by Rio Cortez
Illustrated by Lauren Semmer
Workman Kids
Workman Publishing
Hachette Book Group, Inc.
2025
64 pages
ISBN: 9781523523290
Remarkable women who came before us showed us the path to equality, justice, knowledge, freedom and using our hard work and voices to bring about change. This important book features women who questioned the status quo and joined movements to ensure civil rights and worker rights.
This gem of a book will motivate girls to stand up for what they believe and are passionate about. My favorite page reads, "We have the right to our bodies, to education, and free speech, and the right to work at whatever we please." A two-page spread shows a diverse group of girls who know that no means no. They will never go backward.
Among the famous women mentioned are Shirley Chisholm, Sally Ride, Kamala Harris, Gloria Steinem and many more. Pages in the back list terms used and famous figures mentioned under each letter of the alphabet. The only drawback is the publisher's choice in solid color endpapers instead of eye-catching illustrations.
Recommended for every history buff, every young girl who dreams, and every library. Grades 3 and up.
No comments:
Post a Comment