Remarkable Women

Fascinating Facts You Never Knew About Amazing Women!

Eric Huang, Sam Caldwell

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words & pictures
04 February 2025

Children's & Educational; History & the past: general interest (Children's&YA); Educational: Citizenship & social education

Series: Oh No They Didn't

Remarkable women have been at the forefront of history. They've changed the world and are leading the way to our future. But how much do you really know about the remarkable women who've shaped our world?

We all know that. . . Frida Kahlo made her name as a painter Jane Austen wrote simple romance novels Men pioneered scientific breakthroughs in the pastAND that ancient people only worshipped strong male gods. . . Or did they. . . ? Because. . . OH NO THEY DIDN'T!

Misconceptions about women from the past and present are everywhere, but none of them are true! In Oh No They Didn't: Remarkable Womenmyths are busted about over 50 remarkable women from politicians to legends, performers, activists, scientists, mathematicians, creatives and more.

In this fresh and funny guide learn about inspiring womenfrom all over the world as well as their influence on history and popular culture. Stylishly designed and humorously illustrated by Sam Caldwell, Oh No They Didn't: Remarkable Women makes learning fun with unexpected facts and a playful, upbeat approach to non-fiction.

Oh No They Didn't: Remarkable Women is the perfect inspiring guide for ALL young people to learn about the influential women who may have been left out of traditional history books and deserve to be celebrated.

By: Eric Huang
Illustrated by: Sam Caldwell
Imprint: words & pictures
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 160mm,
Weight: 350g
ISBN: 9780711292888
ISBN 10: 0711292884
Series: Oh No They Didn't
Pages: 64
Publication Date: 04 February 2025
Recommended Age: From 7 to 9 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , Children/juvenile , English as a second language , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

LEGEND Isis Oshun Amaterasu Ishtar Freyja Frigg Athena Lamashtu Medusa Circe Hua Mulan Joan of Arc Pocahontas GENIUS Katherine Johnson Dorothy Vaughan Mary Jackson Ada Lovelace Marie Curie Hedy Lamarr Beulah Louise Henry Sarah Gilbert Jennifer Doudna Samantha Cristoforetti Mae Jemison CREATIVE Frida Kahlo Yayoi Kusama Chloe Wise Jane Austen George Eliot Emily Dickson Beatrix Potter Amanda Gorman Vera Wang Zaha Hadid Florence Price Nicola Benedetti SUPERSTAR Beyonce Taylor Swift Margot Robbie Michelle Yeoh Jenna Ortega Mille Bobby Brown Yasmin Finney Oprah Winfrey Dolly Parton LEADER Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Indira Gandhi Eva Perón Michelle Obama Queen Elizabeth I Cleopatra Marie Antoinette Constance Markievicz Jeannette Rankin Jacinda Arden TRAILBLAZER Amelia Earhart Junko Tabei Jane Goodall Dian Fossey Wangari Maathai Malala Yousafzai Greta Thunberg Isra Hirsi Venus and Serena Williams Leah Williamson

Eric Huang is a podcaster, writer, start-up mentor and university lecturer. He reads a lot, loves museums, nature, and art history. He worked as an editor and book publisher for 20 years with roles at Disney Publishing, Penguin Australia, Penguin UK, and LEGO Books- then joined digital agency Made in Me and became a children's media consultant, and now a children's author. Sam Caldwell is an illustrator who lives in Glasgow with his wife and two cats, Tonks and Luna.He grew up in the north of England and studied painting at the Edinburgh College of Art. He loves inventing characters and creating images packed full of detail, texture and colour. Heis passionate about animals and nature and, when not drawing, can often be found exploring the Scottish Highlands.