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My Story
by Patricia C. MckissackClotee is a slave in a Virginia plantation. To her, freedom is the greatest word in the world. In the slave quarters, people pray for freedom, or as they call it 'heaven'. But when will it come? 9781407156514
One Indian Girl
by Chetan BhagatHi, I'm Radhika Mehta and I'm getting married this week. I work at Goldman Sachs, an investment bank. Thank you for reading my story. However, let me warn you. You may not like me too much. One, I make a lot of money. Two, I have an opinion on everything. Three, I have had a boyfriend before. Okay, maybe two. Now if I were a guy, you'd be cool with it. Since I am a girl, these things don't make me likeable, do they? Bestselling author Chetan Bhagat, writing for the first time in a female voice, brings to you One Indian Girl, the heart-warming story of a modern Indian girl.
Photograph of Women's Land Army Timber Girls in Suffolk (tactile)
by RnibThe Women's Land Army was re-formed to farm and work on the land whilst many male farm workers served in the armed forces. The UK had to mobilise as much of its population as possible for war work. It was the only country to conscript women for war work or service in the forces. Many existing factories were converted to wartime production. Bournville chocolate works swapped packing boxes of chocolates for boxes of anti-aircraft rockets. New wartime factories were also built, often in areas outside of cities and towns. By 1944 over one third of the UK population was engaged in war work. By 1943, over a million people over the age of 65 were in paid jobs. Land for growing food had increased by six million acres by the end of the war. Description of photograph This black and white photograph shows three Land Army girls working in a large clearing at a forestry training centre in Suffolk. The clearing, which can be seen disappearing into the distance, is surrounded by conifer trees. A conifer is an evergreen tree. Along the clearing are several piles of logs that have been cut to the same length and stacked. The logs are stacked in alternating directions. One row has the ends of the each log showing with a row above where just the length of one log can be seen. In the foreground of the photograph, two of the Land Army girls are kneeling on one knee with other leg outstretched, facing each other with the log between them. The log has been trimmed of all its branches and the girls are starting to saw it in half using a two-man crosscut saw (a long, flat, large toothed saw with an upright handle at each end). Both girls have the foot of their outstretched leg pushed against the trunk to keep it in position. The third girl is standing further up the clearing away from two girls with the saw. She is using a large axe to trim off the branches from another log. The ground around all the girls is littered with trimmings from the trees. The girls are wearing Land Army uniforms - beret, green woollen long sleeved V-necked jumper, knee high brown corduroy breeches, knee-high woollen socks and stout lace-up shoes, called brogues. The girl on the left of the photograph sawing the tree trunk is also wearing gloves and what appear to be safety glasses. Tactile image details This image concentrates on the 2 girls (labelled girl 1 and girl 2) sawing, the lines of standing trees either side of the clearing and just 2 of the log piles. The third girl and most of the log piles have been left out. The position of the third girl has been labelled on the images along with braille labels for: log pile, clearing, conifers, tree trunk, girl 1, girl 2, beret, saw, and foot.
Raising my Voice
by Malalai JoyaMalalai Joya is the youngest and most famous female MP in Afghanistan, whose bravery and vision have won her an international following. She made world headlines with her very first speech, in which she courageously denounced the presence of warlords in the new Afghan government. She has spoken out for justice ever since, and for the rights of women in the country she loves. Raising My Voice shares her extraordinary story.Born during the Russian invasion and spending her youth in refugee camps, Malalai Joya describes how she first became a political activist. When she returned to Afghanistan, the country was under the grip of the Taliban and she ran a secret school for girls. A popular MP with her constituents, she received global support when she was suspended from parliament in 2007 because of her forthright views.Malalai Joya's work has brought her awards and death threats in equal measure. She lives in constant danger. In this gripping account, she reveals the truth about life in a country embroiled in war - especially for the women - and speaks candidly about the future of Afghanistan, a future that has implications for us all.
Secret Suffragette
by Barbara MitchelhillDaisy’s hero is Florence Nightingale, and she hopes to one day become a nurse just like her. But as a girl growing up in the East End of London in 1912, it seems like all her future holds is dropping out of school to work a tough job in a factory for very little money. Then Daisy meets the suffragettes, who are fighting for the rights of women and the poor. They show her that she might be able to achieve her dreams after all. But being a suffragette is dangerous, and Daisy must risk getting in trouble with her dad, neighbours and even the police if she wants to do her bit.Perfect for fans of Opal Plumstead and Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls.
The Story of Anne Frank (Life Times)
by Stewart RossEach book in this series features the life story of a person who has made an impact on the last century, people who have struggled against oppression to become symbols of the human rights movement. This book focuses on Anne Frank.
The Story of Anne Frank (Life Times) (PDF)
by Stewart RossEach book in this series features the life story of a person who has made an impact on the last century, people who have struggled against oppression to become symbols of the human rights movement. This book focuses on Anne Frank.
We Are Displaced
by Malala YousafzaiNobel Peace Prize winner and bestselling author Malala Yousafzai introduces some of the faces behind the statistics and news stories we read or hear every day about the millions of people displaced worldwide.Malala's experiences visiting refugee camps caused her to reconsider her own displacement - first as an Internally Displaced Person when she was a young child in Pakistan, and then as an international activist who could travel anywhere in the world, except to the home she loved. In We Are Displaced, which is part memoir, part communal storytelling, Malala not only explores her own story of adjusting to a new life while longing for home, but she also shares the personal stories of some of the incredible girls she has met on her various journeys - girls who have lost their community, relatives, and often the only world they've ever known. In a time of immigration crises, war and border conflicts, We Are Displaced is an important reminder from one of the world's most prominent young activists that every single one of the 68.5 million currently displaced is a person - often a young person - with hopes and dreams, and that everyone deserves universal human rights and a safe home.