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Paola Gianturco, author/photographer, has documented women’s issues in 63 countries. COOL is her seventh book about women and girl activists around the world. Her images have been exhibited at the United Nations, UNESCO, The Field Museum/Chicago, and more. She lectures internationally, presented a TED talk in Dubai, and has been a guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, and Voice of America programs, among others. Paola co-developed and taught Executive Institutes on Women and Leadership at Stanford University. She served on the Board of the Association of Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) and currently sits on the advisory boards of two nonprofits, Rise Up Together and The WISE Fund (Women Invested to Save Earth).

In 2014, Women’s e-News named her one of “21 Leaders for the 21st Century.” In 2017, the YWCA inducted her into the Marin Women’s Hall of Fame.

Avery Sangster is Paola’s granddaughter and co-author. Avery interviewed and photographed women leaders across the United States and Tanzania. She is used to thinking about global issues; she and her sister created a children’s program at an annual international poverty conference, and led it for seven years. Passionate about reversing global warming, she mobilized her classmates to create an environmental website. Avery’s Invitation to Action, the final chapter of this book, is a powerful invitation for all of us to engage with the issue.