Rocking the System: Fearless and Amazing Irish Women Who Made History - Paperback

by Siobhán Parkinson (Author)

Twenty illustrated essays on Irish women, historical and contemporary, who have defied cultural norms around femininity and achieved great things. The subjects include Irish women from Queen Medb to Eileen Gray, from Constance Markievicz to Sonia O'Sullivan, covering stateswomen, artists, writers, activists and rebels of all kinds. Written by multi award-winning author and first Laureate na nÓg (Irish Children's Laureate), Siobhán Parkinson. Perfect for use in schools as well as for leisure reading, this collection celebrates the role of women in Ireland's changing society.

Author Biography

Bren Luke was born and raised in Victoria, Australia. He studied Fine Art at Ballarat University, majoring in painting and printmaking and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. For the past decade or so, Bren's work has been focused on traditional drawing techniques primarily using pen and ink. Siobhán Parkinson has been writing for children since the early '90s and has published more than thirty books. She has won numerous awards and her books have been translated into multiple languages. She currently works as the publisher at Little Island Books. She was Ireland's first Children's Laureate.