Reasons to read… Speak Up! by Laura Coryton

Use your voice to change the world!
Don’t just read about inspiring women: become one!

Launching in time for International Women’s Day 2019 – Speak Up! is the must-have empowering book to inspire a whole new generation of rebel girls.

Speaking up can be difficult, but did you know just how powerful your own voice can be?

Written by Laura Coryton, who led the international campaign against tampon tax, Speak Up! is a vital and timely book exploring what it means to stand up for what you believe in on both a public and personal level. Laura explores how to make sure your voice is heard as well as what happens when your voice is challenged by others. She tackles tricky subjects like feminism, consent, online bullying and self-confidence in a meaningful but accessible and entertaining way.

With a positive message about friendship, female empowerment and standing up for who you are, this is the perfect gift for girls aged 12+. Inspiring, warm and honest, this conversational and big-sisterly guide is the must-have girl power book of 2019.

“Speak Up! is a wonderful and timely guide to activism for women and girls brought up in the age of the internet and social media. It is wholly accessible, fun and quirky, full of Laura Coryton’s own experiences with the very successful tampon tax campaign. I highly recommend it – and hope the book helps to galvanise the next generation.” – Helen Pankhurst, great granddaughter of suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst, author and women’s rights activist.

How did I get the book? Received from publisher

Genre: Non Fiction

Reasons to read: 

  • An informative step by step guide to inspiring positive campaigning in an age of social media
  • There are clear tools in easy to follow chapters with information from on who to contact to how to handle trolls
  • Speak up ! contains a positive of “you can do it to”  with and “join in” guide, where the reader can take away from what they want in


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