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43) Sojourner Truth
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A simple biography of the former slave who spent most of her adult life as a speaker against slavery and supporter of women's rights.
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A Black Woman Did That! Spotlights vibrant, inspiring black women whose accomplishments have changed the world for the better. A Black Woman Did That! is a celebration of strong, resilient, innovative, and inspiring women of color. With a vibrant mixture of photography, illustration, biography, and storytelling, author Malaika Adero will spotlight well-known historical figures and women who are pushing boundaries today-including Ida B. Wells, Madam...
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Publisher Annotation: Throughout history, women have been told that science isn't for them. They've been told that they're not smart enough, or that their brains just aren't able to handle it. In this book, Chelsea Clinton introduces readers to women scientists who didn't listen to those who told them "no" and who used their smarts, their skills and their persistence to discover, invent, create and explain. She Persisted in Science is for everyone...
49) Sojourner Truth
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Profiles the African American abolitionist from her childhood as a slave, through her freedom and change of name later in life, to her adult career as a speaker against slavery and supporter of women's rights.
50) Harriet Tubman
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Using a variety of primary sources, this biography of Harriet Tubman describes the life of a former slave who was responsible for helping many other slaves to freedom.
51) Once I was you
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""There is no such thing as an illegal human being or an illegal immigrant." Maria Hinojosa is an Emmy award-winning journalist and was the first Latina to found a national independent non-profit newsroom in the United States. But before all that, she was a girl with big hair and even bigger dreams. Born in Mexico and raised in the vibrant neighborhood of Hyde Park, Chicago, Maria was always looking for ways to better understand the world around her-and...
53) Harriet Tubman
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Presents the life of Harriet Tubman, highlighting her brave actions on the Underground Railroad that helped lead more than seven hundred slaves to freedom.
54) Sacagawea
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A biography of Sacagawea, describing her childhood, kidnapping by an enemy tribe at age twelve, and service as an interpreter to Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery as they crossed the country to the Pacific Ocean.
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Hatshepsut was a young woman who became the first female pharaoh of Egypt. When her father, Thutmose I, died, Hatshepsut was the only heir. Since she was female, leaders were afraid to make her pharaoh. She finally declared herself the pharaoh in 1501 B.C. and ruled Egypt for about 20 years.
60) Jennifer Lopez
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Looks at the life and career of "J. Lo," who decided at an early age to become an entertainer and is reputed to be the highest-paid Latina actress in Hollywood history, as well as being a successful singer and dancer.
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