內容簡介
內容簡介 女性發光發熱 各領域的開拓先鋒 夢想家 以A到Z順序羅列26位各領域女性先鋒,包含藝術家、科學家、喜劇演員、搖滾明星…A是Angela Davis安吉拉戴維斯,政治活動家;B是Billie Jean King比莉‧珍‧金,12個大滿貫單打冠軍,也是性別平等的倡導者(電影《勝負反手拍》即是她的故事),C是 Carol Burnet卡洛‧柏奈特,喜劇演員,史無前例,打破只有男生才能主持電視節目的潛規則,R是瑞秋‧卡森,美國海洋生物學家,致力環境保護。以兩頁的篇幅介紹一位女性,一頁是捕捉神韻的木刻肖像畫,一頁是簡要的生平敘述。另外,還提供26個動作如何成為酷炫、有理想的女性:a是act行動,b是believe相信自己,c是create創作,像是畫畫唱歌寫作,g是give給予,h-hope懷抱希望!Educational and inspirational, this gift-worthy New York Times bestseller from the authors of Rad American Women A-Z, is a bold, illustrated collection of 40 biographical profiles showcasing extraordinary women from across the globe. Rad Women Worldwide tells fresh, engaging, and amazing tales of perseverance and radical success by pairing well-researched and riveting biographies with powerful and expressive cut-paper portraits. The book features an array of diverse figures from 430 BCE to 2016, spanning 31 countries around the world, from Hatshepsut (the great female king who ruled Egypt peacefully for two decades) and Malala Yousafzi (the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize) to Poly Styrene (legendary teenage punk and lead singer of X-Ray Spex) and Liv Arnesen and Ann Bancroft (polar explorers and the first women to cross Antarctica). An additional 250 names of international rad women are also included as a reference for readers to continue their own research.This progressive and visually arresting book is a compelling addition to women's history and belongs on the shelf of every school, library, and home. Together, these stories show the immense range of what women have done and can do. May we all have the courage to be rad!For teachers, this book is appropriate for grades 6-8 and could be used in either Social Studies or English classes, or as part of a text for a multidisciplinary unit. It can also be used as a Common Core text for grades 6-8 Social Studies History - CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.1-10.Contents:Enheduanna (Mesopotamia)Malala Yousafzai (Pakistan)Kalpana Chawla (India)Aung San Suu Kyi (Burma)Qiu Jin (China)Junko Tabei (Japan)Fe Del Mundo (Philippines)Dame Katerina Te Heikōkō Mataira (New Zealand)Faith Bandler (Australia)Liv Arnesen and Ann Bancroft (Norway & U.S.A.)Miriam Makeba (South Africa)Wangari Maathai (Kenya)Kasha Jacqueline Nagabasera (Uganda)Funmilayo Ransome Kuti (Nigeria)Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Nigeria)Hatshepsut (Egypt)Madres de la Plaza de Mayo (Argentina)Marta (Brazil)Quintreman Sisters (Chile)Policarpa “La Pola” Salavarrieta (Colombia)Bastardilla (Colombia)Nanny of the Maroons (Jamaica)Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz (Mexico)Frida Kahlo (Mexico)Queen Lili’uokalani (Hawaii)Venus and Serena Williams (U.S.A.)Birutė Mary Galdikis (Canada)Buffy Sainte-Marie (Canada)ENIAC Programmers (U.S.A.)Guerrilla Girls (U.S.A.)Grace “Granuaile” O’Malley (Ireland)Princess Sophia Duleep Singh (England)Poly Styrene (England)Sophie Scholl (Germany)Marie Curie and Irene Joliot-Curie (France)Josephine Baker (France)Maria Montessori (Italy)Hypatia (Egypt)Emma Goldman (Russia)The Stateless
作者介紹
作者介紹 KATE SCHATZ is a feminist writer, educator, editor, and the author of the 33 1 3 book Rid of Me: A Story. She is the co-founder and leader of Solidarity Sundays, a nationwide network of feminist activist groups committed to resistance and justice. MIRIAM KLEIN STAHL is an artist, educator, and activist. They are the author and illustrator, respectively, of Rad American Women A-Z and both live in the San Francisco Bay Area.