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Children's Illustration
![]() The Breadwinner Fan Art2017 Gouache on Cotton Paper 24x32cm | ![]() The Breadwinner Fan Art"The Breadwinner" is a children's novel by Deborah Ellis who spent several months interviewing women and little girls in refugee camps in Pakistan and Russia as preview research for the book. *11-year-old Parvana (main character) is forced by circumstances to be the breadwinner of her family in a war-torn Taliban-era in Afghanistan.* The animation studio Cartoon Saloon released an animated film based on this best-selling novel. | ![]() Amelia Earhart2017 Gouache on Cotton Paper 24x32cm |
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![]() Amelia ErhartFirst female aviator to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1937 she disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean on her way to Howland Island. She had an adventurous spirit and was an inspiration to many writers. | ![]() Carrie Amelia MooreBest known as Carrie A. Nation because of his second husband David Nation. (She said it meant "Carry A Nation for Prohibition") She was an anti-alcohol activist and a radical member of the temperance movement. Her first husband was alcoholic, that's why she was so obsessed fighting against alcohol. She is particularly noteworthy for destroying taverns and bars with her hatchet (and always with her bible in hand). | ![]() Carrie Amelia Moore2017 Gouache on Cotton Paper 24x32cm |
![]() Edmonia Lewis2017 Gouache on Cotton Paper 24x32cm | ![]() Edmonia LewisFrom Greenbush, New York. She was the first African-American woman to achieve international recognition as a sculptor in the fine arts world. "[...] I was then sent to school for three years in McGrawville, but was declared to be wild, they could do nothing with me." -E.L. |
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