Girls Can Do Anything Inspirational Women - Arunima Sinha

Girls Can Do Anything publishes TOMORROW! 

Hip Hip Hooray!

And what better way to celebrate than with our next totally awesome and hugely inspiring woman, Arunima Sinha.  She's one of 15 people who feature in our Gallery of Inspirational Women at the back of the book.  Here's why we chose her:

Arunima Sinha – Mountaineer (India)

First female amputee to climb Mount Everest

The next inspirational woman to appear in our Girls Can Do Anything gallery is Arunima Sinha.  Here's why we chose her:

Lots of women climb mountains. Quite a few have even summited Everest. 

Between the first summit, in 1953 and 2014, over 4,000 people attempted the trip in over 6,000 climbs.  Of these, 418 - around 10% - have been women.

The first was Junko Tabei in 1975. The youngest, at just 13 years old, was Malavath Purna in 2014.

And then there’s Arunima Sinha.  In 2013, she became the first female amputee to summit the mountain.  So not only did she climb the highest mountain in the world, she did it with a prosthetic leg, just two years after the accident that caused her injury.  Now if that doesn’t warrant respect, I don’t know what does.

I wanted to include Arunima Sinha in our Girls Can Do Anything gallery of inspirational women because not only has she overcome the huge blow of losing a limb, she has used her misfortune as a driver to achieve something amazing.  Arunima is a great role model for any child who faces disadvantage.  Be that physical, social or whatever, she is proof that it is really only your imagination, commitment and self-belief that determine your ability to succeed.

Do you have a sports enthusiast in your family?  Does your child have a disability?  They need to know that, with the right help and support, their dreams can be achievable too!

Girls Can Do Anything is illustrated by Ali Pye and

 

published on 2 August 2018 by Scholastic. Pre-order your copy here.

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