It’s an absolute privilege to have a guest post on World for a Girl by the author Debbie Patterson. Debbie is the writer behind the British Library’s children’s book Great Voyages: daring adventurers from James Cook to Gertrude Bell. I asked Debbie about the fearless female explorers that she featured in her … Read More
Fearless, Fierce and Female: The she-pirates who ruled the waves
We’ve had some amazing holidays exploring the Caribbean with our children. Playing in the sand on friendly tropical islands but did you know that only a few hundred years ago the Caribbean was a dangerous and lawless part of the world? The West Indies was a place where women were … Read More
Why YOU must visit The War and Women’s Human Rights Museum in Seoul
War and Women’s Human Rights Museum 전쟁과여성인권박물관 Hidden in the backstreets of Seoul is one of South Korea’s most poignant and memorable museums the “War and Women’s Human Rights Museum“. This beautifully and thoughtfully presented museum reveals the distressing and largely untold story of the thousands of Korean “comfort women” … Read More
A Perfect Day in Gyeongju with Children
Welcome to Gyeongju, South Korea. Gyeongju was the capital of the ancient Shilla dynasty for almost one thousand years. Now it’s a medium-sized South Korean town outshone by Seoul but mementoes of its mighty history are everywhere. There are temples, pagodas and palace ruins dotted all around urban Gyeongju and throughout the … Read More