100 Women Who Made History

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Celebrate centuries of brave and brilliant women with this visual guide that takes kids on a tour of the past and uncovers the stories of the women and girls who have shaped the modern world. From super scientists like Marie Curie and Rosalind Franklin to clued-up creatives like Emily Dickinson and J.K. Rowling to leading ladies like Joan of Arc and Eleanor Roosevelt, profiles explore the lives of each woman in detail, and photography and quirky "bobble-head" illustrations present history in a new and fun way. Kids can put each woman's story into context with "what came before..." and "what came after..." panels showing the things that influenced and were influenced by each woman. Special features highlight contemporaneous women and women in similar fields to paint a more complete picture for young readers. A wonderful inspiration for young girls and a great learning tool for all children that approaches human rights and gender equality from an age-appropriate angle, 100 Women Who Made History proves that this isn't just a man's world. 4 Contents......Page 6 6 Clued-up creatives......Page 9 8 Sappho......Page 10 9 Mira Bai......Page 11 10 Emily Dickinson......Page 12 12 Screen stars Marlene Dietrich Marilyn Monroe Kathryn Bigelow Madhuri Dixit Jennifer Lawrence......Page 14 14 Josephine Baker......Page 16 16 Edith Piaf......Page 18 17 Maria Callas......Page 19 18 Frida Kahlo......Page 20 20 Women writers Murasaki Shikibu Shin Saimdang Mary Wollstonecraft Jane Austen Maya Angelou......Page 22 22 Anne Frank......Page 24 24 Joni Mitchell......Page 26 25 J. K. Rowling......Page 27 26 Super scientists......Page 28 28 Hypatia......Page 30 30 Émilie du Châtelet......Page 32 31 Ada Lovelace......Page 33 32 Mary Anning......Page 34 34 Sofia Kovalevskaya......Page 36 35 Lise Meitner......Page 37 36 Marie Curie......Page 38 38 Healthcare heroes Mary Seacole Florence Nightingale Edith Cavell Agnes Hunt Averil Mansfield......Page 40 40 Chien-Shung Wu......Page 42 42 Dian Fossey......Page 44 43 Françoise Barré-Sinoussi......Page 45 44 Rosalind Franklin......Page 46 46 Inspiring campaigners......Page 48 48 Olympe de Gouges......Page 50 49 Elizabeth Cady Stanton......Page 51 50 Harriet Tubman......Page 52 52 Louise Michel......Page 54 53 Bertha von Suttner......Page 55 54 Landmark moments Princess Isabel of Brazil Helen Keller Rachel Carson Wangari Maathai Margaret Chan......Page 56 56 Emmeline Pankhurst......Page 58 58 Rosa Luxemburg......Page 60 59 Sophie Scholl......Page 61 60 Rosa Parks......Page 62 62 Aung San Suu Kyi......Page 64 64 Malala Yousafzai......Page 66 66 Leading ladies......Page 68 68 Joan of Arc......Page 70 70 Cool queens Hatshepsut Cleopatra Eleanor of Aquitaine Razia Sultana Queen Victoria......Page 72 72 Catherine the Great......Page 74 74 Wu Zetian......Page 76 75 Taytu Betul......Page 77 76 Queen Elizabeth I......Page 78 78 Sacagawea......Page 80 80 Maria Quitéria de Jesus......Page 82 81 Dolores Ibárruri......Page 83 82 Eleanor Roosevelt......Page 84 84 Indira Gandhi......Page 86 86 Margaret Thatcher......Page 88 87 Angela Merkel......Page 89 88 Political pioneers Golda Meir Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Graça Machel Shirin Ebadi Benazir Bhutto......Page 90 90 Intrepid entrepreneurs......Page 92 92 Bertha Benz......Page 94 94 Sarah Breedlove......Page 96 96 Coco Chanel......Page 98 97 Indra Nooyi......Page 99 98 Peggy Guggenheim......Page 100 100 Oprah Winfrey......Page 102 102 Internet impact Carol Bartz Radia Perlman Sheryl Sandberg Martha Lane Fox Juliana Rotich......Page 104 104 Amazing achievers......Page 106 106 Althea Gibson......Page 108 108 Nellie Bly......Page 110 110 High fliers Harriet Quimby Eugenie Mikhailovna Shakhovskaya Amelia Earhart Amy Johnson Valentina Tereshkova......Page 112 112 Gertrude Bell......Page 114 114 Junko Tabei......Page 116 116 Wilma Rudolph......Page 118 117 Nova Peris......Page 119 118 Serena Williams......Page 120 120 Tanni Grey-Thompson......Page 122 121 Jessica Ennis-Hill......Page 123 122 Marta......Page 124 124 Let’s applaud…......Page 126 126 Glossary......Page 128 127 Index......Page 129 128 Acknowledgments......Page 130