Women: Body-Positive Art to Inspire and Empower

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It's truethe world has changed a lot in the past century, and though we have succeeded in so many things concerning women's rights, author and artist Carol Rossetti believes a cruel and subtle gender oppression still existsand many people don't even realize it's there.During the summer of 2014, Rossetti decided she would draw women to demonstrate this oppression. These women wouldn't be just any women, though. They'd be our friends. People with faces, names, storieswomen to easily identify with who are struggling with body image, racism, ageism or those who are judged for participating in casual sex, having abortions, or being gay.Collected here are many of the illustrations seen and shared via viral posts all over the Internet in addition to brand new, never-before-published sketches on subjects ranging from physical handicaps to bathing suit shopping to tattoos. Each woman featured has a name, a story, and a reason to be proud, which Rossetti includes at the base of each sketch.
"I can't change the world by myself," Rossetti has said, "but I'd love to know that my work made people review their privileges and be more open to understanding and respecting one another."

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Carol Rossettis empowering illustrations on womanhood will make you cheer, smile, maybe cry a little. The Mary Sue

I can only hope that Rossettis message of total acceptance and love allows women the world over to feel a little more at home in their skins. Bustle

Rosettis illustrations are personalized affirmations of the rights of women. They congratulate the empowered, comfort the survivors, and present rebuttals to the oppressive comments that rain down upon women from the heights of the patriarchy. Bust
Carol Rossettis empowering illustrations on womanhood will make you cheer, smile, maybe cry a little. The Mary Sue

I can only hope that Rossettis message of total acceptance and love allows women the world over to feel a little more at home in their skins. Bustle

Rosettis illustrations are personalized affirmations of the rights of women. They congratulate the empowered, comfort the survivors, and present rebuttals to the oppressive comments that rain down upon women from the heights of the patriarchy. Bust

Author Bio

Carol Rossetti is a graphic designer whose work has been featured on various online publications, including BuzzFeed, Bust, Bustle, The Mary Sue, and CNN.com, and has recorded her own TEDWomen talk. She lives in Brazil.