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Every. Woman. Can. Make. Herstory. That’s the inspiration for the guided journal for women advocates and activists: Make HerStory Your Story: Your Guided Journal to Justice Every Day for Every Woman.

In the inspirational tradition of First Lady Michelle Obama’s journal, Becoming, Make HerStory Your Story responds to the enormous interest in women journaling their dreams, ambitions, and lives. Make HerStory Your Story is organized in three parts: Imagine. Create. Organize. An inspirational graphic and accompanying message opens each chapter, which includes advice for building projects, organizations—even movements—to create the life every woman and girl deserves.

Make HerStory Your Story is for every woman who dreams of making the world a better place and is committed to doing the work to get that done. If you’re that woman, Make Herstory Your Story is for you.

Herstory is the story of women told from an explicitly feminist perspective. It is the collective account of millions of women everywhere, including you, who advocate justice and equality for every woman and girl−by leading campaigns, organizations, and projects; by creating inspirational works of art; and by demonstrating through their own accomplishments that there are no limits to what women and girls can accomplish. Herstory is every woman’s story, not just the story of those who are famous. Herstory is the tale of every woman and girl who has cared and make a difference for the better.

About Rebecca Sive

“Advocates like you, Rebecca–dedicated to educating and empowering the next generation of women leaders –make me so confident in our country’s future. I applaud the important work you are doing.”
Cecile Richards, founder, Supermajority

Rebecca Sive, author of Make Herstory Your Story, is the author of three books on American women’s politics and power; a motivational speaker, experienced media and political analyst; admired women’s leadership strategist; and a past faculty member of the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and statewide governmental official. Sive co-produces and co-hosts the podcast, #VoteHerIn, with Two Broads Talking Politics, a “best political podcast,” according to Parade magazine

In addition to Make Herstory Your Story, Sive’s books include:

• Vote Her In: Your Guide to Electing Our First Woman President (“inspiring, savvy, and persuasive…” Jessica Yellin, host, News Not Noise) 2018
• Every Day Is Election Day: A Woman’s Guide to Winning Any Office, from the PTA to the White House (Cosmopolitan magazine says: a “must read.”) 2013

Sive’s articles and op-eds have appeared in The Huffington Post, Crain’s Chicago Business, The Hill, at MSNBC, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, and elsewhere.

A founder of one of the nation’s first women’s centers, leader of the campaign to elect Chicago’s first African American mayor (Harold Washington) and advisor to him, Sive was among the national decision makers who developed women’s issues agendas for presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. She was a founding gubernatorial appointee to the Illinois Human Rights Commission. She is included in the encyclopedia, Feminists Who Changed America.

What They Are Saying About Herstory

“My friend Rebecca’s inspirational new book−the journal, Make Herstory Your Story−is a must-have for every woman committed to bending the arc towards justice.”
The Hon., Dr. Robin Kelly, Member, US House of Representatives

“Rebecca Sive’s new journal for women activists with big dreams, Make Herstory Your Story, is an inspirational and indispensable resource for us all. Our personal stories are an important part of what defines us as leaders and telling our story helps us connect with others.”
The Hon. Dana Nessel, Attorney General, State of Michigan

“The Make Herstory Your Story journal for aspiring women leaders is a terrific resource. It will motivate and inspire you to start your journey now, to which I say: ‘welcome.'”
Jill Wine-Banks, Author, The Watergate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Justice Against a Criminal President, Legal Analyst

“Barack Obama (my boss) gave me−and millions of other Black women−the opportunity to lead. Rebecca Sive (my professor) has given all of us Make Herstory Your Story, a personal journal for getting the job done.”
Alexandra P. Sims, former field director for Obama 2012, Founder, Black Bench Chicago, Founder, Every Vote Counts

“Make Herstory Your Story made me recall the phrase: “women hold up half the sky.” Make Herstory Your Story makes this communal commitment of ours a joy to imagine and an achievable dream.”
Sol Flores, Deputy Governor, State of Illinois

“Make Herstory Your Story is the perfect journal for every woman and girl with big dreams and plans for a better world. I wish I had had it when I was growing up!”
The Hon. Anna Valencia, Chicago City Clerk

“Make Herstory Your Story is the perfect journal for every woman who aspires to lead and make the world a better place. Time to record your dreams and make your plans! Heartfelt thanks to my friend Rebecca for this beautiful gift for all of us.”
The Hon. Jan Schakowsky, Member, US House of Representatives

“Women are so often the engines of democracy, social change, and community care. In Make Herstory Your Story, Rebecca Sive, an accomplished organizer and activist, offers a guided journal with inspiration and encouragement. It’s fuel for the important work ahead.”
Anna Galland, national organizer and strategist, former Executive Director, MoveOn Civic Action

“Make Herstory Your Story is an easily accessible book full of musings, reflections, and summaries of inspirational actions that empower women. The journal encourages readers to define themselves, write their own stories, and create their own strategies for using their strengths to navigate a world that is in the midst of substantial social change.”
Michelle Duster, Author, Educator, Public Historian, Great-granddaughter of Ida B. Wells

“As a strategist for women leaders, I share with you this immutable truth: every woman I’ve met has made her own herstory. You can, too, with the new journal, Make Herstory Your Story−it’s for every woman everywhere reaching for the stars.”
Celinda Lake, Senior Advisor, Joe Biden; Founder, Lake Research Partners

“Make Herstory Your Story is wonderful guide for women who want to change the world and are looking for inspiration from those who have gone before them. If you’re not sure where to start—but want to get going—Make Herstory is for you.”
Heather Booth, Organizer, Founder, Midwest Academy

“What a brilliant invitation to ponder our connections to the women who came before us, the women with whom we share this moment, and the women for whom we’re shaping the world—and then turn that pondering into sustainable, impactful change.”
Heidi Stevens, Journalist and Parent Nation creative director

“Make Herstory Your Story imagines a world in which every woman has the power within her to create a more just world. It then gives us the encouragement to stretch our imaginations to become the leaders these trying times require.”
Kathryn Kolbert, co-author, Controlling Women: What We Must Do Now to Save Reproductive Freedom; reproductive rights activist

“What a great resource Make Herstory Your Story will be for young women leaders. I can’t wait to share it”
Sarah Godlewski, Wisconsin State Treasurer

“Make Herstory Your Story encourages women to dream boundlessly−and makes action feel like an inevitability. It’s easy to imagine future changemakers filling these pages with ambitious visions and outlines for a better world. Rebecca Sive wonderfully delivers the inspiration-and the tools-to steer them across the finish line.”
Jordan Zaslow, Founder, Her Bold Move