Description
| Product ID: | 9781951836900 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CN |
| Title: | I Dare! I Can! I Will! |
| Subtitle: | The Day the Icelandic Women Walked Out and Inspired the World |
| Authors: | Author: Linda Olafsdottir |
| Page Count: | 40 |
| Subjects: | Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, People & places (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues (Children's / Teenage) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A picture book inspired by the Long Friday—a real event in Iceland that inspired women around the world to stand up, walk out, and march together for women’s rightsVera and Mamma are headed out for a march, but it’s not just any march: It’s October 24 in Reykjavík, and on this day in 1975, the women of Iceland took the day off, walked out of their homes and away from their jobs—as farmworkers, butchers, and fisherwomen; wives, daughters, and children—and marched to demand equality and change, chanting: “I dare! I can! I will!” And they did, inspiring and empowering girls and women to make change, not just in their country, but all around the world. Award-winning author-illustrator Linda Ólafsdóttir’s I Dare! I Can! I Will! is a full-color picture book inspired by the Long Friday—a real event in Iceland that inspired women around the world to stand up, walk out, and march together for women’s rights. Vera and Mamma are headed out for a march, but it’s not just any march. It’s October 24 in Reykjavík, and on this day in 1975, the women of Iceland took the day off, walked out of their homes and away from their jobs—as farmworkers, butchers, and fisherwomen; wives, daughters, and children—and marched to demand equality and change, chanting: “I dare! I can! I will!” And they did, inspiring and empowering girls and women to make change, not just in their country, but all around the world, making feminist history. |
| Imprint Name: | Cameron & Company Inc |
| Publisher Name: | Cameron & Company Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-04-13 |
