Title: She persisted around the world
Description: Profiles the lives of thirteen women who have left their mark on world history, including Caroline Herschel, Marie Curie, Mary Verghese, and Malala Yousafzai.
Subjects: Women political activists, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Girls & Women, Women heroes, Women social reformers, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women, Social change, Case studies, Biography, JUVENILE NONFICTION / History, History, Juvenile literature, Persistence, Women, Women, history, Women, juvenile literature, nyt:picture-books=2018-03-25, New York Times bestseller
People: J. K. Rowling, Mary Verghese (1925-), Wangari Maathai, Juana Inés de la Cruz Sister (1651-1695), Leymah Gbowee, Malala Yousafzai (1997-), Yuan Yuan Tan, Caroline Lucretia Herschel (1750-1848), Viola Desmond (1914-1965), Marie Curie (1867-1934), Kate Sheppard (1847-1934)