What would she do? : Real-life stories of 25 rebel women who changed the world
Woodward, Kay2017
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From Cleopatra to Amelia Earhart, from Malala Yousafzai to Michelle Obama and Emma Watson, learn about powerful and inspiring women through history in this incredible book! Covering female world leaders from centuries ago through to modern-day heroes, What Would She Do? is the ultimate guide to empowered women. Portraits created by hand-picked contemporary illustrators and snappy, compelling text bring these women's achievements vividly to life, and relate their stories back to those of young girls today. These trailblazers not only accomplished great things, but overcame the same issues that girls all over the world have to face in modern society, such as inequality, gender stereotyping, body shaming, bullying and much more. Created by an all-women team and illustrated by internationally renowned artists, What Would She Do? packs a feminist punch.
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Imprint:
Crows Nest, NSW : Pier 9, 2017.
Collation:
112 pages : colour illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Two Trung Sisters, Vietnam, Generals Cleopatra, Egypt, Pharaoh Murasaki Shikibu, Japan, first novelist Joan of Arc, France, Army leader Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia, Italy, Mathematician, philosopher, Theologian Catherine the Great, Russia, Autocrat Ada Lovelace, England, Computer programmer Emmeline Pankhurst, UK, protester Florence Nightingale, Italy/England, Nurse Harriet Tubman, USA, Abolitionist Marie Curie, Polish/French, Chemist Virginia Woolf, England, author Amelia Earhart, USA, Pilot Frida Kahlo, Mexico, painter Rosa Parks, USA, African American rights activist Jane Goodall, England, Conservationist Valentina Tereshkova, Russia, Cosmonaut Wangari Maathai, Kenya, Conservationist Aung San Suu Ki, Burma, Political activist Judit Polger, Hungary, Chess player Marta viera da Silva, brazil, Footballer Emma Watson, Actress Malala, Pakistan, Activist Zaha Hadid, Irak/UK, Architect Michelle Obama. USA, First Lady and lawyer.
Biography/History:
Kay Woodward has written over 150 fiction and non-fiction children's books in three different countries and using three different names. She writes books that are funny and books that aren't, but tell the reader all sorts of Very Interesting Things. She has been published by Puffin, Scholastic, Andersen Press, Carlton, Wayland and many other UK publishers. Her specialist subjects are chocolate, survival skills, ice skating, history, science, bad jokes, Roald Dahl and lightning.
ISBN:
9781760523350
Dewey class:
920.72305.40922305
Language:
English
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BRN:
316793
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandringham Library | Junior Non-Fiction Biography | J 305 WOO | Available |