Her Own Hero Ages 8 and up Finally poised to become a

Finally poised to become a household name

bullied teenager who not only survived

bandleader

By tracing his life from its origins as the mixed-race son of an attention-seeking father and the original Tiger Mom--who programmed him to be "the chosen one

Nasir is faced with an impossible decision--maybe a dangerous one

Her Own Hero Ages 8 and up Finally poised to become aThe surprising roots of the self defense movement and the history of women's empowerment. At the turn of the twentieth century, women famously organized to demand greater social and political freedoms like gaining the right to vote. However, few realize that the Progressive Era also witnessed the birth of the women's self defense movement. It is nearly impossible in today's day and age to imagine a world without the concept of women's self defense.