| The Book of Awesome Women: Boundary Breakers, Freedom Fighters, Sheroes and Female Firsts (Teenage Girl Gift Ages 13-17) Contributor(s): Anderson, Becca (Author), Shange, Ntozake (Preface by), Leon, Vicki (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1633535835 ISBN-13: 9781633535831 Publisher: Mango
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: July 2017 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | Social Topics - Self-esteem & Self-reliance - Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women - Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2017909207 |
| Age Level: 13-17 |
| Grade Level: 8-12 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 4.9" W x 7.9" L (0.70 lbs) 341 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Get Inspired By The Powerful Sheroes In This Feminist Collection Of Short Biographies "This book is an antidote to the erasure of women from our history."―Vicki Leon, author of Uppity Women of Ancient Times #1 Best Seller in Teen & Young Adult Social Activist Biographies, Sociology, and Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance Discover some of the most awesome women in history. Now is the time to acknowledge the greatness of women Sheroes. Women hold up half the sky and, most days, do even more of the heavy lifting including childbearing and child-rearing. All after a long day at the office. Women have always been strong, true sheroes, oftentimes unacknowledged. As we shake off the last traces of a major patriarchal hangover, women are coming into their own. In the 21st Century, all women can fully embrace their fiery fempower and celebrate their no-holds-barred individuality. It is time to acknowledge the successful women of the world. Super women as female role models. From the foremothers who blazed trails and broke barriers, to today's women warriors from sports, science, cyberspace, city hall, the lecture hall, and the silver screen, The Book of Awesome Women paints 200 portraits of powerful and inspiring role models for women and girls poised to become super women of the future. Super women you will meet in The Book of Awesome Women include:
If you liked books such as I Am Malala, Women in Science, Book of Awesome Women Writers, or Teen Trailblazers, you will want to read The Book of Awesome Women. |
Contributor Bio(s): Shange, Ntozake: - Ntozake Shange, poet, novelist, playwright, and performer, wrote the Broadway-produced and Obie Award-winning For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf. She has also written numerous works of fiction, including Sassafras, Cypress and Indigo, Betsy Brown, and Liliane.Leon, Vicki: - Vicki Leon is a writer, traveler, and historian who has built a wide readership with her Uppity Women series. She lives in Morro Bay, California.Anderson, Becca: - Becca Anderson is a writer, gardener and teacher living in the San Francisco Bay Area. Originally from Ohio, Becca�s background in sustainability and landscaping inspired her to become a part of the seed-saving and seed-sharing community with chapters across the US and Canada. Becca Anderson credits her first grade teacher as a great inspiration and runs several popular classes and workshops including �How to Put Your Passion on Paper.� Anderson and is currently at work on a book about the healing power of gardening. |
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