Description
Book SynopsisThis book explains civil rights and the the history of the fight for equal rights for women in an accessible way for younger readers.
Included is a foreword by Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, who is a prominent lawyer, political and women''s rights activist and author of This Is Why I Resist.
A chronological selection of key civil rights moments and movements in the struggle for women''s rights is explained in a child-friendly way. This book examines some of the history of why women have universally been denied the same rights as men. It looks at topics, such as suffrage movements in various countries around the world, how women are denied rights to work and education, violence against women, and women in sport. It explores how women have fought to be able to live their lives freely and that this fight is still ongoing. It also acknowledges the racial inequality in voting rights and how Black, indigenous and women of colour throughout the world have had a
Table of Contents
- 1: What are women's rights and suffrage?
- 1: Women's rights in ancient times
- 1: Spreading the message
- 1: Votes for women
- 1: International Women's Day
- 1: Women in wartime
- 1: Women fight back
- 1: The status of women
- 1: Violence against women
- 1: Women in sport
- 1: Education for girls
- 1: Women's rights at work
- 1: Women's rights today
- 1: Woman's suffrage timeline
- 1: Glossary and further information
- 1: Index
