Still I Rise
The Persistence of Phenomenal Women (Easter gift for teens)
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Mango Media
Published:10th Aug '17
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From the author of BEHIND EVERY GREAT MAN we now have Still I Rise, the inspiring stories of the women whose lives brought them to their knees-but refused to remain there. As a result, they not only survived but prevailed, and in doing so left the world a far better place. They are the phoenixes who rose from the ashes of lives in shambles.Great Women Leaders in History Who Personify Girl Power
“If you need a little encouragement in your life during these difficult times, the lives of these women will give you hope.” —Says Me Says Mom
#1 Bestseller in 21st Century U.S. History for Teens
Intrepid women heroes are the antithesis of the traditional damsels in distress; rather than waiting for the prince, they took salvation into their own hands.
Rad Women Worldwide. “When Nelson Mandela was imprisoned in South Africa’s brutal Robben Prison, he tirelessly turned to the poem Invictus. Invictus, the inspirational verse by the Victorian William Ernest Henley, was penned on the occasion of the amputation of his leg. Still I Rise takes its title from a work by Maya Angelou and it resonates with the same spirit of an unconquerable soul, a woman who is captain of her fate. Just as Invictus brought solace to generations, so does Maya Angelou’s contemporary classic.” —The Library Blog
Celebrate girl power. Still I Rise embodies the strength of character of inspiring women. Each chapter outlines the fall and rise of great women heroes who shattered all obstacles, rather than let those obstacles shatter them.
Women sheroes include:
- Madame C. J. Walker - first female American millionaire
- Aung San Suu Kyi - Burma’s first lady of freedom
- Betty Shabazz - civil rights activist
- Nellie Sachs - Holocaust survivor and Nobel Prize recipient
- Selma Lagerlof - first woman Nobel Laureate
- Fannie Lou Hamer - American voting rights activist
- Bessie Coleman - first African American female pilot
- Wilma Rudolph - first woman to win three gold medals
- Sonia Sotomayor - first Hispanic Supreme Court justice
- Wangari Maathai - Nobel Prize winner
- Winnifred Mandela - freedom fighter
- Lois Wilson - founder of Al-Anon
- Roxanne Quimby - co-founder of Burt’s Bees
Other books for girls you may want to read include The Book of Awesome Women, Women Who Launch, and The Book of Awesome Black Women.
“This inspirational book tells the stories of twenty-five courageous women who rose above their circumstances to make a difference in the world. There are stories of women whom most people would be familiar with like Carrie Fisher and J.K. Rowling. There are also stories of women who most people probably never heard of like Irena Sendler, who rescued numerous children during the Holocaust, and Claudette Colvin, who refused to give up her seat on a public bus even before Rose Parks. If you need a little encouragement in your life during these difficult times, the lives of these women will give you hope.” —Says Me Says Mom
"Who are the great women leaders in history? Who are the women heroes who personify “girl power”? Intrepid women heroes: When Nelson Mandela was imprisoned in South Africa’s brutal Robben Prison, he tirelessly turned to the poem Invictus. The inspirational verse by the Victorian William Ernest Henley, penned on the occasion of the amputation of his leg. Still I Rise takes its title from a work by Maya Angelou and it resonates with the same spirit of an unconquerable soul, a woman who is captain of her fate. Just as Invictus brought solace to generations so does the contemporary classic. Still I Rise embodies the strength of character of the inspiring women profiled. Each chapter will outline the fall and rise of great women heroes who smashed all obstacles, rather than let all obstacles smash them. The book offers hope to those undergoing their own struggles." —The Library Blog
ISBN: 9781633535961
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320 pages