 ISBN: 978-1-4414-1543-1 This unique memoir weaves the story of a personal revolution—set against the backdrop of the 1990 Mills Student Strike—through the collected cartoons of one free-thinking (and very funny) woman. Click HERE for 7 ways to order Perfectly Revolting Bookstores: click here for discount codes or wholesale ordering Media: click here for press kit  Shop the Perfectly Revolting store for Men of Mills totes and tshirts, Renaissance Woman apron, Relax poster, and more. Have a special request? Let me know!
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sign up to be notified about publication and other events >>>>>>>> About Inside the Mills Revolution: Twenty years ago, the Berlin Wall fell and the Romanians overthrew their government. Kristen Caven witnessed another revolt as students at Mills, one of the last remaining womens colleges, shut down the campus to keep men away. She drew what she saw and created an award-winning cartoon history. |
You will love Kristen Caven’s book, Perfectly Revolting, if you:
a) ever attended an all-woman college.
b) are or ever have been a feminist.
c) are or ever have been a "women’s libber."
d) are or ever have been a cartoonist.
e) are or ever have been a woman.
f) are or ever have been a man.
g) were born with a funnybone.
h) All of the above.
- Trina Robbins, author of "The Brinkley Girls," "From Girls to Grrlz,"
"The Great Women Cartoonists."
"That Kristen, she's one funny b****."
—David Bryce, rock star
"What you’ve done with Perfectly Revolting is a great gift to the college. What a wonderful way to document a historical time, a really important historical time for Mills."
Mandy Benson
Assistant Director of Student Activities
Division of Student Life
Mills College
This one's great -- from a 7th grader:
On my mind, I feel some kind of energy about this mother of a teeanger, Kristen Caven is a revolting author of dreams... My mind says, "Kristen is a very delicate mother and an author of the book of wonders..."
"Kristen Caven's sense of humor and compassion for humanity permeate this wonderful memoir in cartoons. Openness and honesty are the key elements to any successful memoir, what sends this one to a higher level is how her humility is expressed in humor. The result is the most endearing memoir I've read in a long long time."
—Ransom Stephens, author of The God Patent
Review from the Mills Quarterly:
"An insightful, open, enthusiastic, and often downright funny portrait of the artist as a young woman. It's fascinating and entertaining to follow Caven as she grapples with ideas of feminism and femininity, of independence and identity, and of realizing the power in her pen. ...A charming and honest memoir of growing up with a creative mind."
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, July 12, 2010
By Raleigh Mclemore (Oakland, CA):
"This is a book worth reading. I particularly liked the combination of cartoons and history. A wonderful story of a moment in time when the students of Mills College make up their minds to take a stand about education. The subject is serious but Caven's great sense of humor had me spending quite a bit of time on the floor laughing. This book left me feeling great and admiring the folks at Mills College. It is very uplifting. I sent a copy to my middle daughter and have recommended this book on many occasions. If you have a good sense of humor you'll love it."