Good night stories for rebel girls : 100 immigrant women who changed the world / Elena Favilli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Favilli, Elena, author.

Contributor:

Immigrant and Refugee Experiences in Children's and Young Adult Literature Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Good night stories for rebel girls ; #3.

Good night stories for rebel girls ; #3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women immigrants--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Women immigrants.

Women--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Women.

Women--Biography.

Genre:

Juvenile Biographies.

Juvenile Illustrated works.

Biographies.

Illustrated works.

Juvenile works.

Physical Description:

xiii, 210 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

[San Francisco, California] : Timbuktu Labs, Inc., 2020.

Summary:

"Contains one hundred biographies of immigrant women who left their birth countries for a multitude of reasons: some for new opportunities, some out of neccessity. Readers will learn about Madeleine Albright, Asma Khan, Carmen Miranda, Rihanna, and many more. From chefs and surgeons, to musicians and politicians, to champions of judo and chess, these extraordinary figures will inspired girls everywhere to follow their dreams, no matter where they lead."--Back cover

A lavishly photographed motivational treasury of true bedtime tales shares events in the lives of 100 diverse women who have shaped the world, from Asma Khan and Madeline Albright to Rihanna and Josephine Baker.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Adelaide Herrmann Magician

Alice Guy-Blache Filmmaker

Angelica Rozeanu Table Tennis Player

Anita Sarkeesian Journalist and Media Critic

Anna Wintour Editor in Chief

Anne Hidalgo Politician

Anne Wafula Strike Paralympian

Annika Sorenstam Golfer

Arianna Huffincton Author and Ceo

Asma Khan Chef

Bana Alabed Activist

Carmen Herrera Artist

Carmen Miranda Singer and Actress

Carolina Guerrero Journalist and Producer

Chinwe Esimai Financial Executive

Clara Juliana Guerrero Londono Bowler

Clara Lemlich Shavelson Activist

Claudia Rankine Poet and Playwright

Daniela Schiller Neuroscientist

Daniela Soto-Innes Chef

Daphne Koller Computer Scientist and Entrepreneur

Diane Von Furstenberg Fashion Designer

Doreen Simmons Sports Commentator

Edmonia Lewis Sculptor

Eileen Cray Architect and Furniture Designer

Elena Poniatowska Journalist

Elisa Rojas Lawyer

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Psychiatrist

Elizabeth Nyamayaro Political Scientist

Emilie Snethlace Ornithologist

Emmy Noether Mathematician

Fat M A Ipek Alci Activist

Frieda Belinfante Cellist and Conductor

Ceraldine Cox Humanitarian

Ceraldine Heaney Ice Hockey Player and Coach

Gerda Taro Photographer

Gloria Estefan Singer

Golda Meir Politician

Hannah Arendt Philosopher and Political Theorist

Hazel Scott Musician and Activist

Ilhan Omar Politician

Indra Devi YOGI

Jawahir Jewels Roble Referee

Josephine Baker Entertainer and Activist

Judy Cassab Painter

Julieta Lanteri Physician and Politician

Karen Corr Billiards Player

Karen Horney Psychoanalyst

Karin Schmidt Musher and Veterinarian

Keiko Fukuda Judoka

Laskarina "Bouboulina" Pinotsis Naval Commander

Lina Bo Bardi Architect

Lisa Sthalekar Cricket Champion and Commentator

Liz Claiborne Fashion Designer and Ceo

Lorella Praeli Activist

Lupe Conzalo Migrant Farmer and Labor Organizer

Lupita Amondi Nyonc'O Actress

Madeleine Albright Politician

Malika Oufkir Author

Marcela Contreras Hematologist

Maria Goeppert Mayer Theoretical Physicist

Marjane Satrapi Graphic Novelist

Marta Empinotti Base Jumper

Merlene Joyce Ottey Sprinter

Min Jin Lee Author

Min Mehta Orthopedic Surgeon

Muzoon Almellehan Activist

Nadine Burke Harris Pediatrician

Nami and Ren Hayakawa Archers

Niki Yang Animator and Voice Actor

Noor Inayat Khan Spy

Olga Korbut Gymnast

Paula Newby-Fraser Triathlete

Pearl Tran and Thu Getka Dentists

Pnina Tamano-Shata Lawyer and Lawmaker

Rapelanc Rabana Computer Scientist and Entrepreneur

Reyna Duong Chef

Rihanna Entrepreneur and Singer

Roja Maya Limbu and Sujana Rana Union Organizers

Rosalie Abella Judge

Rose Fortune Entrepreneur and Police Officer

Roseli Ocampo-Friedm Ann Microbiologist

Samantha Power Diplomat

Sandra Cauffman Electrical Engineer

Sara Mazrouei Planetary Geologist

Sara Mclacan Newspaper Editor

Sau Lan Wu Physicist

Surya Bonaly Figure Skater

Susan Francia Rower

Susan Polcar Chess Champion

Tereza Lee Activist

Timnit Gebru Computer Scientist

Turia Pitt Athlete and Author

Velma Scantlebury Transplant Surgeon

Xiye Bastida Patrick Activist

Yoky Matsuoka Robotics Engineer

Yoshiko Chuma Choreographer and Performance Artist

Young Jean Lee Playwright

Yuan Yuan Tan Ballerina

Zainab Salbi Activist

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ISBN:

9781733329293

1733329293

OCLC:

1198920566

Publisher Number:

99987197104