100 women who made history : remarkable women who shaped our world

by S. A. Caldwell

Other authorsClare Hibbert (Author.), Andrea Mills (Author.), Rona Skene (Author.)
Paper Book, 2017

Status

Available

Series

Made History (DK)

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Younger Readers Biographies, Sappho, Mira Bai, Emily Dickinson, Marlene Dietrich, Marilyn Monroe, Kathryn Bigelow, Madhuri Dixit, Jennifer Lawrence, Josephine Baker, Edith Piaf, Maria Callas, Frida Kahlo, Murasaki Shikibu, Shin Saimdang, Mary Wollstonecraft, Jane Austen, Maya Angelou, Anne Frank, Joni Mitchell, J.K. Rowling
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, Hypatia, Emilie du Chatelet, Ada Lovelace, Mary Anning, Sofia Kovalevskaya, Lise Meitner, Marie Curie, Mary Seacole, Florence Nightingale, Edith Cavell, Agnes Hunt, Averil Mansfield, Chien-Shiung Wu, Dian Fossey, Francoise Barre-Sinoussi, Rosalind Franklin, Olympe de Gouges, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Harriet Tubman, Louise Michel, Bertha von Suttner, Princess Isabel of Brazil, Helen Keller, Rachel Carson, Wangari Maathai, Margaret Chan, Emmeline Pankhurst, Rosa Luxemburg, Sophie Scholl, Rosa Parks, Aung San Suu Kyi, Malala Yousafzai, Joan of Arc, Hatshepsut, Cleopatra, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Razia Sultana, Queen Victoria, Catherine the Great, Wu Zetian, Queen Elizabeth I, Sacagawea, Maria Quiteria de Jesus, Eleanor Roosevelt, Indira Gandhi, Margaret Thatcher, Angela Merkel, Golda Meir, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Graca Machel, Shirin Ebadi, Benazir Bhutto, Bertha Benz, Sarah Breedlove, Madam C.J. Walker, Coco Chanel, Indra Nooyi, Peggy Guggenheim, Oprah Winfrey, Carol Bartz, Radia Perlman, Sheryl Sandberg, Martha Lane Fox, Juliana Rotich, Althea Gibson, Nellie Bly, Harriet Quimby, Eugenie Mikhailovna Shakhovskaya, Amelia Earhart, Amy Johnson, Valentina Tereshkova, Gertrude Bell, Junko Tabei, Wilma Rudolph, Nova Peris, Serena WIlliams, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Jessica Ennis-Hill, Marta Vieira da Silva, Anne Trotter Bailey, Margaret Corbin, Dorothea Dix, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Blackwell, Mary Shadd Cary, Belva Ann Lockwood, Hetty Green, Victoria Woodhull, Emily Carr, Frances Perkins, Dorothy Parker, Gerty Cori, Margaret Bourke-White, Hedy Lamarr, Ella Fitzgerald, Gloria Steinem, Roberta Bondar, Louise Arbour, Hillary Clinton, Meryl Streep, Sally Ride, Condoleezza Rice, Mae Jemison, History, Activism, Writers, Artist, Scientists, Campaigners, Royalty, Entrepreneurs, Explorers, Sports, Aviation, Medicine, STEM, Science, Math, First Ladies

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Publication

London : Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2017.

Description

If you thought that it was a man's world, think again! 100 Women Who Made History is the exciting story of the women who changed the world, from Anne Frank to J.K. Rowling. Meet the most talented and famous women in history, from politics, science, business, and the arts, from exciting entrepreneurs to clever creative. Discover landmark moments in the lives of amazing historical women from Joan of Arc to Marie Curie, up to and including modern game-changers such as Maya Angelou, Angela Merkel, Serena Williams, and Malala Yousafzai. With beautiful photography and fun illustrations, 100 Women Who Made History is a fascinating look at the pioneering and inspiring women in history, from ancient Greece to the present day. 100 Women Who Made History is the perfect book of history for kids aged 9 and up as they discover women who left their mark.… (more)

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Subjects

Women Biography Juvenile literature
Women History Juvenile literature
World history Juvenile literature

Language

English

Physical description

128 p.; 28 cm

ISBN

9780241257241

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