The lives and contributions of such women as Joan of Arc, Sacagawea, and Marie Curie are portrayed here, showing that talent and determination can initiate progress despite obstacles. This description may be from another edition of this product.
I can't emphasize too much how important it is for girls to be introduced to strong, accomplished, but often historically obscure women like these portrayed here. As an example, I was taught in college that Samuel Richardson, an 18th century Englishman was the first novelist. Decades later I learned that Lady Murasaki, an 11th cenury Japanese woman was. She wrote The Tale of Genji, a novel tht was enormously influential...
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