievements, she has gone on to become a mentor and public speaker, connecting with people around the world from isolated women in situations similar to her own, to young schoolgirls in Kenya who never allowed themselves to dream to men making the decisions to save for their daughters’ educations instead of their dowries. A Good Wife tell her harrowing and inspiring story, following her from a young girl with big dreams, through finding strength in the face of oppression and then finally battling through to empowerment.