num_pages: 40
description:  Well-behaved women seldom make history. Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Pulitzer Prize-winning historianFresh accessible and inspiring Shaking Things Up introduces fourteen revolutionary young womeneach paired with a noteworthy female artistto the next generation of activists trail-blazers and rabble-rousers. From the award-winning author of Adas Violin Susan Hood this is a poetic and visual picture book that celebrates persistent women throughout history. Among the powerful pairings: Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall takes on heroic World War II spies Eileen and Jacqueline Nearne; Selina Alko is matched with the brave Malala Yousafzai; New York Times bestselling illustrator Emily Winfield Martin is paired with the inventor of the controversial one-piece bathing suit Annette Kellerman; and Shadra Strickland introduces Americas first known female firefighter Molly Williams. While women make up over half of the U.S. population they face discrimination have less representation in government and other fields and struggle every day for their human rights. It is more important now than ever to raise a generation of girls who in the face of adversity persevere. This book was written illustrated edited and designed by women. Includes a foreword by a prominent female activist an authors note a timeline and additional resources. This book features: Selina Alko Sophie Blackall Lisa Brown Hadley Hooper Emily Winfield Martin Oge Mora Julie Morstad Sara Palacios LeUyen Pham Erin Robinson Isabel Roxas Shadra Strickland and Melissa Sweet.
language: English
title: Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World
publisher: HarperCollins