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Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World
Cynthia Chin-Lee - Charlesbridge Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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Twenty-six amazing women twenty-six amazing stories. From Amelia Earhart, pilot and adventurer, to Zora Neal Hurston, writer and anthropologist, learn about the hardships and triumphs that inspired each woman to change the world around her. Detailed collages and illustrations draw from... |
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She Persisted
Chelsea Clinton - Philomel Books
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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 American history, there... |
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The Book of Heroines: Tales of History's Gutsiest Gals
Stephanie Warren Drimmer - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Hardcover
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Everybody needs a role model! Discover true stories of superstars, war heroes, world leaders, gusty gals, and everyday women who changed the world. From Sacagawea to Mother Teresa, Annie Oakley to Malala Yousafzai, these famous women hiked up their pants and petticoats and charged full-speed... |
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Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World
Susan Hood - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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"Each poem and illustration shines with a personality all its own." - Shelf Awareness (starred review) "This book has definitely made an impact on my life." - Kitt Shapiro, daughter of Eartha KittFresh, accessible, and inspiring, Shaking Things Up introduces fourteen... |
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Muslim Girls Rise: Inspirational Champions of Our Time
Saira Mir - Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Little Leaders meets Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls in this gorgeous nonfiction picture book that introduces readers to nineteen powerhouse Muslim women who rose up and made their voices heard.Long ago, Muslim women rode into battle to defend their dreams. They... |
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What Would She Do?: 25 True Stories of Trailblazing Rebel Women
KAY WOODWARD - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover
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From historic world leaders to brilliant scientists, artists, and modern-day pioneers, What Would She Do? shares twenty-five incredible women's stories that educate and empower. Learn about the remarkable achievements and attitudes of feminist trailblazers such as Cleopatra, Amelia... |
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Women's Rights Movement
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Please visit Susan B. Anthony for books on Women's Suffrage.
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A Lady Has the Floor: Belva Lockwood Speaks Out for Women's Rights
KATE HANNIGAN - Calkins Creek
Format: Hardcover
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Written in the same vein as the recent best-selling titles I DISSENT and SHE PERSISTED, here is a nonfiction picture book biography of Belva Lockwood, a lawyer, activist and presidential candidate who devoted her life to overcoming obstacles and demanding equality for women.Activist Belva... |
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What Is the Women's Rights Movement?
Deborah Hopkinson - Penguin Workshop
Format: Library Binding
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The story of Girl Power! Learn about the remarkable women who changed US history.From Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to Gloria Steinem and Hillary Clinton, women throughout US history have fought for equality. Author Deborah Hopkinson chronicles the beginning of the movement... |
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Famous Names
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Please visit Susan B. Anthony for books about her.
Please visit Black History Month for books about Coretta Scott King, Michelle Obama, Rosa Parks, Sojourner Truth, and Harriet Tubman.
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Clara Barton
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Clara and Davie
Patricia Polacco - Scholastic, Incorporated
Format: Hardcover
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From bestselling author Patricia Polacco's family tree -- the true story of young Clara Barton.Animals and flowers were Clara's best friends. She had a special way with critters and found joy in the beauty that sprang from the soil. But whenever Clara talked, her words didn't... |
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Who Was Clara Barton?
Stephanie Spinner - Grosset & Dunlap; Dgs edition
Format: Book
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Clarissa Clara Barton was a shy girl who grew up to become a teacher, nurse, and humanitarian. At a time when few women worked outside the home, she became the first woman to hold a government job, as a patent clerk in Washington, DC. In 1864, she was appointed lady in charge of the hospitals... |
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
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Who Is Hillary Clinton?
Heather Alexander - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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Who Is Hillary Clinton? Readers of our New York Times best-selling series can find out now!At age fourteen, Hillary Clinton thought it would be thrilling to become an astronaut, so she sent an application to NASA. The reply was a flat out rejection: the space program didn't take women.... |
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Hillary Clinton
Michael Burgan - Raintree
Format: Book
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What makes Hillary Clinton extraordinary? Read this book to find out. This title explores her childhood in Chicago and her education up to her time studying law at Yale. We see her success in law and politics, first as a lawyer, then later as First Lady of the United States, and finally... |
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Hillary Rodham Clinton: Some Girls Are Born to Lead
Michelle Markel - Balzer + Bray
Format: Print book
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In the spirit of Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope and Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride comes an inspiring portrait of Hillary Rodham Clinton, the first female presidential nominee in United States history: a girl who fought to make a difference - and paved the way for women everywhere... |
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A Girl Named Hillary: The True Story of Hillary Clinton
Rebecca Paley - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Paperback
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The A Girl Named series tells the stories of how ordinary American girls grew up to be extraordinary American women. It took a lot of determination, courage, and confidence to become the first woman to be nominated for president by a major political party. A Girl Named Hillary tells of the defining... |
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Amelia Earhart
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Who Was Amelia Earhart?
Kate Boehm Jerome - Penguin Workshop
Format: Audiobook
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Amelia Earhart was a woman of many "firsts." In 1932, she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1935, she also became the first woman to fly across the Pacific. From her early years to her mysterious 1937 disappearance while attempting a flight around... |
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Sterling Biographies®: Amelia Earhart: A Life in Flight
Victoria Garrett Jones - Sterling
Format: Paperback
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Knowing the risks, but taking the chance anyway - that was the internal compass that guided Amelia Earhart. This fascinating biography captures: Amelia's impressive sense of daring, evident from a very young age; her eagerness to promote women's abilities and desire to contribute... |
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Daring Amelia
Barbara Lowell - Penguin Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Soar to new heights with the story of the world's most famous female pilot, Amelia Earhart!Even as a kid, Amelia Earhart was always looking for adventures. She had mud ball fights, explored caves, and even built a roller coaster in her backyard! And the adventures continued as she grew... |
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I am Amelia Earhart (Ordinary People Change the World)
Brad Meltzer - Rocky Pond Books
Format: Hardcover
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Groundbreaking American pilot Amelia Earhart is the 2nd hero in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series for ages 5 to 8. (Cover may vary) Amelia Earhart refused to accept no for an answer; she dared to do what no one had ever done before, and became the first woman... |
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DK Publishing: Amelia Earhart (DK Biography)
Tanya Lee Stone - DK CHILDREN
Format: Paperback
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With more than 100 full-color photographs and illustrations and detailed sidebars, this entry in DK's acclaimed Biography series celebrate a pioneer who changed how the world is viewed: aviatrix Amelia Earhart. Supports the Common Core State Standards. |
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Jessie Alkire - Checkerboard Library
Format: Library Binding
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This biography highlights the life and accomplishments of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Readers learn about Ginsburg's early life, her beginnings in law as a clerk in New York, her time as a lawyer for the ACLU, and her service on the US Court of Appeals and Supreme Court. Features include a timeline,... |
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Who Is Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
Patricia Brennan Demuth - Penguin Workshop
Format: Paperback
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You've probably seen her on t-shirts, mugs, and even tattoos, well, now that famous face graces the cover of our latest Who Is? title.Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is famous for her stylish collars (called jabots) and her commanding dissents. This opera-loving New Yorker has always... |
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No Truth Without Ruth: The Life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
KATHLEEN KRULL - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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From award-winning author Kathleen Krull comes an empowering picture book biography - with dazzling illustrations from artist Nancy Zhang - about the second female justice of the Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg.Ruth Bader Ginsburg may be one of the most respected women in the United... |
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I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark
Debbie Levy - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Get to know celebrated Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg - in the first picture book about her life - as she proves that disagreeing does not make you disagreeable!Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has spent a lifetime disagreeing: disagreeing with inequality, arguing against... |
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Get to Know the Justice Who Speaks Her Mind
Jr., John Micklos - Capstone Press
Format: Library Binding
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Growing up, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was no stranger to being treated unfairly. After all, she was female and Jewish--two groups that faced discrimination at the time. But Ruth worked hard in school, finished first in her class, and eventually became only the second woman on the U.S. Supreme... |
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Case of R.B.G. vs. Inequality
Jonah Winter - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2017 To become the first female Jewish Supreme Court Justice, the unsinkable Ruth Bader Ginsburg had to overcome countless injustices. Growing up in Brooklyn in the 1930s and '40s, Ginsburg was discouraged... |
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Helen Keller
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A Girl Named Helen: The True Story of Helen Keller (American Girl: A Girl Named)
Bonnie Bader - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Paperback
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The A Girl Named series tells the stories of how ordinary American girls grew up to be extraordinary American women. . After an illness that made her blind and deaf at a very young age, Helen Kellers world suddenly became dark and quiet. Then Helens parents hired a teacher named Anne Sullivan.... |
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Helen Keller
Erin Edison - Capstone Press
Format: Book
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Explore the life and achievements of Helen Keller, an activist for the blind. |
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DK Readers L3: Helen Keller
Leslie Garrett - DK CHILDREN
Format: Paperback
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In this new Level 3 Reader, the captivating story of Helen Keller unfolds. Children able to read on their own will be eager to delve in, learning more about Helen's life, from her early days as a deaf and mute infant, to those as an adult who achieved great academic success in spite... |
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Helen Keller: A photographic story of a life (DK Biography)
Leslie Garrett - DK CHILDREN
Format: Paperback
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Tells the inspirational tale of this spirited crusader. In this groundbreaking new series, DK brings together fresh voices and DK design values to give readers the most information-packed, visually exciting biographies on the market today. Full-color photographs of people, places, and artifacts,... |
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Who Was Helen Keller?
Gare Thompson - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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At age two, Helen Keller became deaf and blind. She lived in a world of silence and darkness and she spent the rest of her life struggling to break through it. But with the help of teacher Annie Sullivan, Helen learned to read, write, and do many amazing things. This inspiring illustrated... |
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Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez
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Who Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?
Kirsten Anderson
Format: Paperback
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format for trending topics.On June 26, 2018, twenty-eight-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a bartender from New York City, became the youngest woman ever elected to serve on Congress. Her win shocked the political world and she became a celebrity overnight. Soon, everyone knew her by her initials:... |
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Rachael L Thomas - Checkerboard Library
Format: Library Binding
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This biography highlights the life and accomplishments of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Readers learn about Ocasio-Cortez's early life, her beginnings in politics volunteering for Barack Obama, Ted Kennedy, and Bernie Sanders, and her election to the US Congress from New York. Features... |
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Sally Ride
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Who Was Sally Ride?
Megan Stine - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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In 1978, Sally Ride, a PhD candidate at Standford University, responded to a newspaper ad to join the US astronaut program. She was accepted and became the first American woman astronaut to fly in space! Among her other accomplishments, she played tennis like a professional, was an astrophysicist... |
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Eleanor Roosevelt
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Eleanor
Barbara Cooney - Viking
Format: Hardcover
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In the tradition of her award-winning Emily, two-time Caldecott winner Barbara cooney presents a lively, moving portrait of one of our most beloved First Ladies. With meticulous research and clarity of vision, Cooney recreates the worlds that shaped the life of Eleanor Roosevelt, from the daunting... |
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Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery (Newbery Honor Book)
Russell Freedman - Clarion Books; F First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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The intriguing story of Eleanor Roosevelt traces the life of the former First Lady from her early childhood through the tumultuous years in the White House to her active role in the founding of the United Nations after World War II. A Newberry Honor Book., |
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Eleanor, Quiet No More
Doreen Rappaport - Disney/Hyperion Books
Format: Paperback
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Eleanor Roosevelt was raised in a privileged but stern Victorian household, with an affectionate but mostly absent father and a critical mother who made fun of her daughter's looks. Alone and lonely for much of her childhood, Eleanor found solace in books and in the life of her lively... |
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Who Was Eleanor Roosevelt
Gare Thompson - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Hardcover
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For a long time, the main role of First Ladies was to act as hostesses of the White House...until Eleanor Roosevelt. Born in 1884, Eleanor was not satisfied to just be a glorified hostess for her husband, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Eleanor had a voice, and she used it to speak... |
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Sacagawea
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A Picture Book of Sacagawea (Picture Book Biographies)
David A. Adler - Holiday House; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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A concise look at the legendary Shoshone woman who led explorers Lewis and Clark on their route from the Dakotas to the Pacific Ocean. Born in the Rocky Mountains, Sacagawea was taken captive and held hundreds of miles away from home for years. When Meriwether Lewis and William Clark came... |
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Read about Sacawagea
Stephen Feinstein
Format: Book
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Describes the Shoshoni Indian woman who guided Lewis and Clark on their epic journey. |
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Sacagawea: Meet an American Legend
Carin T. Ford
Format: Book
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A biography of the Shoshoni woman who helped to guide the Lewis and Clark Expedition through the Northwest Territory of the United States in the early nineteenth century. |
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Sacajawea: Her True Story
Joyce Milton - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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More than 200 years ago, explorers went on a journey to the Pacific Ocean. With the help of a young American Indian girl, the trip was a success. Her name was Sacajawea. |
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Sonia Sotomayor
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Sonia Sotomayor
Brigid Gallagher - Ignite
Format: Paperback
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What makes Sonia Sotomayor extraordinary? Read this book to find out. This title explores her childhood growing up in New York City and her education, including her high-profile time at Princeton. We also follow her road to becoming the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice, including her time... |
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Sonia Sotomayor: First Hispanic U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Lisa Tucker McElroy - Lerner Pub Group
Format: Book
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A biography of the first Puerto Rican--and third woman--Supreme Court justice describes her life, career, and accomplishments.Title: Sonia SotomayorAuthor: McElroy, Lisa TuckerPublisher: Lerner Pub GroupPublication Date: 2010/04/01Number of Pages: 48Binding Type: LIBRARYLibrary of Congress:... |
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Turning Pages: My Life Story
Sonia Sotomayor - Philomel Books
Format: Hardcover
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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor tells her own story for young readers for the very first time!As the first Latina Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor has inspired young people around the world to reach for their dreams. But what inspired her? For young Sonia, the answer was books!... |
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Who Is Sonia Sotomayor?
Megan Stine - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Print book
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The truly inspiring story of the first Latina Supreme Court Justice.Outspoken, energetic, and fun, Sonia Sotomayor has managed to turn every struggle in life into a triumph. Born in the Bronx to immigrant parents from Puerto Rico, Sonia found out at age nine that she had diabetes, a serious... |
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Right to Vote
Tanya Lee Stone - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Print book
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton stood up and fought for what she believed in. From an early age, she knew that women were not given rights equal to men. But rather than accept her lesser status, Elizabeth went to college and later gathered other like-minded women to challenge the right to vote.Here... |
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Elizabeth Warren
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Elizabeth Warren: Get to Know the Persistent Politician
Dani Gabriel - Capstone Press
Format: Paperback
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Elizabeth Warren was the first woman senator elected in Massachusetts in 2013. But before she took that role, she was a respected professor of law. She has no fear of speaking up when she sees something she feels is wrong. Learn more about this powerful voice in the United States Senate. |
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