Here's a little girl power for your Instagram feed. Julie Van Grol, an illustrator and art instructor in Minneapolis, Minnesota is illustrating 100 powerhouse women as a part of a daily illustration project called "100 Days of Badass Babes." For the last couple of weeks. Van Grol has been posting her babe of the day to Instagram with the hashtag #100daysofbadassbabes. The selected subjects range from supreme court justices to rock band members, all illustrated with vibrant, funky patterns and bright colors. Lucky for you, she's only a quarter of the way into the project so you're all invited to follow along for the duration of the 100 days. Below are a couple of the illustrations from the collection so far. Day 4 of #100daysofbadassbabes: the one and only Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She was the second woman appointed to the SCOTUS and the first Jewish woman to have the job. She's been fighting for women's equality for over half a century and stands up against discrimination of all kinds. Folks, give a curtsy and a fist pump for our girl #RBG . . #ruthbaderginsburg #feminism #babe #scotus A photo posted by Julie Van Grol (@julievangrol) on Aug 4, 2016 at 3:04pm PDT Day 7 of #100daysofbadassbabes brings us Malala Yousafzai. Malala is only 19 and has already done so much through her advocacy for education--especially for girls and young women. Education is a right that so many of us take for granted. And even at a young age, Malala saw that the key to fighting hate, poverty, abuses of power, and injustice all traces back to education. Think of all the untapped potential that's out there--and how we would ALL be better off if we recognized this necessity. Malala and her family are such inspirations to so many, and we need to follow their example. #malalayousafzai #educationforall #illustration A photo posted by Julie Van Grol (@julievangrol) on Aug 7, 2016 at 4:02pm PDT Van Grol says the process for selecting her subjects has been a collaborative one- and she's open to suggestions if you have a fierce female in mind. With each post, more suggestions are coming in and more conversation is being sparked, something Van Grol is really excited about. What started as a list where she jotted down personal idols expanded to a Google doc shared with girlfriends which came to include and surpass 100 names in just 2 hours. There's clearly no shortage of leading ladies to illustrate - what a problem to have am I right' The naming behind the project is also pretty neat. As a firm believer in the idea that gender exists on a spectrum, it was important to Van Grol to be sure to celebrate both cis females as well as non-binary, gender fluid people. That is why you'll see her use the word "babe" and her own personal definition for the term is t-shirt worthy. "Babes are the people who encounter obstacles, give 'em the middle finger, and do the thing regardless," said Van Grol. The project officially began on August 1, 2016 - so, if you're counting along - that means day 100 will fall the day after election day. Van Grol is keeping her fingers crossed that she can post a celebratory illustration on that day. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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