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Girl squads : 20 female friendships that changed history / by Sam Maggs ; illustrations by Jenn Woodall.

Twenty female friendships that changed history (other title)
20 female friendships that changed history (portion title)

Maggs, Sam, (author.). Woodall, Jenn, (illustrator.).

Summary:

"A modern girl is nothing without her squad of besties. But don't let all the hashtags fool you: the #girlsquad goes back a long, long time. In this ... book, geek girl Sam Maggs takes you on a tour of some of history's most famous female BFFs .. Spanning art, science, politics, activism, and even sports, these girl squads show just how essential female friendship has been throughout history and throughout the world"--Publisher marketing.

Record details

ISBN: 9781683690726
Physical Description: 271 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm
Publisher: Philadelphia : Quirk Books, [2018]
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The Haenyeo -- Shirley and Sharon Firth -- The 1964 Japanese women's Olympic volleyball team -- Madison Keys and Sloane Stephens -- Trung Trac and Trung Nhi -- Manon Roland and Sophie Grandchamp -- The Patriotic Women's League of Iran -- Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagen -- The Dahomey Amazons -- Anne Bonny and Mary Read -- The Red Lanterns shining -- The Red Women of Finland -- Anandibai Joshi, Sabat Islambooly, and Kei Okami -- The Edinburgh Seven -- The women scientists of Antarctica -- The West Area computers -- The Trobairitz -- The Blue Stocking Society -- Salome Urena and the Instituto de Senoritas -- The Zohra Orchestra.