Girls Who Rocked the World : Heroines from Sacagawea to Sheryl Swoopes
By Amelie Welden.
Description
The only book to profile girl heroines who made their mark on the world before turning twenty. Why is it that girls who want to be basketball starts or presidents of their country grow into teenagers who doubt they will ever do anything important? What are we telling girls about what they can and can't achieve? There have been many influential girls throughout history, but their stories are seldom told. The girls profiled in Girls Who Rocked the World are from the past and present, some well-known and others overlooked. Girls like: * Joan of Arc was 17 years old when she led Fren...
ISBN(s)
1885223684, 9781885223685
