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The Book of Sisters: Biographies of Incredible Siblings Through History

內容簡介

內容簡介 女王、武士、女巫、革命份子。看繪本認識名留青史的奇女子。這本繪本收錄了歷史上許多傳奇女性的生平故事，包括埃及豔后克里歐佩特拉、首對美洲原住民芭蕾舞明星姊妹瑪麗亞及瑪喬麗‧塔奇菲、日本女武士中野竹子及中野優子，還有伊麗莎白二世女王、瑪格麗特公主、美國網壇的大小威廉斯等。她們的事蹟絕對讓你瞠目結舌、佩服不已。作者奧莉薇‧梅克勒和凱蒂‧納爾遜也是一對姊妹。她們以「播客」線上廣播節目「What’sHerName」介紹了歷史上許多位令人驚嘆的女性。兩位目前都在大學任教。梅克勒教的是女性研究。納爾遜教的是歷史。Queens. Warriors. Witches. Revolutionaries. History is full of sisters making their mark.Meet incredible women in this nonfiction book for kids, from Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret to tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams. Authors (and sisters!) Olivia Meikle and Katie Nelson have scoured history for jaw-dropping stories of amazing siblings, including:-Why Egyptian ruler Cleopatra went to war against her younger sister Arsinoë-How Native American sisters Maria and Marjorie Tallchief became America’s first star ballerinas-What made samurai sisters Nakano Takeko and Nakano Yuko take on an entire armyThrough the stories of the sisters, readers will go on a whirlwind tour of women’s history, from the courts of Imperial China to the French Revolution. And you’ll discover that stories about sisters aren’t anything new-they can be traced back to ancient tales, from Greek goddesses to Maya mythology."

作者介紹

作者介紹 Olivia Meikle Katie Nelson Olivia Meikle and Katie Nelson are sisters who host the women’s history podcast What’sHerName, which shines a light on amazing women often unfairly overlooked in history. Katie has a PhD in History from the University of Warwick, UK, and teaches at Weber State University. Olivia teaches Women’s Studies and English at the University of Denver and Naropa University.

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