The alternative-comics master offers an indelible and idiosyncratic
take on the protofeminist
"[Woman Rebel] is fine work from an excellent cartoonist and I
urge you to jump right in."-Tom Spurgeon of The Comics Reporter, from
his introduction
Peter Bagge's Woman Rebel: The Margaret Sanger Story is a dazzling and
accessible biography of the social and political maverick, jam-packed
with fact and fun. In his signature cartoony, rubbery style, Bagge
presents the life of the birth-control activist, educator, nurse,
mother, and protofeminist from her birth in the late nineteenth century
to her death after the invention of the birth control pill. Balancing
humor and respect, Bagge makes Sanger whole and human, showing how her
flaws fueled her fiery activism just as much as her compassionate nature
did. Sanger's life takes on a whole new vivacity as Bagge creates a
fast-paced portrait of a trailblazer whose legacy as the founder of
Planned Parenthood is still incredibly relevant, important, and
inspiring.