Emmeline Pankhurst’s descendant knows a lot of about female pioneers, and this sequel to 2016’s Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World is filled with 10 more splendid examples.
This time, the names may not be as immediately identifiable as Amelia Earhart and Pankhurst’s suffragette ancestor, but the simplified life stories of the Ancient Egyptian “female pharaoh” Hatshepsut and escaped slave Harriet Tubman are no less inspiring.
Pankhurst’s bright, looping layouts are illustrated with feel-good cartoons of the women, their text bubbles filled with perky encouragements to be brave and different.
It’s perfectly pitched at seven to 10-year-olds, enjoyable for them to read alone or with a parent and hits the double-whammy of being informative but not overwhelming.
