Malala Yousafzai

When Malala was born in Mingora, Pakistan, her father was determined she would have every opportunity that a boy would have. Malala loved getting an education, but when a hateful regime came to power, girls were no longer allowed to go to school. Malala spoke out, which made her a target for violence. Still, she resolved to become an activist for girls' education. This story of the education ad…

Evonne Goolagong

Aged six, Evonne read a magazine article about a young girl who made it to centre court at a magical place called Wimbledon. Somehow, she knew she had to get there. Fast forward 15 years, and Evonne was the first Indigenous Australian to win Wimbledon, aged 20 years old. A pioneer of Indigenous rights and women in tennis, this inspiring story features a facts and photos section at the back.

Aretha Franklin

Aretha grew up in a family of musicians, singing with heart and soul in her father's gospel choir. She went on to bring that feeling to her own music, creating some of history's best-loved songs that still spark hope in listeners today. This inspiring story about the Queen of Soul features a facts and photos section at the back.

Billie Jean King

Billie Jean King grew up surrounded by sport of all kinds. But the first time she played tennis, she knew she would become World No. 1. On and off the court, she strived for equality, blazing a trail for women in sport and showing the world that women's tennis deserved to be taken seriously. Billie Jean continues to teach young players the value of teamwork and the importance of equality in spo…

Persuasion

Persuasion is Jane Austen's last completed novel. She began it soon after she had finished Emma, completing it in August 1816. She died, aged 41, in 1817; Persuasion was published in December that year (but dated 1818). Persuasion is linked to Northanger Abbey not only by the fact that the two books were originally bound up in one volume and published together, but also because both stories are…

Women scientists in maths and coding: superwomen in STEM

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9781474798679

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48 p. ; ill.; 23,5 cm

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331 BRE w

Women scientists in life science: superwomen in STEM

Discover the remarkable achievements of female life scientists in this fascinating book. Learn more about this STEM topic through inspirational women such as Mary Anning, Dian Fossey and Sylvia Earle, and find out how they overcame prejudice and other obstacles to achieve scientific greatness.

The Scarlet Letter

This is a troubling story of crime, sin, guilt, punishment and expiation, set in the rigid moral climate of 17th-century New England. The young mother of an illegitimate child confronts her Puritan judges. However, it is not so much her harsh sentence, but the cruelties of slowly exposed guilt as her lover is revealed, that hold the reader enthralled all the way to the book's poignant climax.

I thought it was just me (but it isn't): telling the truth about perfectionis…

The quest for perfection is exhausting and unrelenting.

Panggil Aku Kartini Saja

Kartini (diam-diam) sudah melakukan pemberontakan atas nilai-nilai kebudayaan Jawa yang feodalistik. Tentu saja ini simpulan yang mengagetkan. Bukan apa-apa, masalahnya pemahaman kita terhadap Kartini memang amat terbatas, jika tidak disebut dangkal, atau bahkan reduksionistik: Kartini adalah pelopor emansipasi perempuan. Titik. Simak pula ritus yang diadakan tiap 21 April sebagai selebrasi kel…