From the ACLU, this is at Liberty. I'm Kendall Seasmeyer, your host.

Today, we're talking about one of the most revolutionary forces in America, teenage girls. Throughout history, teenage girls have consistently stood on the

front lines for change. At 16, Sybil Ludington outran Paul Revere in warning American troops

of the impending threat of the British. At 15, Barbara Johns staged a school boycott that helped initiate

Brown versus Board of Education. At 19, Heather Tobis tried to help herself and other girls around

her navigate a pre-Roe World by starting Jane, a clandestine network that connected young women with access to safe abortions.

Never heard of these girls? Yeah, neither had we. The achievements and contributions of girls and young

women are often under-recorded and dismissed. A new book, Young and Restless, The Girls Who Sparked

America's Revolutions by Maddie Khan interrupts this cycle of erasure. Maddie brings to the

forefront girls and young women's trailblazing activism, from the labor movement of the

19th century to the fight against climate change now.

Author, writer, and editor Maddie Kahn joins us today to talk about the revolutionary

power of girls, the challenges they face, and how they rise up consistently to meet the moment.

Maddie, thank you so much for joining us today.

Thank you for having me. So I want to start off by congratulating you on your upcoming book.

I know it doesn't hit until June, but just like a pre-congratulations, congratulations.

You've written about your obsession with women who defied the odds

when reflecting back on your studies in college. And young and restless, it is about just that

young women defying the odds and standing at the forefront of revolutions as a result.

How long has this idea for this book been on your mind and what inspired

you to write it? The idea of girls doing this work has been on my mind since I was in college myself.

I was someone who in high school was really involved in climate activism. I looked around and saw

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