“Today’s Rebel Girls are first and foremost the millions of girls and women who are escaping war and violence in their home countries to seek refuge somewhere else. Like the immigrant women featured in this book, these young refugee women are those who will invent the next vaccine, who will discover the next volcano, who will surf the next monumental wave.

“As an immigrant myself, it is important to highlight both the struggles and successes that come along with this journey. My hope is that girls who feel unsafe, unwelcome, or out of place in their current country can find comfort in these incredible stories. It is just as important that non-immigrant girls read these stories to gain insight into the lives of these women and become inspired by their experiences.”

Rebel Girls series to tell stories of immigrant women who changed the world