{"product_id":"9781633535961","title":"Still I Rise: The Persistence of Phenomenal Women (Celebrating Women, Book for Girls)","description":"Great Women Leaders in History Who Personify Girl Power\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“If you need a little encouragement in your life during these difficult times, the lives of these women will give you hope.” —\u003cb\u003eSays Me Says Mom\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 Bestseller in 21st Century U.S. History for Teens\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntrepid women heroes are the antithesis of the traditional damsels in distress; rather than waiting for the prince, they took salvation into their own hands.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRad Women Worldwide.\u003c\/b\u003e “When Nelson Mandela was imprisoned in South Africa’s brutal Robben Prison, he tirelessly turned to the poem \u003ci\u003eInvictus\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eInvictus\u003c\/i\u003e, the inspirational verse by the Victorian William Ernest Henley, was penned on the occasion of the amputation of his leg. \u003ci\u003eStill I Rise\u003c\/i\u003e takes its title from a work by Maya Angelou and it resonates with the same spirit of an unconquerable soul, a woman who is captain of her fate. Just as \u003ci\u003eInvictus\u003c\/i\u003e brought solace to generations, so does Maya Angelou’s contemporary classic.” —The Library Blog\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCelebrate girl power. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eStill I Rise\u003c\/i\u003e embodies the strength of character of inspiring women. Each chapter outlines the fall and rise of great women heroes who shattered all obstacles, rather than let those obstacles shatter them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWomen'sheroes include:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMadame C. J. Walker - first female American millionaire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAung San Suu Kyi - Burma’s first lady of freedom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBetty Shabazz - civil rights activist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNellie Sachs - Holocaust survivor and Nobel Prize recipient\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelma Lagerlof - first woman Nobel Laureate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFannie Lou Hamer - American voting rights activist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBessie Coleman - first African American female pilot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWilma Rudolph - first woman to win three gold medals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSonia Sotomayor - first Hispanic Supreme Court justice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWangari Maathai - Nobel Prize winner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWinnifred Mandela - freedom fighter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLois Wilson - founder of Al-Anon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoxanne Quimby - co-founder of Burt’s Bees\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOther books for girls you may want to read include \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Awesome Women\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWomen Who Launch\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Awesome Black Women\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TURNER PUB CO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46351425044721,"sku":"9781633535961","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781633535961_p0.jpg?v=1764899903","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781633535961","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}