Bookworms May 2018

In celebration of 100 years since the Representation of the People Act, giving women the vote, we take a look at just some of the astounding women who have shaped the world we live in.

Fantastically Great Women who made History

By Kate Pankhurst

Fantastically Great Women Who Made History is the eagerly awaited follow up to Kate Pankhurst’s hugely successful, Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World.

Taking us back even further through time, this vibrant and beautifully illustrated book is a celebration of extraordinary women from around the world who made history with their astonishing bravery, outspokenness and ideas.

“You can march proudly with courageous suffragette, survivor and peacemaker Flora Drummond, who fought for fairer rights for working women…”

We explore the stories, accomplishments and adventures of women including Harriet Tubman, conductor of the ‘Underground Railroad’, leading runaway slaves to freedom, Qiu Jin, an inspirational women, shaking off harsh Chinese traditions that held women back and Josephine Baker, a dazzling dancer using fame to make a stand against racism.

You can march proudly with courageous suffragette, survivor and peacemaker Flora Drummond, who fought for fairer rights for working women, blast into space and reach for the stars with Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, create waves with Islamic queen of the pirates, Sayyida al-Hurra and make your voice heard with women’s rights champion Mary Wollstonecraft and her daughter, literary talent Mary Shelley.

These women all lived in times when women weren’t expected to have big ideas, be in charge or have exciting ambitions, but that didn’t stop them.

Prepare to be inspired.

WIN!

We’re giving a way a copy of ‘Fantasically Great Women Who Made History’! If you’d like to win yourself a copy, head to either our Cornwall Living or Kids Love Cornwall Living Facebook page to find out how!