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Women Who Roar
Women Who Roar presents exciting stories based on the lives of real women living in Alberta today, who have struggled, fallen, risen again, and ultimately fought to succeed. These are the tales of courage and passion with which every woman can identify. Anyone who has ever faced obstacles on lifes journey will find truth and resonance in them. Although the stories are fiction, the women and their struggles are very real; the facts of their histories and known and recorded. These incredible women were pioneers whose work, actions, beliefs, or positions have probably have affected us all in very real ways. They came and they conquered in ways that continue to have far-reaching effects. Their actions paved the way for many future generations. Including questions for discussion and exploration of what it means to be a pioneer, Women Who Roar offers stories of these amazing women told with humor and insight. Immerse yourself in the lives and learn the legacies of these inspiring Alberta pioneers.
Women Pioneers For The Environment
As the torchbearers of environmental activism, women from around the world have created profound changes that are helping to ensure a healthier planet for all living things. Whether it is Judi Bari, who was crippled by a car bomb because of her efforts to save California's ancient redwood forests; Dai Qing, who was imprisoned for her opposition to an environmentally destructive dam on China's Yangtze River; or Dr. Tatynana Artyomkina, who defied KGB threats and exposed health and environmental risks in the Soviet Union, women have put their lives on the line and persevered against daunting odds to restore and protect the environment. Mary Joy Breton provides absorbing sketches of these and o...
Modern Women
Modern Women is a celebration of influential and inspiring women who have changed the world through their lives, work and actions. From suffragettes to scientists, activists to artists, politicians to pilots and writers to riot grrrls, the women included have all paved the way for gender equality in their own indomitable way. Find out about extraordinary women including writer and teacher Maya Angelou, computer scientist Ada Lovelace, abolitionist Harriet Tubman, film star Katharine Hepburn and pioneering musician Björk. Their lives also enable bigger stories to be told: the suffrage movement with Sophia Duleep Singh; the civil rights struggle and Audre Lorde; advances in science made by Rosalind Franklin; the push for artistic freedom in the work of Frida Kahlo and Louise Bourgeois; and the importance of equality in all sections of society advocated by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
Pioneer Women
A book about the life of pioneer women in Kansas.
Women Pioneers
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Votes For Women!
Mary Wollstonecraft, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, Millicent Fawcett, Emmeline Pankhurst, Constance Markievicz, Nancy Astor They terrorised the establishment. They fought for the vote. They pushed back boundaries and revolutionised our world. For the hundredth anniversary of the historic moment the franchise was finally extended to women, here is a selection of suffragette and suffragist activists and pioneering MPs from the pages of Jenni Murray’s bestselling A History of Britain in 21 Women. Set against the backdrop of a world where equality is still to be achieved, it is a vital reminder of the great women who fought for change.
20 Fun Facts About Pioneer Women
Pioneer women faced hard winters, few supplies, and loneliness once they settled on the American frontier—and that doesn’t even account for the months-long journey to their new home! During the mid-1800s, hundreds of thousands of Americans moved west as the United States expanded. From the women settling in Ohio to those striking out on their own during the California gold rush, pioneer women were a strong, courageous group. In this volume, readers encounter fun, surprising facts about pioneer women’s unique place in history. Historical images enhance this fun spin on an often overlooked era of women’s history.
Bloody Brilliant Women: The Pioneers, Revolutionaries and Geniuses Your History Teacher Forgot to Mention
‘A litany of fresh heroes to make the embattled heart sing’ Caitlin Moran ‘Newman is a brilliant writer’ Observer A fresh, opinionated history of all the brilliant women you should have learned about in school but didn’t.
Pioneering Women
"Explores women pioneers, including the first women in the West, the difficult life on the frontier, working different jobs usually reserved for men, female outlaws, and how women in the Wild West brought about reform"--Provided by publisher.
Petticoat Pioneers
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