Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World: Gift Edition

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As a schoolgirl, Sophie Scholl joined the League of German Girls along with her peers, but later grew skeptical. While at the University of Munich, she joined the Weiße Rose (White Rose), a protest group her brother Hans had started. The rebel students wrote and distributed leaflets urging the public to resist the Nazi regime. The two Scholl siblings and one other White Rose member were caught on February 18 and arrested for treason. The three were beheaded by guillotine just four days later. But Scholl’s belief in her mission never wavered: Years later, Scholl’s cellmate recalled that before her death, Scholl said, “Such a fine, sunny day, and I have to go ... What does my death matter, if through us, thousands of people are awakened and stirred to action?” —KW 111. Mary Seacole There have been many notable women in the field of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) who have revoked inspiration and changed the world with their discoveries. A patent drawing for Margaret E. Knight's paper bag machine, 1871. / National Archives and Records Administration, Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain Fannie Lou Hamer, American civil rights leader, at the 1964 Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey. / Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons

Constance Baker Motley was one of the most influential and least-known activists of the 20th century. The Civil Rights Queen is the first major biography of her life, which tells the story of the struggles for gender equality and civil rights. Jane Austen bliver blandt andet efterfulgt af Gertrude Ederle (svømmeren), Marie Curie (fysikeren), Amelia Earhart (piloten) og Rosa Parks (borgerettighedsaktivisten). This gorgeous picture book tells us about a few of the fantastic women who changed the world and made it into a better; even more interesting and fun place. From athletes to scientists and more – there’s a great selection of some amazing women in this book; a varied bunch, but they all did something super special and great.

Such books are so beneficial especially to young girls out there to show them what they are capable of doing; and of course for young boys so they can learn to always respect women, always. It’s so nice to show girls, especially those who may struggle with life, that there are so many things they can do; that they don’t need a man to be successful in life and/or their jobs. Every woman is worthy and every woman can do something to change the world; to make this place we live in a better pace. There are a lot of firsts, some more unexpected than others - from Yolande Bonhomme, the first woman to publish the bible (24) and the first English printed book by a female author from 1595 (15), to the first American to publish a book of poetry, who was also the first Colonial poet in English, Anne Bradstreet, in 1758 (24), and finally the first female graphic novelist who published her first novel in Prague in 1929 (20), and in the same year, the first English language book on Soviet Cinema by Winifred Bryher (30). It must have been rather exciting to discover these - did you know about their importance before you started your research?

Nassar was sentenced to 60 years in federal prison for his crimes, in addition to hundreds of years for charges at the state level. But in a 2017 piece penned for The Players’ Tribune, Raisman made it clear that punishing Nassar wasn’t enough. “We need to change the systems that embolden sexual abusers,” she wrote. “We must look at the organizations that protected Nassar for years and years: USA Gymnastics, the U.S. Olympic Committee, and Michigan State University. Until we understand the flaws in their systems, we can’t be sure something like this won’t happen again.” Raisman made it her mission to enact change: In March 2018, she filed suit against USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic Committee. “Thousands of young athletes continue to train and compete every day in this same broken system,” Raisman said in a statement. “I refuse to wait any longer for these organizations to do the right thing. It is my hope that the legal process will hold them accountable and enable the change that is so desperately needed.” The stories of each of these women are so inspirational that, if paired with further information, pupils own writing- of perhaps a diary entry, or re-writing the end of the adventures, a further adventure or their own world-changing fiction text, would be greatly stimulated. There is a lot of information, but it doesn't overwhelm, which is nice. I have seem some non-fiction stuff that just overwhelms you and you don't want to read on. Jane Jacobs at a press conference in 1961. / Phil Stanziola, Library of Congress, Wikimedia Commons // Public DomainEW: I am fond of books that preserve connections between people, whether immediate (dedication or inscribed) or distant (ownership, often separated by time and place, but linked through a common interest). We took any chance that we had to select copies along those lines, rather than typical copies of first editions. Vi starter ved skrivebordet i 1800-tallets England, hvor Jane Austen er i færd med at udtænke karaktererne til sine romaner. Allerede her bliver det tydeligt hvilket flerartet mesterværk Kate Pankhurst har kreeret med sin brug af forskellig font, farvestrålende billeder og talebobler. Al tekst præsenteres i bittesmå bidder, så den synes overskuelig, men lixtallet sørger alligevel for, at bogen bliver en fælles læseoplevelse mellem barn og voksen, da den kræver en ret stærk læser. Men det er også en bog, der bør tales om, så den er selvfølgelig oplagt til højtlæsningen. Because most men were already on the front line, they had no choice but to recruit women. Thirty-nine women applied, leaving their families and everything they knew to become saboteurs in France. The author talked about putting yourself first; love yourself. I strongly believe more women need to hear this. We do a lot without children, work, school, family, etc and it’s time we take time for ourselves. Femei extraordinare care au schimbat lumea” este genul de lectură pe care eu aș introduce-o în curriculumul școlar al claselor primare, deoarece astfel de cărți au menirea să consolideze, să pună temeliile creșterii sănătoase a celor mici. Totodată, este și un instrument util pentru părinții care vor să schimbe ceva în gândirea celor mici sau, mai degrabă, să îi motiveze spre o mentalitate non-viciată. În egală măsură, această mică, dar concisă enciclopedie poate servi drept încă un prilej de a petrece timp de calitate cu copilul tău, deoarece îl vei învăța că lumea este un loc imens în care fiecare se poate regăsi.

Mary Puthisseril Verghese was just beginning her career in gynecology when she was injured in a car accident and paralyzed. While recovering, she switched medical disciplines and decided to focus on hand surgery, studying at the Christian Medical College, Vellore in her native India. Later, she traveled to Australia and New York to learn about the expanding field of rehabilitative medicine, an essential part of giving patients who have suffered major injuries the chance to regain independence—a journey she knew well. In 1966, Verghese founded the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Vellore, the first center of its kind in the country, and became India’s first specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation. After her death in 1986, the facility she opened was renamed the Dr. Mary Verghese Institute of Rehabilitation in her honor. —OTW 122. Cheryl Marie Wade When her mother tragically died when Ginsburg was young, her mother’s intelligence inspired her feminism, and her intellect and drive took her to Cornell University.Testament of Youth is an autobiography of Vera Brittain’s life from 1900-1925. She first writes about growing up in Edwardian Britain as she struggled to convince her parents of her right to go to university.

Mary Seacole was a natural born healer. Though she’s often referred to as the first nurse practitioner, she had no formal training in nursing—because she lived in a time where no formal institutions for such education existed. Even if they had, it’s doubtful that Seacole, who was born in Jamaica in 1805, would have been welcome; as the daughter of a Jamaican mother and a Scottish father, Seacole dealt with prejudice throughout her life because of her mixed race. But that didn’t stop her from offering a hand when she could. Her spirit will endure as long as man can read and stories can be told of the woman who showed the world there are no boundaries to courage and faith.” Senator Lister Hill of Alabama, speaking about Helen Keller EW: Happily, these were two of the first items to sell from the catalogue. It was really nice to see our enthusiasm for them mirrored in the collecting interests of our customers. But for aspiring Asian American figure skaters across the country, seeing themselves represented atop an Olympic podium had a power of its own. And as Yamaguchi told The Washington Post in 2022, “I didn’t go away.” She started touring with Stars on Ice, and co-creator Scott Hamilton (a fellow Olympic gold medalist) credited her “great, incredible capacity to draw [people]” with doubling the number of shows on the schedule. She’s written children’s books, designed activewear, and appeared in movies like Disney Channel’s Go Figure (2005). She also founded an organization, Always Dream, to promote children’s literacy.Yes, Aly Raisman is a two-time Olympian and winner of six medals, including three gold, in gymnastics. And yes, she’s the athlete behind one of the most difficult tumbling sequences in the sport. But her power on the mat is nothing compared to the power of her voice. Raisman is also the survivor of sexual assault, which she—and hundreds of other female athletes—experienced at the hands of former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar. For Raisman, the abuse began when she was 16 and continued for years. When Raisman faced her abuser in court, she told Nassar, “Larry, you do realize now that we, this group of women you so heartlessly abused over such a long period of time, are now a force and you are nothing … We have our voices, and we are not going anywhere.”