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title: "Stories of humanist women"
date: "2023-03-03T14:34:35+00:00"
modified: "2024-05-14T11:15:56+01:00"
url: "https://understandinghumanism.org.uk/stories-of-humanist-women/"
post_id: 4194
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# Stories of humanist women

***Think for yourself, act for everyone*** tells the stories of four amazing humanist women who changed the world. You’ll also find additional information and questions to help you explore and discuss the women and their stories.

[Download the booklet here.](https://understandinghumanism.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/03/Think-for-Yourself-Act-for-Everyone_FINAL.pdf)

Suitable for children at **primary school**, the stories feature:

1. Florence Dixie: the Exceptional Explorer
2. George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans): the Imaginative Freethinker
3. Rosalind Franklin: the Determined Discoverer
4. Lorraine Hansberry: the Passionate Playwright

From discovering the secrets of life to campaigning for equal rights, from telling stories to promoting women’s football, these historic tales of real people and events explore what inspires and motivates humanists in their lives.

For more stories of historic humanists, see our ***Doers, Dreamers, Placemakers*** [resource](https://understandinghumanism.org.uk/stories-of-historic-humanists/).

***![](https://understandinghumanism.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/03/Humanist-heritage-illustration-final-web-300x213.jpg)***

More about these inspiring women can be found on our [Humanist Heritage](https://heritage.humanists.uk/) website.

Stories by Isabelle King.

Illustrations by Tonka Uzu.