Cath Senker has over twenty years' experience in children's educational publishing and has written around 100 books for children for a range of publishers. Her books include highly regarded titles on Anne Frank, the Black Death and the Vietnam War, books on religions and the conflict between North and South Korea, and forthcoming titles on Self-Harm and Relationships. She lives the green lifestyle and has undertaken voluntary work for a range of organizations.
...very valuable for ELL or lower level students. . . .these texts
do provide a strong introduction to women's history.-- "School
Library Connection"
A good collective biography for the women's history shelf.--
"Booklist Online"
The series profiles American and British women -- such as Emmaline
Pankhurst (Suffrage) and Betty Friedan (1960s) -- who challenged
their era's social norms. Contextualized with period quotations,
the readable volumes cover the suffrage movement, the fight for
civil liberties, sexism in the workplace, and socioeconomic
issues.-- "Nonfiction Notes from the Horn Book"
Through their accomplishments in political and social arenas, Betty
Friedan, Ella Baker, Barbara Castle, and Mary Quant blazed paths
and demonstrated new possibilities for American and British
women.-- "Amelia Bloomer Project"
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