She Spoke Too: 14 More Women Who Raised Their Voices and Changed the World - Hardcover

by Kathy MacMillan (Author), Manuela Bernardi (Author), Becky Thorns (Illustrator)

Don't miss this captivating sequel to the acclaimed She Spoke by Kathy MacMillan and Manuela Bernardi.

When the world tells you to stay quiet, do you listen, or do you speak up?

In She Spoke Too: 14 More Women Who Raised Their Voices and Changed the World, with the touch of a button readers can hear Mother Jones (Mary Harris Jones), Gerda Weissmann Klein, Patsy Takemoto Mink, Judy Heumann, LaDonna Harris, Antonia Hernández, Dr. Mae Jemison, Jacinda Ardern, Zuzana Caputová, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Kamala Harris, Maria Ressa, Shamsia Hassani, and Greta Thunberg.

Simply press the button featuring each iconic woman to hear her words, or press the button again to turn the sound off. Through succinct profiles, stunning portraits by illustrator Becky Thorns, and the original voices of these international women, She Spoke Too will inspire readers of all ages to share their own truths and change the world.

Author Biography

Kathy MacMillan is a nationally certified American Sign Language interpreter, writer, teacher, librarian, and storyteller. She is the author of the board books Nita's First Signs and Nita's Day (Familius), children's nonfiction book She Spoke: 14 Women Who Raised Their Voices and Changed the World (Familius), the young adult novels Sword and Dagger, Verse and Dagger, and Coin, and many books for parents, librarians, and educators, including Little Hands and Big Hands: Children and Adults Signing Together.

Manuela Bernardi is a film and TV writer based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where she was born and raised. She has collaborated on award-winning feature films and has written on shows for TV Globo, TBS, GNT, Multishow, and the History Channel. Her screenplay for the short film The Healing Tree won USC's Peter Stark Special Project grant and went on to be selected for Cannes's Short Film Corner. With a BA in journalism from PUC-Rio, Manuela got her MFA in writing for screen and television from USC in Los Angeles, which she attended on a Fulbright/CAPES scholarship.

Becky Thorns is a talented illustrator based in Cornwall, UK, whose detailed and textured illustration focuses on narrative and adventure. After graduating from Falmouth University in 2015, she now works from her studio in Truro with international publishers and media and was shortlisted for the World Illustration Awards 2020.