Heroic leaders and activists
Amson-Bradshaw, Georgia2018
Books, Manuscripts
Find it!
In 'Heroic Leaders and Activists' you will meet the early feminists who first stood up for women's rights around the world, including Mary Wollstonecraft and Qiu Jin. Read about the astonishing Helen Keller, who despite being born deaf and blind, became a political activist and writer. Discover the women who have used their art to promote social justice, such as poet Maya Angelou. These inspiring activists for peace, human rights and the environment have all, in their own ways, made their mark on history. Curious, provocative, engaging, brave, and funny - women who change the world are diverse, intriguing and brilliant. Created by an all-women team and filled with wonderful illustrations, and engaging activities that will nurture your own varied skills, the 'Brilliant Women' series compiles the stories of inspiring women from every field.
Main title:
Heroic leaders and activists / written by Georgia Amson-Bradshaw ; illustrated by Rita Petruccioli
Author:
Amson-Bradshaw, Georgia, authorPetruccioli, Rita, 1982-, illustrator
Imprint:
London : Wayland, 2018.
Collation:
48 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 26 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Interest age level: 9+.Juvenile.
ISBN:
9781526304711 (hbk)
Dewey class:
305.4209252J305.4209305921920920.008305.42
Local class:
J305J305.4209252
Language:
English
Subject:
Feminists -- Juvenile literatureWomen political activists -- Juvenile literatureFeminism -- Juvenile literaturePolitical participation -- Juvenile literatureNon-Fiction 9+SocietyFeminists -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureWomen political activists -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureAbolitionismAboriginal peopleAdvocate for the blindAmerican Civil WarAmelia TelfordAnne SullivanCharles TaylorConvention on the Rights of the ChildEglantyne JebbEllen Johnson SirleafEleanor RooseveltEufrosina CruzFeminismFaith BandlerFirst World WarFoot-bindingFundraisingGreat DepressionGreen Belt MovementHarriet TubmanHelen KellerIndigenous PeopleJewish PeopleJin QuiKate SheppardLeague of NationsLeymah GboweeMalala YousafzaiManal Al-ShariffMary WollstonecraftMaya AngelouMontgomery bus boycottNobel Peace PrizePacifismQUIEGORosa ParksSamuel DoeSave the ChildrenSeed Indigenous Youth Climate NetworkSegregationSlaverySophie SchollSouth Sea IslandersTalibanThe White RoseUnderground RailroadUnited NationsUNUniversal Declaration of Human RightsWomen's suffrageNon-Fiction 9+People and Places
BRN:
2211106