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Fifteen books to help children learn about women’s place in history

By Rachael Attwood, Programme Leader for History, Department of Humanities, University of Westminster

Research by charity End Sexism in Schools has found that over half of history lessons delivered to children aged 11 to 14 in England feature no women at all. With the government set to allocate funding to boost the provision of school libraries, here are some books – for a range of ages – to open young eyes to women’s lives, experiences and marginalisation in our past.

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