Educational and inspirational, this gift-worthyNew York Timesbestseller from the authors of Rad American Women A-Z, isa bold, illustrated collection of 40 biographical profiles showcasing extraordinary women from across the globe.
Rad Women Worldwidetells fresh, engaging, and amazing tales of perseverance and radical success by pairing well-researched and riveting biographies with powerful and expressive cut-paper portraits. The bookfeatures an array of diverse figures from 430 BCE to 2016, spanning 31 countries around the world, from Hatshepsut (the great female king who ruled Egypt peacefully for two decades) and Malala Yousafzi (the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize) to Poly Styrene (legendary teenage punk and lead singer of X-Ray Spex) and Liv Arnesen and Ann Bancroft (polar explorers and the first women to cross Antarctica). An additional 250 names of international rad women are also included as a reference for readers to continue their own research.
This progressive and visually arresting book is a compelling addition to women's history and belongs on the shelf of every school, library, and home.Together, these stories show the immense range of what women have done and can do. May we all have the courage to be rad!
Contents:
Enheduanna (Mesopotamia)
Malala Yousafzai (Pakistan)
Kalpana Chawla (India)
Aung San Suu Kyi (Burma)
Qiu Jin (China)
Junko Tabei (Japan)
Fe Del Mundo (Philippines)
Dame Katerina TeHeik k Mataira (New Zealand)
Faith Bandler (Australia)
Liv Arnesen andAnn Bancroft (Norway & U.S.A.)
Miriam Makeba (South Africa)
Wangari Maathai (Kenya)
Kasha JacquelineNagabasera (Uganda)
Funmilayo Ransome Kuti (Nigeria)
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Nigeria)
Hatshepsut (Egypt)
Madres de laPlaza de Mayo (Argentina)
Marta (Brazil)
Quintreman Sisters (Chile)
Policarpa La Pola Salavarrieta (Colombia)
Bastardilla (Colombia)
Nanny of the Maroons (Jamaica)
Sor Juana Inesde la Cruz (Mexico)
Frida Kahlo (Mexico)
Queen Lili uokalani (Hawaii)
Venus andSerena Williams (U.S.A.)
Birut Mary Galdikis (Canada)
Buffy Sainte-Marie (Canada)
ENIAC Programmers (U.S.A.)
Guerrilla Girls (U.S.A.)
Grace Granuaile O Malley (Ireland)
Princess SophiaDuleep Singh (England)
Poly Styrene (England)
Sophie Scholl (Germany)
Marie Curie andIrene Joliot-Curie (France)
Josephine Baker (France)
Maria Montessori (Italy)
Hypatia (Egypt)
Emma Goldman (Russia)
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