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justice,” they sometimes struggled with embracing reproductive justice as a deeper framework. At times, SisterSong received better reception with global organizations. SisterSong was ambitious, innovative, and progressive as they became involved in global, anti-racist activism as it affected women in multiple spheres such as the political, workplace, and family. SisterSong also demonstrated how the U.S. influences global conditions and how U.S. citizens can think globally to reduce suffering and promote human rights, which include reproductive rights. This also meant that U.S. women in the movement had to confront their global privilege. In essence, SisterSong was truly revolutionary in numerous ways as they adopted an intersectional approach before “intersectional” became a buzz word. SisterSong also moved reproductive rights discussions beyond disease models and refocused the idea of human rights beyond legal definitions. They also shifted perspectives on reproductive justice away from the individual instead concentrating on structures that can simultaneously create and alleviate problems. Essentially, SisterSong was attempting to create cultural shifts by facilitating the ways that people think about human and reproductive rights, hoping that those changes lead to action and change. Given the scope and novelty of this book, it should be considered for inclusion in graduate social movements courses as SisterSong is both a historical and contemporary case study, and reproductive justice movements are often overlooked in social movements literature. The book may also be well suited for rhetoric courses owing to Dr. Luna’s analysis of multiple messages and techniques that SisterSong used to motivate multiple audiences. Last, instructors designing nonprofit management courses may want to contemplate inclusion of this book given the snapshots we readers receive of the “soft skills” of leadership, communication, strategy, and intellectual labor that goes into serious and sustainable organization building. In essence, I hope that Dr. Luna’s enormous undertaking is widely acknowledged and gives SisterSong some well-deserved attention beyond smaller reproductive justice circles.