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With International Women’s Day just around the corner (March 8th), my mailbox has been rattling with the arrival of books celebrating women’s contribution to history, science, and culture. Starting with Anna Russell’s So Here I Am, the next few Word Wednesday posts will take a look at all the excellent books I’ve been sent.
What is So Here I Am?
“Discover the inspiring voices that have changed our world and started a new conversation.”
So Here I Am is a collection of speeches by women from around the world. The blurb on the back claims it’s the first and only book of its kind. I can’t corroborate whether this is true, but it’s certainly the first I’ve seen. The blurb continues, “So Here I Am is about women speaking up — within politics, science, human rights and media; discussing everything from free love, anti-war, scientific discoveries, race, gender and women’s rights.”
That pretty much encapsulates it all!
The nuts and bolts of the book are as follows:
So Here I Am is a medium format hardback with a matte cover. The blocky graphic of the cover sets the tone for the interior illustrations too. It’s presented in the same way as books such as Bedtimes Stories for Rebel Girls and Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different, with each entry having an illustration of the speech-maker, alongside a page of text. Many of the entries have 3 pages. In addition to the text and picture, there is often…
