First published 2019
Elaine Welteroth transforms Teen Vogue into a platform for social consciousness while climbing the media and fashion industries. The editor examines her path from small-town California as the child of an interracial marriage to leading a movement for young change makers. Welteroth unpacks her experiences with race, identity, and success as she navigates being frequently the only Black woman in professional spaces. She moves past public achievements to reveal the real struggles of breaking barriers across multiple fronts. As a young leader facing constant messages that women aren't enough, Welteroth learns to depend on herself through both internal reflection and outward growth. Her journey demonstrates that we possess more value than the world acknowledges.
Genres: gender-studies, business, feminism, african-american, autobiography, biography-memoir, 21st-century, fashion
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: breaking-barriers, found-family, overcoming-adversity
Setting: California
Period: 21st-century
336 pages · Hardcover · Viking