Still I Rise: The Persistence of Phenomenal Women (Modern History and Women Biographies, Gift for Teens, Fans of Book of Awesome Women) (Celebrating Women)

"An incredible book about the strength of women . . . an important book and a read that is nothing if not timely with current politics." — FangirlNation A #1 Bestseller in 21st Century U.S. History for Teens Still I Rise 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. It embodies the strength of character of the inspiring women profiled. Each chapter will outline the fall and rise of great women heroes who smashed all obstacles, rather than let all obstacles smash them. The book offers hope to those undergoing their own Sisyphean struggles. Intrepid women heroes are the antithesis of the traditional damsels in distress; rather than waiting for the prince, they took salvation into their own hands. Celebrate girl power! Women leaders in history celebrated in this book include: Madame C. J. Walker—first female American millionaire Aung San Suu Kyi—Burma's first lady of freedom Betty Shabazz—civil rights activist Nellie Sachs—Holocaust survivor and Nobel Prize recipient Selma Lagerlof—first woman Nobel Laureate Fannie Lou Hamer—American voting rights activist Bessie Coleman—first African-American female pilot Wilma Rudolph—first woman to win three gold medals Sonia Sotomayor—first Hispanic Supreme Court justice Wangari Maathai—Nobel Prize winner Winnifred Mandela—freedom fighter Lois Wilson—founder of Al-Anon Roxanne Quimby—cofounder of Burt's Bees "Inspirational . . . If you need a little encouragement in your life during these difficult times, the lives of these women will give you hope." — Says Me Says Mom Profiles in the courage of great women, Still I Rise tells fresh, engaging, and amazing tales of perseverance and ultimate success with well-researched and riveting biographies from independent scholar and teacher, Marlene Wagman-Geller. It features an array of diverse figures from the first female African American Inaugural poet, Maya Angelou to Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor Nellie Sachs to SCOTUS' own Justice Sonia Sotomayor and natural health entrepreneur and Burt's Bee's co-founder Roxanne Quimby, and sheroic Freedom rider Fannie Lou Hamer who marched and fought for civil rights and women's rights despite jailing and crippling beatings. Teller's book is brimming over with women who overcame all odds and prevailed.--from book cover From the author of BEHIND EVERY GREAT MAN we now have Still I Rise, the inspiring stories of the women whose lives brought them to their knees-but refused to remain there. As a result, they not only survived but prevailed, and in doing so left the world a far better place. They are the phoenixes who rose from the ashes of lives in shambles