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Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World: Celebrating 10 years of the inspiring classic – with new bonus content!
Celebrate 10 fantastic years of the genre-defining classic with this special anniversary edition of the book that started it all! Featuring brand-new content and a foreword from Kate Pankhurst, this is a must-have for fans of the series and a brilliant introduction to some of history's most awe-inspiring women.
*'It's hard to imagine any group of primary-aged children who wouldn't be inspired' BOOKSELLER*
*'An absolute must-have for every young person's bookshelf' HUFFINGTON POST*
Discover the incredible true stories of 15 pioneering women who dreamed big and changed the world! Including legendary artist Frida Kahlo, activist and suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst, scientist and Nobel prize winner Marie Curie and many more – plus two additions for this special anniversary superstar singer Taylor Swift and education activist Malala Yousafzai. This stunning illustrated collection celebrates some of the most inspiring and influential women of all time!
Created by Kate Pankhurst, relative of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst, the Fantastically Great Women series has inspired a generation of readers to dream big, stand proud and speak out. How will you change the world?
Mary Anning, Jane Austen, Coco Chanel, Marie Curie, Amelia Earhart, Gertrude Ederle, Agent Fifi, Anne Frank, Frida Kahlo, Emmeline Pankhurst, Rosa Parks, Sacagawea, Mary Seacole, Taylor Swift and Malala Yousafzai.
- Nominated for the CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards
- 'Significantly more engaging and inspiring than the rival Rebel Girls' GUARDIAN
- Now an award-winning hit musical from the creators of SIX!
First in the revolutionary series, with over a million copies sold worldwide! Other books Fantastically Great Women Who Made History, Fantastically Great Women Who Worked Wonders, Fantastically Great Women Who Saved the Planet.
*'It's hard to imagine any group of primary-aged children who wouldn't be inspired' BOOKSELLER*
*'An absolute must-have for every young person's bookshelf' HUFFINGTON POST*
Discover the incredible true stories of 15 pioneering women who dreamed big and changed the world! Including legendary artist Frida Kahlo, activist and suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst, scientist and Nobel prize winner Marie Curie and many more – plus two additions for this special anniversary superstar singer Taylor Swift and education activist Malala Yousafzai. This stunning illustrated collection celebrates some of the most inspiring and influential women of all time!
Created by Kate Pankhurst, relative of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst, the Fantastically Great Women series has inspired a generation of readers to dream big, stand proud and speak out. How will you change the world?
Mary Anning, Jane Austen, Coco Chanel, Marie Curie, Amelia Earhart, Gertrude Ederle, Agent Fifi, Anne Frank, Frida Kahlo, Emmeline Pankhurst, Rosa Parks, Sacagawea, Mary Seacole, Taylor Swift and Malala Yousafzai.
- Nominated for the CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards
- 'Significantly more engaging and inspiring than the rival Rebel Girls' GUARDIAN
- Now an award-winning hit musical from the creators of SIX!
First in the revolutionary series, with over a million copies sold worldwide! Other books Fantastically Great Women Who Made History, Fantastically Great Women Who Worked Wonders, Fantastically Great Women Who Saved the Planet.
40 pages, Paperback
Published February 24, 2026
About the author
Kate Pankhurst
116 books39 followersKate Pankhurst is a British writer and illustrator, known for a series of children's picture books. She won second place in the 2002 Macmillan Prize for Picture Book Illustration.
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Thank you so much to Bloomsbury Children’s Books and Netgalley for the ebook to read and review.
So many inspiring woman, I absolutely love that this series finds so many women from all over the world and all over time and shares all about the incredible things that they’ve done and some continue to do. It’s amazing to me that so many get unheard of, they’ve done great things but you don’t even know some of them before reading this book.
I had a great time reading this, getting to learn so many things about so many inspiring women, women who did what you’d think was impossible, but none let that stop them, they set their minds to a task and went out and did it. It’s an incredible and very inspiring read.
I really liked the range we got within this book, from women during war times, to modern day pop stars and to those standing up for the fights of others. Truly fascinating, wonderful and incredibly inspiring women. So perfect for young readers to learn about and be in awe of, wanting to follow in their footsteps and get a chance to do some good in this world.
The illustrations are absolutely incredible in this book, so adorable from the people, to the way you follow a path through each person’s timelines, I loved that detail so much, also getting to see so many of the details of the stories of these woman. I absolutely love getting to look at all the illustrations and seeing their stories on the pages.
So many inspiring woman, I absolutely love that this series finds so many women from all over the world and all over time and shares all about the incredible things that they’ve done and some continue to do. It’s amazing to me that so many get unheard of, they’ve done great things but you don’t even know some of them before reading this book.
I had a great time reading this, getting to learn so many things about so many inspiring women, women who did what you’d think was impossible, but none let that stop them, they set their minds to a task and went out and did it. It’s an incredible and very inspiring read.
I really liked the range we got within this book, from women during war times, to modern day pop stars and to those standing up for the fights of others. Truly fascinating, wonderful and incredibly inspiring women. So perfect for young readers to learn about and be in awe of, wanting to follow in their footsteps and get a chance to do some good in this world.
The illustrations are absolutely incredible in this book, so adorable from the people, to the way you follow a path through each person’s timelines, I loved that detail so much, also getting to see so many of the details of the stories of these woman. I absolutely love getting to look at all the illustrations and seeing their stories on the pages.
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