She takes a stand: 16 fearless activists who have changed the world

Introduction: Searching for superheroes ; Megan Grassell: ripening a Yellowberry

Part I. Claiming rights and respect. Margaret Sanger: "Woman must not accept; she must challenge" ; Alice Paul: equal rights for women ; Maggie Kuhn: young and old together ; Sampat Pal Devi: founding the Gulabi Gang ; Dana Edell: girl power ; Malala Yousafzai: speaking out for girls' education

Part II. Rising up against greed. Mary Harris "Mother" Jones: the queen of agitators ; Vandana Shiva: food and forests for the people ; Rigoberta Menchú Tum: touched by the hand of destiny ; Kalpona Aker: garment workers in solidarity

Part III. Rejecting violence. Jane Addams: weaving the safety net, joining hands for peace ; Ida B. Wells: shining the light on lynching ; Buffy Sainte-Marie: it shines through her ; Judy Baca: walls that shout ; Leymah Gbowee: women in white demand peace.