Heroines

I can't emphasize too much how important it is for girls to be introduced to strong, accomplished, but often historically obscure women like these portrayed here. As an example, I was taught in college that Samuel Richardson, an 18th century Englishman was the first novelist. Decades later I learned that Lady Murasaki, an 11th cenury Japanese woman was. She wrote The Tale of Genji, a novel tht was enormously influential during her time. This beautifully illustrated book gives the young reader a sampling of each historic figure. Enough to keep her interested, but not enough to satisfy. Personally, I feel it's a perfect appetizer to tempt her to further reading.