women social reformers

A collection of writings by an early civil and women's rights pioneer, Ida B. Wells.

"Malala Yousafzai won the Nobel Peace Prize at the age of seventeen for speaking out against injustice even when it was terrifying to do so. She was an ordinary Muslim girl who wanted to attend school, and she refused to stop protesting for her rights even after being attacked by a powerful group in Pakistan who wanted women to remain in the shadows. She continues to fight for women's rights and free education for children all over the world"--Provided by publisher.

Looks as the life of Malala Yousafzai, a young Pakistani woman who was shot by the Taliban for sharing her views about education for and the unfair treatment of girls and women and won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Readers learn about Malala Yousafzai, a global advocate for women's rights and education.

Presents an abridged version of Malala Yousafzai's memoir, describing her life in Pakistan as a young girl and how her life changed when she and other young girls were told they could no longer go to school. Demonstrates how Malala stood up and risked her life to fight for her right to be educated.

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Text and photographs look at the life of Malala Yousafzai, a Muslim teenage girl from Pakistan, who advocates for education of women and children, and whom the Taliban attempted to assassinate on October 9, 2012.

"Malala retells her story of speaking out for girls' education rights for chapter book readers"--Provided by publisher.

"As a child in Pakistan, Malala made a wish for a magic pencil. She would use it to make everyone happy, to erase the smell of garbage from her city, to sleep an extra hour in the morning. But as she grew older, Malala saw that there were more important things to wish for. She saw a world that needed fixing. And even if she never found a magic pencil, Malala realized that she could still work hard every day to make her wishes come true"--OCLC.

Explores the story of Malala Yousafzai, women rights activist.