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    Women Hold Up Half the Sky: Selected Speeches of Nicola Sturgeon
    Women Hold Up Half the Sky: Selected Speeches of Nicola Sturgeon
    Women Hold Up Half the Sky: Selected Speeches of Nicola Sturgeon
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    Women Hold Up Half the Sky: Selected Speeches of Nicola Sturgeon

    By Robert Davidson and Val McDermid

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    The first woman to be elected First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon's impact on the future of Scotland and the United Kingdom makes her words essential reading.

    Independently selected by editor Robert Davidson, this collection of speeches from her time as First Minister addresses such crucial matters as the climate crisis, education, human rights and the European Union. Women Hold Up Half the Sky depicts a leader tackling not only immediate, pressing concerns but also mapping out a progressive agenda for the future.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSandstone Press
    Release dateMay 10, 2021
    ISBN9781913207618
    Women Hold Up Half the Sky: Selected Speeches of Nicola Sturgeon
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    Val McDermid

    VAL McDERMID is the internationally bestselling author of more than twenty crime novels. She has won the CWA Gold Dagger Award for Best Crime Novel of the Year and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize; her novels have been selected as New York Times Notable Books and have been Edgar Award finalists. She was the 2010 recipient of the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Crime Writing. More than 10 million copies of her books have been sold around the world. She lives in the north of England. Visit her website at www.valmcdermid.com.

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