"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams" Eleanor Roosevelt
Get ready to meet some incredible young women who made their mark on the world before turning twenty and prove that when it comes to having an impact, there’s no such thing as too young! Whether designing famous momuments, fighting for their countries’ freedom or being political pioneers these gutsy girls have changed the way we view the world and ourselves.
From Florence Nightingale to Anna Pavlova, Coco Chanel to Eva Peron, The Bronte Sisters to Indira Gandhi, this book features women from across history and around the globe, who have all achieved remarkable things.
Interspersed with the amazing accounts of girls throughout history are stories of powerful young women who are changing the world right now - girls like Winter Vinecki, the creator of the non-profit organization Team Winter, and Jazmin Whitley, the youngest designer to show at L.A. Fashion Week.
It's never too soon to start making a difference - be inspired and empowered by this fun collection that shows girls really can rock the world!
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- English
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Girls Who Rocked The World
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Print ISBN
9781471171017
Table of contents
- Cover
- Dedication
- Note from the Authors
- Hatshepsut
- The Trung Sisters
- Joan of Arc
- Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
- Laura Bassi
- Eliza Lucas Pinckney
- Phillis Wheatley
- Elisabeth Vigée-Le Brun
- Maria Theresia von Paradis
- Sacagawea
- Mary Anning
- The Brontë Sisters (Charlotte, Emily, and Anne)
- Florence Nightingale
- Harriet Tubman
- Margaret Knight
- Anna Elizabeth Dickinson
- Sarah Bernhardt
- Edmonia Lewis
- Emma Lazarus
- Helen Keller
- Anna Pavlova
- Coco Chanel
- Bessie Smith
- IrĂšne Joliot-Curie
- Marian Anderson
- Golda Meir
- Queen SÄlote Tupou III
- Frida Kahlo
- Mother Teresa
- Mary Leakey
- Jackie Mitchell
- Babe Didrikson Zaharias
- Indira Gandhi
- Eva âEvitaâ PerĂłn
- Anne Frank
- Wilma Rudolph
- The Night Witches
- Temple Grandin
- Susan Eloise (S. E.) Hinton
- Adriana Ocampo
- Amatalrauf al-Sharki (Raufa Hassan)
- Rigoberta MenchĂș
- Maya Lin
- Midori Goto
- Natalie Portman
- Ashley Rhodes-Courter
- About Michelle Roehm McCann and Amelie Welden
- Recommended Resources
- Endnotes
- Copyright