Outspoken: 50 Speeches by Incredible Women from Boudicca to Michelle Obama
History didn’t listen to women, but that never stopped them from speaking out …
A lot of history is made up of speeches. Speeches about big ideas, celebratory speeches, rousing speeches to inspire soldiers to fight to the death, comic speeches to help us see the funny side to life. From Jesus to Winston Churchill to Martin Luther King Jr. and even Donald Trump, we’ve been raised with the words of important men ringing in our ears …
But where are all the women?
Unless you’re the type of person who loves researching suffrage speeches, you are unlikely to know many soundbites from women throughout history. Outspoken: 50 Speeches by Incredible Women is going to change that. From Joan of Arc and Virginia Woolf, to Oprah Winfrey and Greta Thunberg, this is a celebration of outstanding and outspoken women everywhere.
- Publisher: WH Allen; 1st edition (7 Nov. 2019)
- Language: English
- Hardcover
- 304 pages
- ISBN-10: 0753554054
- ISBN-13: 978-0753554050
- Dimensions: 14 x 2.6 x 22.2 cm
About the author;
Deborah Coughlin is a writer, founder and broadcaster. Most recently she founded the mental health company that launched the Wakey! app, winning Innovate UK’s Women in Innovation Award. Previously she was a contributing producer on Woman’s Hour, and presented arts documentaries on Radio 4, as well as being a judge on Front Row’s Risk List. She founded the punk feminist performance group Gaggle, creating albums, musicals and operas, and was included in NME’s Most Innovative Ever list. She contributes to platforms like the Guardian, Stylist, Elle etc and is training in gestalt psychotherapy.
