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As a Jewish refugee to the US, Elana Broitman had always been inspired by the women of her family, some of whom escaped both the Bolsheviks and the Nazis. While Elana worked at the heights of national security and Jewish communal life, she was astounded to face the second glass ceiling of growing older as a woman. In classic Jewish tradition of comic authors, Elana turned to this beautiful art form to assert that women are not stepping back or silencing our voices no matter how much grey hair or hot flashes we endure. Elana drew the superheroine of her story from the amazing strong women in her family, among her friends, and the many superstar female political leaders she met while serving their countries and their communities.