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Ulli Lust takes us on a wild ride through the summer of 1984 when she and her pal Edi decide to hitch their way across Italy from their home town of Vienna. This anarchic trip of forested border crossings, jail time and pan-handling conjures the dark side of rebellious youth and their punk lifestyle in an unromanticised yet non-judgemental way. The author invites us to consider issues of gender roles, misogyny, sexuality and consent in this, her adrenaline filled chronicle. Energetic illustrations and the gritty use of sickly green colouration launch this multi award winning graphic memoir upon the senses.
Lust, Ulli. Today is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life, Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics, 2013.

http://www.fantagraphics.com/todayisthelastday/
https://journalwomenwriters.wordpress.com/2013/11/18/today-is-the-last-day-of-the-rest-of-your-life-by-ulli-lust/

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An afternoon in her grandmother’s parlour in 1990’s Tehran sees the young Marjane listening in to the important women in her life discuss life, love, marriage and of course sex. This bittersweet graphic novel memoir is a humorous, poignant telling of tales and sharing of secrets that reveal an inner view of women’s lives in Iranian society. Illustrated by the author in a striking b&w cartoon style, this at times bawdy tale from the life of the best-selling author Marjane Satrapi is an enjoyable reminiscence and reflection on life’s experience that women everywhere will identify with at times, lament at others and yet definitely raise a hearty smile at.
Satrapi, Marjane. Embroideries, New York : London : Jonathan Cape, 2008.
City of Sydney libraries: 305.40955 SATR

from the film persepolis, too good to not include!

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/marjane-satrapi/embroideries/ 

http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/160889/embroideries-by-marjane-satrapi/