The book of gutsy women
Record details
- ISBN: 9781501178436
- ISBN: 1501178431
- ISBN: 9781501178412
- ISBN: 1501178415
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Physical Description:
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1 online resource : illustrations (some color). - Edition: First Simon and Schuster hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2019.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | EARLY INSPIRATIONS. First inspirations ; Harriet Tubman ; Anna Pavlova ; Isadora Duncan ; Margaret Chase Smith ; Margaret Bourke-White ; Maria von Trapp ; Anne Frank ; Rigoberta Menchú Tum ; Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Florence Griffith Joyner ("Flo-Jo") -- EDUCATION PIONEERS. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz ; Margaret Bancroft ; Juliette Gordon Low ; Maria Montessori and Joan Ganz Cooney ; Mary McLeod Bethune ; Esther Martinez ; Daisy Bates ; Patsy Mink, Bernice Sandler, and Edith Green ; Ruby Bridges Hall ; Malala Yousafzai -- EARTH DEFENDERS. Marjory Stoneman Douglas ; Rachel Carson ; Jane Jacobs and Peggy Shepard ; Jane Goodall and "The Trimates" ; Wangari Maathai ; Alice Min Soo Chun ; Greta Thunberg -- EXPLORERS AND INVENTORS. Caroline Herschel and Vera Rubin ; Ada Lovelace and Grace Hopper ; Margaret Knight and Madam C.J. Walker ; Marie Curie and Irène Jolior-Curie ; Hedy Lamarr ; Sylvia Earle ; Sally Ride ; Mae Jemison -- HEALERS. Florence Nightingale ; Clara Barton ; Elizabeth Blackwell, Rebecca Lee Crumpler, and Mary Edwards Walker ; Betty Ford ; Mathilde Krim ; Dr. Gao Yaojie ; Dr. Hawa Abdi ; Flossie Wong-Staal ; Molly Melching ; Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha ; Vaccinators -- ATHLETES. Alice Coachman and Wilma Rudolph ; Junko Tabei ; Billie Jean King ; Diana Nyad ; Abby Wambach ; Michelle Kwan ; Venus and Serena Williams ; Ibtihaj Muhammad ; Tatyana McFadden ; Caster Semenya ; Aly Raisman -- ADVOCATES AND ACTIVISTS. Dorothy Height and Sojourner Truth ; Ida B. Wells ; Eleanor Roosevelt ; Elizabeth Peratrovich ; Rosa Parks and Claudette Colvin ; Coretta Scott King ; Dolores Huerta ; The Peacemakers ; Victoria Mxenge ; Ai-jen Poo ; Sarah Brady, Gabby Giffords, Nelba Màrquez-Greene, Shannon Watts, and Lucy McBath ; Nza-Ari Khepra, Emma Gonzàlez, Naomi Wadler, Edna Chavez, Jazmine Wildcat, and Julia Spoor ; Becca Heller -- STORYTELLERS. Maya Angelou ; Mary Beard ; Jineth Bedoya Lima ; Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ; America Ferrera ; Ali Stoker ; Amani Al-Khatahtbeh -- ELECTED LEADERS. Bella Abzug ; Shirley Chisholm ; Ann Richards ; Geraldine Ferraro ; Barbara Jordan ; Barbara Mikulski ; Ellen Johnson Sirleaf ; Wilma Mankiller ; Michelle Bachelet ; Danica Roem -- GROUNDBREAKERS. Frances Perkins ; Katharine Graham ; Constance Baker Motley ; Edie Windsor ; Ela Bhatt ; Temple Grandin ; Ellen DeGeneres ; Maya Lin ; Sally Yates ; Kimberly Bryant and Reshma Saujani -- WOMEN'S RIGHTS CHAMPIONS. Rosa May Billinghurst ; The Suffragists ; Sophia Duleep Singh ; Fraidy Reiss ; Manal al Sharif ; Nadia Murad. |
Source of Description Note: | Print version record. |
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Subject: | Women -- Biography Women -- History Courage Resilience (Personality trait) |
Genre: | Biographies. Electronic books. |
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Electronic resources
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2019 December #1
*Starred Review* Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton's joint venture starts with a dialogue during which they discuss their relationship with feminism and their experiences growing up in different eras. The only working women Hillary knew as a child, for example, were teachers, while Chelsea grew up surrounded by ambitious women in all fields. They talk about the women they knew personally, the fictional characters they admired, and the historical figures who inspired them from an early age, such as Harriet Tubman and Helen Keller, whose cultural impacts are often taught in schools.The rest of the book portrays gutsy women, categorizing them by their vocation, such as Education Pioneers, Athletes, and Storytellers, with each section highlighting multiple women who exemplify these values. The brief but informative biographies range from two to five pages as Hillary or Chelsea (or both!) describes when she first heard about the featured woman, provides context for her accomplishments, and explains the impact her work has on us today. Many of these names will be familiar, including Michelle Kwan and Maya Angelou; also included are young activists such as Emma González and Greta Thunberg. Regaled as these women may be, readers will find something new to discover about their personal histories, and the book encourages them to learn more on their own.Here, too, are a plethora of new role models. Dr. Flossie Wong-Stall, for example, was the first person to clone HIV, which lead to breakthroughs in research and treatment. After escaping sex slavery, Nadia Murad became a UN ambassador and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work for human rights. Thespians may have heard of Ali Stoker, but non-theatergoers will discover she was the first Tony Award-winning actor to use a wheelchair.The back-and-forth between mother and daughter adds a personal tone to these succinct profiles, and the sidebars include choice quotations from and about the featured women, celebrating their passion, verve, and influence. The table of contents and index make it easy for readers to navigate these many entries, but the photographs and brief biographies make it ideal for casual browsing as well. These gutsy women come from various backgrounds and embody a range of races, sexualities, and abilities. Women have been contributing to human history all along and will continue to do soâand this book demands their recognition. Copyright 2019 Booklist Reviews. - LJ Express Reviews : LJ Express Reviews
Former first lady, secretary of state, and senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, and daughter Chelsea Clinton (Columbia Univ. Mailman Sch. of Public Health) collaborate on this inspiring collection featuring influential women doctors, scientists, inventors, educators, politicians, athletes, and more. Notable figures, including Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, Sojourner Truth, and Florence Nightingale, are cast alongside those shaping the history of tomorrow, as the authors show the power of these women's influence to effect change. The book is grouped into categories such as "healers" or "inventors," and each section features a few pages of biographical narrative with brief commentary by the authors. While the author remarks can be distracting in some cases, in others it adds interest, such as Rodham Clinton's account of her interactions with the women of South Africa's Victoria Mxenge community postapartheid.
Copyright 2019 LJExpress.VERDICT Broad in scope, this will appeal to a wide audience owing to the range of women spotlighted. Given its length, this is a book to savor over multiple sittings, allowing readers to revisit well-known heroines or discover new ones among the pages.âStacy Shaw, Denver