19 September 2016
Four months after launching on Kickstarter, a children's book that tells the stories of 100 inspiring women has raised more than $1m (£754,000), making it the biggest original publishing project in the crowdfunding site's history. Almost 20,000 backers from 71 countries around the world have signed up to order Rebel Girls, which introduces young readers to role models from the Brontë sisters to Serena Williams.
