Bibliograph

Little dreamers, visionary women around the world, Vashti Harrison

Type

Label

Little dreamers, visionary women around the world, Vashti Harrison

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 82-84)Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 8-12

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Little dreamers

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

1061861969

Responsibility statement

Vashti Harrison

Series statement

Little leaders

Sub title

visionary women around the world

Summary

"Brief, illustrated bios of women creators around the world"--, Provided by publisherFeaturing the true stories of women creators and thinkers from around the world, throughout history, this book shows that sometimes seeing things a little differently can lead to big changes. Some names are well known, some are not, but all the women had a lasting effect on the fields they workd in. Whether they were breaking ground for innovative structures or breaking rules and creating new ones, the women profiled here not only made a place for themselves in the world but made the world a better place to live

Table Of Contents

Fatima al-Fihri -- Wang Zhenyi -- Ada Lovelace -- Marie Curie -- Edith Head -- Peggy Guggenheim -- Grace Hopper -- Frida Kahlo -- Gyo Fujikawa -- Katherine Dunham -- Mary Blair -- Chien-Shiung Wu -- Bessie Blount Griffin -- Hedy Lamarr -- Claudia Jones -- Sister Rosetta Tharpe -- Asima Chatterjee -- Maya Deren -- Amalia Hernández -- Violeta Para -- Sister Corita Kent -- Esther Afua Ocloo -- Monir Shahroudy -- Farmanfarmaian -- Mahasweta Devi -- Vera Rubin -- Yayoi Kusama -- Toni Morrison -- Esther Mahlangu -- Thancoupie Gloria Fletcher -- Eiko Ishioka -- Wangari Maathai -- Calypso Rose -- Flossie Wong-Stahl -- Zaha Hadid -- Maya Lin -- More little dreamers

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Visionary women around the world

Classification