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INTRODUCTION 7 URSULA K. LE GUIN story 17 73 BY CINDY WHITEHEAD WITH ART BY RAÜL TREVIÑO BY ROBIN FURTH & DEVAKI NEOGI
KATE BUSH story 1 9 ABBI JACOBSON/ILANA GLAZER story 18 77 BY GAIL SIMONE & MARGUERITE SAUVAGE BY LIZ PRINCE
MARY ANNING story 2 13 MARGERY BOOTH story 19 81 BY CORINNA BECHKO & SHAWN MCMANUS BY DAVID BARNETT & RACHAEL STOTT
SYLVIA EARLE story 3 17 MISTY COPELAND story 20 85 BY MARIS WICKS BY LAUREN MOYER & CARA MCGEE
HILLARY CLINTON story 4 20 AIDA PAGE story 21 89 BY KELLY SUE DECONNICK & ELSA CHARRETIER BY IRMA PAGE & MARK BUCKINGHAM
NELLIE BLY story 5 25 BETH DITTO story 22 93 BY JANET HARVEY & AUD KOCH BY LEAH MOORE & ALISON SAMPSON
MARGARET HAMILTON story 6 29 ADA LOVELACE story 23 97 BY ALISA KWITNEY & JAMIE COE BY MEGAN HUTCHISON
PEGGY GUGGENHEIM story 7 33 MARY BLAIR story 24 101 BY STEVEN T. SEAGLE & TEDDY KRISTIANSEN BY CASEY GILLY & JEN HICKMAN
BJÖRK story 8 36 ROSALIND FRANKLIN story 25 105 BY KIERON GILLEN & ANNIE WU BY MIKE CAREY & EUGENIA KOUMAKI
MARGARET SANGER story 9 41 LAURIE ANDERSON story 26 109 BY LUCY KNISLEY BY PETER GROSS
HATSHEPSUT story 10 45 JUDITH story 27 113 BY KRISTY MILLER & EVA CABRERA BY MAGS VISAGGIO & BRETT PARSON
SHIRLEY JACKSON story 11 48 ELIZABETH CHOY story 28 117 BY MATT WAGNER & CHRISTINE NORRIE BY SONNY LIEW
SALLY RIDE story 12 53 CARRIE FISHER story 29 121 BY CECIL CASTELLUCCI & PHILIP BOND BY ALISA KWITNEY & ALAIN MAURICET
AGNESS UNDERWOOD story 13 57 SHIRLEY CHISHOLM story 30 125 BY CHRISTINA RICE & JON DAVIS-HUNT BY GIBSON TWIST & RORI!
ELLEN STEWART story 14 61 BRENDA FASSIE story 31 129 BY RONALD WIMBERLY BY LAUREN BEUKES & NANNA VENTER
DALE MESSICK story 15 65 DIANE DI PRIMA story 32 133 BY PAIGE BRADDOCK BY TINI HOWARD & MING DOYLE
KAT BLAQUE story 16 69 ELLEN ARMSTRONG story 33 137 BY TESS FOWLER BY DANI COLMAN & SARAH GORDON MARLO THOMAS story 34 141 RUTH KLUGER story 43 177 BY DAN PARENT BY BETSY HOULTON & TYLER CROOK
LOUISE FITZHUGH story 35 145 KRISTY MILLER story 44 181 BY GILLIAN GOERZ BY BRIAN MILLER & EVA CABRERA
MARIA BONITA story 36 149 OCTAVIA BUTLER story 45 185 BY THEDY CORRÊA & RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE BY CHE GRAYSON & JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER
ANONYMOUS story 37 153 ARTEMISIA GENTILESCHI story 46 189 BY KARRIE FRANSMAN & ROB DAVIS BY MARGUERITE BENNETT & JEN BARTEL
MARGARET ATWOOD story 38 157 JOAN OF ARC story 47 193 BY HOPE NICHOLSON & JOHNNIE CHRISTMAS BY GERARD WAY & MARLEY ZARCONE
ROZ KAVENEY story 39 161 RUMIKO TAKAHASHI story 48 197 BY LAURIE PENNY & EMMA VIECELI BY CHYNNA CLUGSTON-FLORES
MICHELLE OBAMA story 40 165 CINDY WHITEHEAD story 49 201 BY TEE FRANKLIN & ANTONIO FUSO BY JIM RUGG
HEDY LAMARR story 41 169 HARRIET TUBMAN story 50 204 BY GILBERT HERNANDEZ BY CHUCK BROWN & SANFORD GREENE
JUDY BLUME story 42 173 BY PAULA SEVENBERGEN & CLAIRE ROE
BONUS MATERIAL
CHARACTER SKETCHES & DESIGN 208 ART BY ELSA CHARRETIER, TESS FOWLER, PHILIP BOND, BILL SIENKIEWICZ, SHAWN MCMANUS & MARGUERITE SAUVAGE
WHAT DOES A FEMINIST LOOK LIKE? 214 BY KRISTY MILLER WITH ART BY BRIAN MILLER
TRUST THE WITCH: WHY I LOVE LYDIA 216 AN ESSAY BY CATHI UNSWORTH WITH ART BY BILLY CHAINSAW
AFTERWORD 218 BY SHELLY BOND WITH ART BY LEE GARBETT
EDITOR’S BACKLOGUE 220 THE KICKSTARTER STORY
PROCESS 226 BY SHELLY BOND & JIM RUGG
CREATE YOUR OWN 230 FEMME MAGNIFIQUE TRIBUTE
CONTRIBUTOR BIOS 232 9 17 20