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Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
128 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Profiles girls and women who participated in the American Revolution by refusing to buy British merchandise, collecting money, and even going to war as wives, nurses, spies, or soldiers.
3) Little women
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Series
Language
English
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Description
Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in mid-nineteenth-century New England.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
115 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Sarah Emma Edmonds enlisted because she believed in the Union cause; Melverina Peppercorn joined to stay near her twin brother. Although women were not allowed to enlist as soldiers in the Civil War, many disguised themselves as men and fought anyway.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Introduces inspiring women whose passions for exploration made them push the boundaries, including Nellie Cashman, Annie Smith Peck, and Delia Julia Denning Akeley.
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Language
English
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"As a young girl, Katherine Johnson showed an exceptional aptitude for math. In school she quickly skipped ahead several grades and was soon studying complex equations with the support of a professor who saw great promise in her. But ability and opportunity did not always go hand in hand. As an African American and a girl growing up in an era of brutal racism and sexism, Katherine faced daily challenges. Still, she lived her life with her father's...
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English
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"Born in 1867 in the "Big Woods" in Wisconsin, Laura experienced both the hardship and the adventure of living on the frontier. It wasn't until after she was sixty that Laura Ingalls Wilder started chronicling those times, which resulted in nine Little House books, a hit TV series that ran for eight years, and her own permanent place as a heroine of the American West"--
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Language
English
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Description
This biography of Elizabeth Cady Stanton is as spirited as the women's rights pioneer herself.
Who says women shouldn't speak in public? And why can't they vote? These are questions Elizabeth Cady Stanton grew up asking herself. Her father believed that girls didn't count as much as boys, and her own husband once got so embarrassed when she spoke at a convention that he left town. Luckily Lizzie wasn't one to let society stop her from fighting...
Who says women shouldn't speak in public? And why can't they vote? These are questions Elizabeth Cady Stanton grew up asking herself. Her father believed that girls didn't count as much as boys, and her own husband once got so embarrassed when she spoke at a convention that he left town. Luckily Lizzie wasn't one to let society stop her from fighting...
11) The breadwinner
Author
Series
Breadwinner series volume 1
Language
English
Description
Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, 11-year-old Parvana has rarely been outdoors. Barred from attending school, shopping at the market, or even playing in the streets of Kabul, she is trapped inside her family's one-room home. That is, until the Taliban hauls away her father and Parvana realizes that it's up to her to become the "breadwinner" and disguise herself as a boy to support her mother, two sisters, and baby brother.
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the lives and accomplishments of notable women working in the fields of medicine and science in general, including Marie Curie, Rachel Carson, and Margaret Mead.
Author
Series
Anastasia Krupnik volume 3
Pub. Date
1982.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Anastasia has a series of disastrous experiences when, expecting to get a job as a lady's companion, she is hired instead to be a maid. Sequel to "Anastasia again."
18) Explorers
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Profiles the lives and accomplishments of such women known for their travels as Isabella Bird Bishop, Amelia Earhart, Mary Kingsley, Annie Smith Peck, Freya Stark, and Valentina Tereshkova.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
57 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Profiles six women scientists who persevered in the face of prejudice, including ichthyologist Eugenie Clark and mathematician Katherine Coleman Johnson.
Author
Series
Publisher
Norwood House Press
Pub. Date
[i.e. 2010]
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Covers the history, rules, fundamentals and significant personalities of the sport of women's basketball. Topics include: techniques, strategies, competitive events, and equipment. Glossary, Additional Resources and Index included"--Provided by publisher.
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