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Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The story of Mother Jones, an Irish immigrant who was essential in the fight to create child labor laws. Well into her sixties, Mother Jones had finally had enough of children working long hours in dangerous factory jobs, and decided she was going to do something about it. The powerful protests she organized earned her the name "the most dangerous woman in America." And in the Children's Crusade of 1903, she lead one hundred boys and girls on a glorious...
25) Taylor Swift
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Provides a first person account of the life and accomplishments of Taylor Swift.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Florence Nightingale revolutionized the world of medicine by emphasizing cleanliness, food that was hot and nutritious, and organization in hospitals. What began as an attempt to make army hospitals safer and more effective became a lifelong mission, and remains relevant today. This new picture book biography of Florence Nightingale, from celebrated author and artist Demi, beautifully portrays the story of Florence's life and explores the long-lasting...
27) Mother Teresa
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
Biography of the Nobel Prize-winning nun who founded the Missionary Sisters and Brothers of Charity and was known for her work with the destitute and dying.
28) Sally Ride
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Sally Ride was the first American female astronaut to go to space. She worked on a space shuttle for two different missions. But Sally Ride did more than just travel to space. She also was a teacher, an author, and a scientist. Learn more about her amazing life in this new level 3 biography!,"--page [4] of cover.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Led by twenty-five-year-old Grace Banker, thirty-two telephone operators--affectionately called Hello Girls back in the US--became the first female combatants in World War I. Follow Grace Banker's journey from her busy life as a telephone switchboard trainer in New York to her pioneering role as the Chief Operator of the 1st Unit of World War I telephone operators in the battlefields of France. With expert skill, steady nerves, and steadfast loyalty,...
32) Claudette Colvin
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A biography of Claudette Colvin in the She Persisted series"--
33) Hillary Clinton
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Introduces young readers to Hillary Clinton, senator, secretary of state, and advocate for the less fortunate.
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Learn all about YouTube star and fashion expert, Bethany Mota!Bethany Mota is an American YouTube celebrity, fashion designer, and aspiring singer. Her YouTube videos show fashion purchases, outfit ideas, hair and makeup tutorials, DIY projects, and recipes. She has her own fashion line at Aeropostale, appeared on season 19 of Dancing with the Stars, and released her first single in October 2014. She has over 8 million subscribers on...
37) Rosa Parks
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
A simple introduction to the life of the woman whose actions led to the desegregation of buses in Montgomery, Alabama, in the 1960s and who was an important figure in the early days of the civil rights movement.
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Ann Hodgman knows what it's like to be a kid. In this book, she shares her memories, even the really humiliating ones. But the book only goes up through sixth grade. After that, her life became so embarrassing that writing it down would have caused the pages to burst into flames.
39) Mae Jemison
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Simple text and photographs present the life of Mae Jemison"--
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