Girls who changed the world

McCann, Michelle Roehm

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309 pages :
illustrations.
Also published as: More girls who rocked the world.
Going after your dream doesn't have to wait - be empowered by these incredible women and start changing the world now. (Cover)
Contents: Esther, Queen of Persia -- Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt -- Grace O'Malley, Pirate -- Naya Nuki, Survivor -- Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Author -- Ada Byron Lovelace, Mathematician and Computer Programmer -- Annie Oakley, Sharpshooter -- Nellie Bly, Journalist -- Eleanor Roosevelt, Activist and United Nations Delegate -- Dora Thewlis, Suffragette -- Josephine Baker, Dancer and Spy -- Grace Murray Hopper, Computer Scientist and Navy Admiral -- Mary Lou Williams, Pianist and Composer -- Beverly Cleary, Author -- Ruth Bader Ginsburg, US Supreme Court Justice -- Julie Andrews, Actress, Singer, and Author -- Wangari Maathai, Environmental Activist -- Aretha Franklin, Singer -- Hillary Rodham Clinton, Politician and Secretary of State -- Sheila Sri Prakash, Architect -- Arlen Siu Bermudez, Revolutionary, Poet, and Musician -- Bjork, Singer, Songwriter, and Actress -- Selena, Singer -- Fawzia Koofi, Politician -- Mindy Kaling, Comedian, Actress, and Author -- Jhamak Ghimire, Author -- Serena Williams, Tennis Players -- Beyonce, Singer -- Danica Patrick, Race Car Driver -- Misty Copeland, Ballet Dancer -- Sarah McNair-Landry, Adventurer and Cinematographer -- Nadia Nadim, Soccer Player -- Adele, Singer and Songwriter -- Emma Watson, Actress and Activist -- Hou Yifan, Chess Grandmaster -- Lizzy Clark, Actress and Activist -- Bethany Mota, YouTube Vlogger and Fashion Designer -- Tavi Gevinson, Author, Editor, and Actress -- Simone Biles, Gymnast -- Malala Yousafzai, Activist -- Bindi Irwin, Conservationist and Actress -- Amanda Stenberg, Actress and Activist -- Chloe Kim, Snowboarder -- Jazz Jennings, Activist -- Ashima, Shiraishi, Rock Climber.
Summary: Young women today crave strong, independent role models to look to for motivation. In the follow-up to the bestseller Girls Who Rocked the World, More Girls Who Rocked the World offers a fun and uplifting collection of influential stories with forty-five more movers and shakers who made a difference before turning twenty. From Annie Oakley and Queen Victoria to Malala Yousafzai and Adele each with her own incredible story of how she created life-changing opportunities for herself and the world you'll get to know these capable queens of empires and courageous icons of entertainment. Also included are profiles of gutsy teenagers who are out there rocking the world right now and personal aspirations from today's young women.
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Non-fiction - Auto/Bio B00117227
Dewey:920.72
call #:MCC
ISBN:9781471174919
pub:2018
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