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Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 50 Postcards

(Hardback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 50 Postcards

Contributors:

By (Author) Elena Favilli
By (author) Francesca Cavallo

ISBN:

9780241369999

Publisher:

Penguin Books Ltd

Imprint:

Particular Books

Publication Date:

3rd September 2018

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

Collected biographies
True stories of heroism, endurance and survival
Social and cultural history
Feminism and feminist theory

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

50

Dimensions:

Width 110mm, Height 170mm, Spine 40mm

Weight:

444g

Description

The Rebels are back with a gorgeous set of postcards celebrating 50 extraordinary women who have changed the world Based on the phenomenal bestseller Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, this set of postcards celebrates some of the most inspiring heroes, from Malala and Michelle Obama to Ada Lovelace and Zaha Hadid. Beautifully designed, these are postcards that will inspire generations with the extraordinary stories of fifty women who have changed the world. With a short bio of the woman on each card and powerful quotes, this is a perfect gift for all the rebels in your life. The rebels include- Creators- Frida Kahlo, The Bronte Sisters, Julia Child, Nina Simone, Zaha Hadid, Xian Zhang, Ada Lovelace, Maud Stevens Wagner, Maria Callas, and Millo Castro Zaldarriaga Leaders- Queen Elizabeth I, Fadumo Dayib, Yaa Asantewaa, Jingu, Hatshepsut, Nanny of the Maroons, Lakshmi Bai, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Michelle Obama, and Eufrosina Cruz Pioneers- Sylvia Earle, Ann Makosinski, Jane Goodall, Alek Wek, Maria Sibylla Merian, Balkissa Chaibou, Wang Zhenyi, Mae C. Jemison, Cholita Climbers, and Maria Reiche Champions- Yursa Mardini, Maya Gabeira, Wilma Rudolph, Serena and Venus Williams, Mary Kom, Alfonsina Strada, Amna Al Haddad, Misty Copeland, Simone Biles, and Ashley Fiolek Warriors- Sonita Alizadeh, Claudia Ruggerini, Malala Yousafzai, Manal Al-Sharif, Maya Angelou, Rosa Parks, Anna Politkovskaya, Harriet Tubman, Miriam Makeba, and Irena Sendlerowa

Reviews

Every single rebel girl I know (and some rebel women, too) will be getting this gorgeous box of postcards, with inspiring quotes from extraordinary women, for Christmas -- Sam Baker * The Pool *
Send your favourite patriarchy-busting women these Rebel Girls postcards * Stylist *

Author Bio

Elena Favilli is a media entrepreneur and a journalist. She has worked for Colors magazine, McSweeney's, RAI, Il Post, and La Repubblica, and has managed digital newsrooms on both sides of the Atlantic. In 2011, she created the first iPad magazine for children, Timbuktu magazine. She is the founder and CEO of Timbuktu Labs. Francesca Cavallo is a writer and theatre director. Her award-winning plays have been staged all across Europe. A passionate social innovator, Francesca is the founder of Sferracavalli, an International Festival of Sustainable Imagination in Southern Italy. In 2011, Francesca joined forces with Elena Favilli to found Timbuktu Labs, where she serves as Creative Director.

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