Elena Favilli (born 3 August 1982) is an Italian bestselling author, speaker,

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and

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leader.

Biography

Elena Favilli is the

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of digital media company Rebel Girls. Favilli is the co-author of the

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls ''Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls'' is a series of two children's books, aimed at ages six and up. Both were funded through the crowdfunding website Kickstarter, and broke site records for fundraising for literature publication. The books each ...

children's books. The books were praised for introducing young girls to real-life role models, like

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, and

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, while recognizing the achievements of women throughout history. Before writing ''

'', Favilli worked as a journalist. She has written for the Guardian, COLORS Magazine, McSweeney’s, RAI, Il Post, and La Repubblica. Rebel Girls was founded by Favilli in 2016, with a mission to highlight the lives of important women throughout history. Under Favilli’s direction, Rebel Girls has published 4 additional children’s books. Rebel Girls books have been translated into nearly 50 languages. Favilli is the creator and executive producer of ''Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: The Podcast''. Every episode features the story of a woman from ''

'', narrated by influential women like

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, and

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. Season 2 of ''Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: The Podcast'' won the best in Education at the

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in 2019. In November 2020, Rebel Girls published ''Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Immigrant Women Who Changed the World, also'' written by Favilli. As of December 2018, Favilli was residing in

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Works

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'' Volume 2 *''Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Immigrant Women Who Changed the World'' (October 2020) *

References

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