One of The Guardian's Best New Children's Books for Summer 2018.
Longlisted for the North Somerset Teachers' Book Award.
Instead of just studying history, let's think about HerStory too!
In this uplifting and inspiring book, now released in a stunning new paperback edition, children can learn about 50 intrepid women from around the world and throughout history, including:
- Queen Elizabeth I, one of England's most famous monarchs
- Harriet Tubman, the civil rights pioneer who led many enslaved people to freedom
- Frida Kahlo, the trailblazing Mexican painter
- Rosalind Franklin, the British chemist who discovered the structure of DNA
With a range of pioneering careers - from astronauts to activists, musicians to mathematicians and many more - young readers will be inspired to follow their own dreams and to make the world a better place.
Other titles in the series include: YouthQuake and WildLives
Paperback / softback | 112 pages | Published August 2026
