Books What If Harry Potter Had Been A Girl? The New Series To Share With Your Kids Jessica Townsend’s new series is the mystical female-led read your kids have been waiting for. By Astrid Edwards Published 28 February, 2019 Books What If Harry Potter Had Been A Girl? The New Series To Share With Your Kids Jessica Townsend’s new series is the mystical female-led read your kids have been waiting for. By Astrid Edwards Published 28 February, 2019 Previous article Fine Tuning: The Ultimate Guide To Buying A New Car Next article Women Break Through The Glass Ceiling To Find Another One Without Hermoine, Harry dies in book one. It’s a valid point Future Women’s editor-at-large, Jamila Rizvi, is known for pointing out. And one can’t help but question how different the world may be in 2019 if Harry had originally been written as a girl. Would boys have been dressing up as the female lead for the last two decades (as girls have been dressing up as Harry Potter)?Now, nothing can replace the joy J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series brought to so many children (and lets face it, adults too). But we may now have something of an answer to the question. Jessica Townsend’s Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow and the sequel Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow centre around 11-year-old Morrigan Crow, the feisty lead. Nevermoor: The trials of Morrigan Crow and Wundersmith: The calling of Morrigan Crow are suitable for readers 8 years and older. Making books great again Best Of Future Women Culture Emojis and AI: Tech abuse is evolving, but banks are too By Sally Spicer Culture The DV fact that shocked one of Australia’s most respected researchers By Sally Spicer Culture Ten years ago, I escaped abuse. It’s taught me one clear lesson. By Geraldine Bilston Culture Witness, survivor, thriver: The woman driving a DV revolution By Sally Spicer Culture Rachael escaped abuse. Then she bought a pair of designer jeans. By Sally Spicer Culture “Our people have always been evolving” By Melanie Dimmitt Culture 30% of women go into prison homeless. 50% are homeless when they leave. By Sally Spicer Career Giaan Rooney didn’t stay in her lane By Melanie Dimmitt Your inbox just got smarter If you’re not a member, sign up to our newsletter to get the best of Future Women in your inbox.
