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The Book of Awesome Women
Boundary Breakers, Freedom Fighters, Sheroes and Female Firsts
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Ideal for young adults and anyone interested in social activism, women's history, and inspiring biographies. Fans of I Am Malala and Women in Science will find this collection particularly compelling.
Rebels, trailblazers, and visionaries who shaped our history . . . and our future!
Author will use their social media platforms to drive fans to retailers to preorder, 12 week pre-publication social media campaign, Advance galley for publicity: print/TV/radio, 3 city tour, Blog tour
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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. This book 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:
- Dian Fossey
- Martina Navratilova
- Sojourner Truth
- Indira Gandhi
- Aretha Franklin
- Margaret Mead
- Coretta Scott King
- Georgia O'Keeffe
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee
- Joan Baez
- Eleanor Roosevelt
- Anita Hill
- Nobel Peace Prize winner, Wangari Maathai
- And many more
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.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781633535831
Publisher: Mango Media
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 10 August 2017
Country: United States
Imprint: Mango Media
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 28.0mm
Width: 127.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 290g
Pages: 341
About the Author
Becca Anderson comes from a long line of preachers and teachers from Ohio and Kentucky. The teacher side of her family led her to become a womanβs studies scholar and the author of The Book of Awesome Women. An avid collector of meditations, prayers and blessings, she helps run a βGratitude and Grace Circleβ that meets monthly at homes, churches and bookstores in the San Francisco Bay Area where she currently resides. Becca Anderson credits her spiritual practice with helping her recover from cancer and wants to share this with anyone who is facing difficulty in their life.
Author of Think Happy to Stay Happy and Every Day Thankful.
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