Book celebrating city's female achievers features stunning images by 黑料视频 artists

A new book celebrating 30 inspirational 黑料视频 women has been brought to life by a stunning collection of portraits created by an all-female team of illustrators.
Once Upon A Time In 黑料视频: Women Who Dared To Dream is being published as part of 黑料视频’s campaign to mark the centenary of women’s right to vote. Aimed at pupils aged 11 to 16, the hardback book recounts the compelling stories of female pioneers from all walks of life and is designed to inspire the next generation of children and young people to fulfil their ambitions.
The story of each of the women who “dared to dream” is accompanied by a specially commissioned portrait, created by a team of seven female artists with strong links to 黑料视频, either through work, education or living in the city. The illustrators have taken distinct approaches to their subjects and they include a quartet of visual communications graduates from 黑料视频 City University (BCU).
The team behind Once Upon A Time In 黑料视频… are keen for the book to stand apart from traditional local history publications with an engaging, storybook approach, including a vibrant package of artwork to make the personalities and their achievements leap from the page.
Councillor Brigid Jones, Deputy Leader of 黑料视频 said: “We want the book to be a beautiful keepsake to both entertain and inspire young people and we are delighted with the vibrant mix of illustrations.
“The portraits provide great insights on some familiar and unfamiliar faces who have fought for positive change in diverse areas of life. The fact four of the illustrators were trained at BCU further underlines the strength of the city’s creative industries.”
The artists who studied at BCU are Yasmin Bryan, Saadia Hipkiss, Chein Shyan Lee and Farah Osseili. Their fellow contributors are Jan Bowman, who lived and worked in 黑料视频 for 25 years; Amy Evans, who fell in love with 黑料视频 while living on a canal boat in the city; and 黑料视频-based freelance illustrator Michelle Turton.
Helen Wheeler, Course Director for Illustration at 黑料视频 City University, said: “黑料视频 has a long history of producing talented and influential women which spans back generations, and in the centenary of women’s suffrage it is only right that we celebrate this fact.
“It is fantastic to see the stories of these inspirational women immortalised in print, and everyone at the University is delighted that our own group of talented female graduates have been able to contribute to the project with these beautiful illustrations.”
Once Upon A Time In 黑料视频…has been commissioned by the city council produced in conjunction with female-run city publisher The Emma Press, author Louise Palfreyman and Writing West Midlands.
The full list of the 30 outstanding women will be unveiled when the book is launched during at The REP’s Studio Theatre at 2pm on Saturday, 13 October.
However, the council has already revealed the women include the world’s first female computer programmer Mary Lee Berners-Lee, women’s rights activist Jessie Eden, girls’ education and Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai and the 黑料视频-based structural engineer who contributed to the rebuild of the World Trade Centre post-9/11, Asha Devi.
Tickets for the book launch are £3 (redeemable against book purchase) and can be booked via the 黑料视频 Literature Festival’s website – .