Girl Artists

Girl Artists book cover — Victoria Woodhull My little thing is planting trees ONE'S WORLD IN ANY OF THE ARTS TAKES COURAGE O'Keeffe will make the difference citizens do That's what It's the little things But I was free and they I am not afraid should be free I was born to do this Harriet Tubman Joan of Arc I am a queen To CREATE And as long as I live I will reign Georgia Zenobia A woman is The world like a tea has used me bag You can't so unkindly I tell how fear it has strong she is made me until you put suspicious of her in hot everyone water Mary Anning Eleanor LIBERTY Roosevelt Inayat Khan's last word History's Yearbook VIRGINIA Loh-Hagan as it receives Biddy Mason blessed for it gives in abundance even good can come in The open hand is If you hold your hand closed nothing quys on the other the I was the only female in my class I sat on one side of the room I quess they didn't want to associate with me But I could hold my own with them and sometimes did better Mary Golda Ross side of the room and Girl Artists I'VE NEVER BEEN AFRAID IN MY LIFE Nancy Wake I MY SUCCESS TO THIS I NEVER GAVE OR TOOK ANY EXCUSE Florence Women ATTRIBUTE Nightingale should be someone and not something Mary Cassatt Here is the day We must The title of Queen Welcome it with song rang sweet to my ear Marie Laveau WELL BEHOVED WOMEN SELDOM MAKE HISTORY Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Catherine the Great

Girl Artists — page 1 — Contents Introduction 3 1 Best All-Around Hildegard von Bingen 4 2 Most Determined Ruth Asawa 6 3 Most Versatile Josephine Baker 8 4 Best Visionary Georgia O’Keeffe 10 5 Most Awarded Maria Tallchief 12 6 Most Talented Clara Schumann 14 7 Most Well-Traveled Dorothea Lange 16 8 Most Independent Maria Izquierdo 18 9 Biggest Rebel Mary Cassatt 20 10 Hardest Worker Alice Guy-Blaché 22 11 Class Clown Fanny Brice 24 12 Best Onstage Presence Bette Davis 26 Your Turn 30 Consider This 31 Glossary 31 Index 31 2

Girl Artists — page 2 — Introduction We are celebrating girl artists Artists are people who create There are different types of art There are visual arts Visual arts are creative works you can see These arts include painting and sculpting There are performing arts Performing arts are creative works normally done onstage These arts include dancing singing and acting Being a girl artist hasn’t always been easy Some people have thought that women shouldn’t be artists They thought that only men could do art Throughout history women have shown that they’re brave They’re strong They’re creative The girl artists in this book rise to the top They paved the way for today’s girl artists You don’t have to be famous to be an artist Your work doesn’t even have to be perfect If you love to create and are passionate you’re an artist Here’s to you and all the girl artists in our lives 3

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