Mamphela Ramphele [Paperback]

Judith Harlan (Author)

Book Description

Series: Women Changing the World | Publication Date: March 15, 2000

Now there is a series designed especially to introduce young people to women whose heroic lives have helped to shape our world. Informative, inspiring, and engaging, the series tells of extraordinary achievements women have made throughout the world and introduces younger readers to the realities of other countries and cultures. Grades 6 and up. This unique biography series is designed to introduce young readers to the achievements of women around the world. The books tell the dramatic life stories of courageous women who have overcome adversity and discrimination to make extraordinary contributions to the global community. Each book contains contextual information about the geography, politics, and culture of its subject's homeland and introduces, on an accessible level, concepts such as the global economy, environmental preservation, and human rights. By providing role models, Women Changing the World serves as a source of inspiration for future world changers.

Titles in the Series include:

Aung San Suu Kyi
Standing Up for Democracy in Burma
PB $9.95, 1-55861-197-5
HC x 19.95, 1-55861-196-7

Ela Bhatt
Uniting Women in India
PB $9.95, 1-55861-228-9
HC x $19.95, 1-55861-229-7

Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams
Making Peace in Northern Ireland
PB $9.95, 1-55861-201-7
HC x $19.95, 1-55861-200-9

Mamphela Ramphele
Challenging Apartheid in South Africa
PB $9.95, 1-55861-226-2
HC x $19.95, 1-55861-227-0

Rigoberta Menchu
Defending Human Rights in Guatemala
PB $9.95, 1-55861-199-1
HC x $19.95, 1-55861-198-3

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 7-9-The lives of two extraordinary individuals and their efforts on behalf of women, the downtrodden, and the impoverished are extensively detailed in these volumes. Both Ramphele and Bhatt have faced discrimination and discouragement, yet their courage and determination have yielded benefits for millions of people. Ramphele overcame gender and race prejudice to become a physician and worked alongside some of the most prominent leaders in South Africa fighting against apartheid. Bhatt transcended the barriers of the Indian caste system to empower the poorest self-employed women workers, leading them to unionize and establish a cooperative bank and an insurance program. Combining detailed biography with thorough descriptions of their subjects' public activities, these titles provide more information for this age group than other single sources. Small black-and-white photographs and maps with informative captions join sidebars and a well-designed layout to enhance the texts. Unfortunately, there are no pronunciation guides for the place and personal names. Short bibliographies underscore the paucity of information on these women outside of these volumes.
Ann G. Brouse, Big Flats Branch Library, NY
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY; 1 edition (March 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558612262
• ISBN-13: 978-1558612266
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #995,834 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Judith Harlan is the author of the popular Girl Talk: Staying Strong, Feeling Good, Sticking Together - a book full of suggestions and anecdotes to inspire girls age 8-13 to be originally and unrelentingly themselves. Fun! Her personal favorite book of all she has written so far is her biography of Rachel Carson, Sounding the Alarm, because it's about one of Judith's greatest heroes. Also, it includes hard-to-find excerpts of Rachel Carson's own girlhood writing.

Judith grew up traveling the world in a military family, reading her way through library after library. She lives and writes today in Portland, Oregon, while also running an eBook marketing and Web copywriting company.