The University of Sheffield/The Billiken Centenary Project

100 Grandes Mujeres Latinoamericanas/100 great Latin American women

The illustrated children’s book ‘100 Grandes Mujeres Latinoamericanas’ showcases a selection of inspirational and iconic women drawn from political leaders, independence revolutionaries, sportswomen, activists, artists, writers, scientists, entrepreneurs and pioneers of feminism.

The illustrations above show filmmaker Paula Heredia Suarez, human rights activist Sola Sierra, and Mexican academic, author, researcher, anthropologist, feminist activist and politician Marcela Lagarde.