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*‘It’s hard to imagine any group of primary-aged children who wouldn’t be inspired’ BOOKSELLER*
*‘An absolute must-have for every young person’s bookshelf’ HUFFINGTON POST*
Created by Kate Pankhurst, relative of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst, the Fantastically Great Women series has inspired a generation of readers to dream big, stand proud and speak out. How will you change the world?
Be inspired by fourteen true stories of fearless women whose remarkable lives marched them into our history books. Meet brave and powerful Boudicca, who fought for what she believed in; cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova who was the first woman in space; and inventor and engineer Ada Lovelace, the world’s first computer programmer – plus many more! This incredible illustrated collection celebrates women who have made their mark on history and the world!
Including: Sayyida al-Hurra, Josephine Baker, Elizabeth Blackwell, Boudicca, Flora Drummond, Hatshepsut, Qiu Jin, Noor Inayat Khan, Ada Lovelace, Pocahontas, Mary Shelley, Valentina Tereshkova, Harriet Tubman and Mary Wollstonecraft.
– Nominated for the CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Children’s Book Awards
– ‘Significantly more engaging and inspiring than the rival Rebel Girls‘ – GUARDIAN
– Now an award-winning hit musical from the creators of SIX!
Other books in the series: Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World, Fantastically Great Women Who Worked Wonders, Fantastically Great Women Who Saved the Planet, Fantastically Great Women Scientists and their Stories, Fantastically Great Women Artists and their Stories, Fantastically Great Women Sports Stars and their Stories
