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Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Chelsea Clinton introduces tiny feminists, mini activists and little kids who are ready to take on the world to thirteen inspirational women who never took no for an answer, and who always, inevitably and without fail, persisted.
Throughout United States history, there have always been women who have spoken out for what's right, even when they have to fight to be heard. In this book, Chelsea Clinton celebrates thirteen...
Throughout United States history, there have always been women who have spoken out for what's right, even when they have to fight to be heard. In this book, Chelsea Clinton celebrates thirteen...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
From the fireside tales in an African village, through the unspeakable passage across the Atlantic, to the backbreaking work in the fields of the South, this is a story of a people's struggle and strength, horror and hope. This is the story of American slavery, a story that needs to be told and understood by all of us. A testament to the resilience of the African American community, this book honors what has been and envisions what is to be.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
124 pages : illustrations, map ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Contains an extensive view of suffrage from the Founding Fathers to the 19th Amendment to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to today's voter suppression controversies, and explains the barriers people of color, Indigenous people, and immigrants face. -- amazon.com
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
2002.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
240 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Uses poems, essays, letters, photographs and more to present the actions and achievements of women in the United States, from its beginnings up through the twentieth century.
13) Bloomers!
Author
Publisher
Bradbury Press
Pub. Date
[1993]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
28 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Explains how the new-fashioned outfit, bloomers, helped Amelia Bloomer, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony spread the word about women's rights.
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In addition to slave uprisings and escapes on the Underground Railroad, enslaved people also resisted their mistreatment through small acts in their everyday lives. Discover the many forms of resistance to slavery"--
16) One-room school
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
1999.
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 x 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents a brief history of the one-room schools that existed in the United States from the 1700s to the 1950s.
20) The farms
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books/Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
56 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the history of farming in America.
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