Renegade Girls (A Graphic Novel) : A Queer Tale of Romance and Rabble-Rousing

Seventeen-year-old Helena "Nell" Cusack came to New York this summer looking for a story-a real story.She dreams of one day writing hard-hitting articles for the New York Chronicle, but so far she's only managed to land a job as a lowly society reporter.That is, until Alice Austen strolls into her life, an audacious street photographer who encourages Nell to shake up polite society...and maybe also take a chance on love. When her best friend, Lucia, is injured while working in a garment factory, Nell is determined to crack the story wide open.Posing as a seamstress, she reports on the conditions from the inside, making a name for herself as the Chronicle's first ever stunt girl.But as Nell's reporting gains momentum, so do the objections of those who oppose her.Will Nell continue to seek justice-even if it hurts her in the end?Based on real-life stunt girl Nell Nelson and photographer Alice Austen, this tenderly drawn narrative is about bringing buried stories to light and the bravery of first love.