Fantastically Great Women Who Made History: Discover 14 True Stories of Fearless Women Who Left a Lasting Legacy - 10 Year Anniversary Edition

Nominated for the CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards • Now an award-winning hit musical from the creators of SIX!

Including brave and powerful Boudicca who fought for what she believed in, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova who was the first woman in space, and inventor and engineer Ada Lovelace, the world’s first computer programmer – plus many more! This inspiring illustrated collection features 13 incredible true stories of women who have made their mark on history and the world!

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

List of women featured: Sayyida al-Hurra, Josephine Baker, Elizabeth Blackwell, Boudicca, Flora Drummond, Hatshepsut, Qiu Jin, Noor Inayat Khan, Ada Lovelace, Pocahontas, Mary Shelley, Valentina Tereshkova, Harriet Tubman and Mary Wollstonecraft.

Other books in the series: Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World Fantastically Great Women Who Worked Wonders Fantastically Great Women Who Saved the Planet

Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
Published: 2/24/2026
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Trade Paperback
Size / Weight: 10.1 in H | 10.1 in W | 0.1 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
ISBN: 9781526692009


About the Author

Kate Pankhurst is the bestselling author and illustrator of the trailblazing and internationally successful Fantastically Great Women books. Kate's books have been translated into 22 languages and been shortlisted for many awards, including the NIBBIES award for Children's Illustrated & Non-fiction. Most recently, her first book Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World has been adapted into an inspiring stage show, touring the UK in 2021 and 2022. Most days, Kate can be found illustrating and writing in her studio in Leeds with her spotty dog, Olive. She loves a good story, the funnier the better, and gets her best ideas by doodling in her sketchbook; because even quick, wonky drawings can spark ideas for amazing plots.