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I really appreciated the diversity of the women selected for this title, both in terms of their backgrounds and their fields. A great introduction.

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A fantastic book that teaches children that gender does not make a difference when it comes to creating change in the world.

It is imperative that parents and teachers inspire the children in their care to want to make sure that they each, individually do things to enrich the world they will inherit.

Female children need to know that other females have gone on to do amazing and inspiring things and that they can follow in their footsteps.

Male children, in the past, were taught that they were better in many ways than their female counterparts. This must not continue. They need to know that each and every person, regardless of gender, can create change and thus are capable of doing amazing things.

Books such as this one are extremely important.

I rate this book as 5 OUT OF 5 STARS ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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This showed a range of women that i did not know about.
It a book that I hope every library would have.

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This is a wonderfully written book on women who triumphed and changed history through their great pursuits. This book is perfect for anyone wanting to learn more about some very awesome women who came before us to make the world a much better place, and give us hope in our futures. A definite must read.

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What you see if what you get: This book features introductory vignettes about 101 women (from around the world and a wide variety of fields). In its pages you will see sports heroes, activists, scientists and more. After reading this ARC, I preordered a copy for my classroom library.

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Fantastic informational book in a timely manner for our day! I love the information it gave for so many women that we need to remember and know about.

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Interesting and entertaining! Read it with kids. Good information! Fun facts with illistrations. Great way to learn about the women who influenced and changed the world. Would recommend!

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A very enjoyable quick read for older and younger women alike. A lot of the women in this book were unknown to me, and I loved learning about their achievements.

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I read this book with my young daughters. It was wonderful to be able to share this compilation of strong, successful women. The stories were a good length to hold the attention of my 5 and 7 year old. I didn’t read every story yet but will continue to go through it with them as time goes on.

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Leaders and activists, politicians and businesswomen, this book briefly describes 101 awesome women with colorful illustrations. This is a great resource for a variety of patron needs.

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I enjoyed this book but it was honestly a bit too simplistic for me personally. However it is a book aimed primarily at younger readers so I think they would get a lot more enjoyment out of it. I think it offers some good basic information as a way to help introduce these women, but I kept thinking 'well you left out this or that' because I've read so many of these types of books before. Still, it featured a very diverse group of women and there were several I hadn't heard of so that was nice. If i had to give any big criticisms it would be to even out the entry lengths - some women had literally a single paragraph while others had a whole page - and also as always with these books I would like to see more trans women featured [this had only one - Laverne Cox].

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This collected biography covers a lot of trailblazing women, including many lesser-known women. However because of the large number of women covered in such a short book, most women only receive maybe two paragraphs about their lives and achievements. I would use this book to start the conversation about the fantastic women covered, and it may inspire kids to seek out more information elsewhere.

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This is the kind of book that I need a hard copy of. It is not the kind of book that lends itself well as an ebook. It is not the kind of book that I want to read straight through. It is mainly a resource, something where I want to look up a certain person, or read about a few fierce woman at a time.

This would be a great resource for a middle school classroom.

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A beautifully illustrated, interesting, super informative and inspiring book, although this is meant for children, I loved it too!! fantastic!

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This book is amazing. Informative and easy to read, it’s a great book for children to read to learn about incredible women and the impact they’ve had on the world. The thing I love most about it is that it’s not just the obvious but also women who will become even greater than they already are and are still only young - like Simone Biles. Would definitely recommend this to anyone!

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From Leaders & Activist to Athletes, this book is pure inspiration for next generation about the great success of awesome women around the world. Excellent choice for elementary and high school libraries.

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A great collection of women who have made an impact in our world through Sport, Entertainment and STEM, 101 Awesome Women Who Changed Our World is a book for older children about historic women.

The people included are incredibly diverse and alive. I find with a lot of the books that show women, often the women are historic and though in many cases this is the situation in this book, often it is not which is rare. Including women such as Malala Yousafzai and Simone Biles, these are women young girls can look up to right now and I think that’s important.

To accompany these biographies are some really lovely illustrations of these women, ones that stand out for me include entries such as Majlinda Kelmendi, Chantal Petitclerc and Laverne Cox - the illustrator has added little details in this book too, that really add to the stories about the women and it brings them to life.

It’s an enjoyable read filled to the brim with incredible women and illustrations that add to this book beautifully, I just expected more from this as this book.

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Great summer read for my daughter. I love that there is a whole book of women role models for her to learn of!

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Meant to teach young girls that they can do anything they set their minds to and inspire them to pursue their dreams, this book highlights some amazing women of past and present who have done things to change history in some way and improve the lives of others in a big way.

This book features many women who have made a difference in the area of human rights, however it has left out some important female historical figures that I feel should have been added to a book like this, three of which being:

*Sojourner Truth (est. 1797-1883): Born a slave, after having escaped slavery with her infant daughter, Sojourner devoted her life to fighting for all kinds of reform including racial and gender equality, rights to vote for all people, as well as prison reform, and property rights. She overcame so much and did so much to change the lives of others for the better. There is a lot more of Sojourner’s story to be told.

*Florence Nightingale (1820-1910): Having grown up in England during the Victorian Era—a time and place in which women lacked many rights including property rights—Florence fought against the pressure and demands of society and her family who expected her, having been born into a upper class family and a female, to maintain her social class by marrying a man of means and pursuing a domestic life. Florence dreamt of a different life, to pursue the vocation of nursing, which the upper class saw as inferior, low-status work. Florence was a philanthropist who cared for ill and poor people from a young age, and she felt strongly that nursing was her calling. Despite many threats and objections, Florence became a nurse and devoted her life to helping the needy, fighting for equal rights to health care, and improving health care practices.

*Mother Teresa (1910-1997): There is so much to say about this woman. This is a prominent female historical figure that has made a strong impact on the world. Mother Teresa, also known as Saint Teresa, from a young age dedicated her entire being to and poured her heart and soul into serving the poorest of the poor. Her steadfast efforts and accomplishments in caring for the world’s needy earned her numerous honors, including a Nobel Peace Prize "for work undertaken in the struggle to overcome poverty and distress, which also constitutes a threat to peace" (The Official Web Site of the Nobel Prize). Mother Teresa was and remains in history as a strong pillar of unconditional love, kindness, and compassion.

Regardless, there are some incredible women featured in this book with life stories sure to inspire.

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This is beautifully illustrated book full of amazing women.. The women are grouped into subject areas and each women has a wonderful illustration. Some of the stories are a little short. This book is part of a wave of feminist mini biography for children with illustrations. This is a perfect gift for any child who loves to read and learn about history.

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