Women Who Dared 52 Stories of Fearless Daredevils, Adventurers, and Rebels

Linda Skeers, Livi Gosling

eBook - 2017

The perfect introduction for learning about women throughout history who dared to do the extraordinary! Inspire our new generation of women to explore, discover, persist, succeed, and fight like a girl! A great gift for girls 9-12!Women have been doing amazing, daring, and dangerous things for years, but they're rarely mentioned in our history books as adventurers, daredevils, or rebels. This new compilation of brief biographies features women throughout history who have risked their lives for adventure—many of whom you may not know, but all of whom you'll WANT to know, such as:Annie Edson Taylor, the first person who dared to go over Niagara Falls in a barrelValentina Tereshkova, the first woman who dared to fly in spaceHelen G...ibson, the first woman who dared to be a professional stunt personAnd many more! If you and your child enjoyed She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton, Little... more