Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
I Am Malala I Am Malala Malala Yousafzai Praise for I Am Malala: A 2015 Amelia Bloomer Project List Selection A CBC 2015 Children's Choice Book Awards Finalist A 2015 International Literacy Association Teachers' Choice Selection * "A … OL16808204W
Who Was Abigail Adams? Who Was Abigail Adams? True Kelley Wife Of John Adams OL17343546W
Code name Pauline Code name Pauline Pearl Witherington Cornioley "The as yet unpublished memoirs for young adults of the only female SOE agent to lead a French Resistance network during World War II"-- OL19968337W
Reporting under fire Reporting under fire Kerrie Logan Hollihan The tremendous struggles women have faced as war correspondents and photojournalists A profile of 16 courageous women, "Reporting Under Fire" tells the story of journalists who risked their lives to … OL19983572W
Women heroes of the American Revolution Women heroes of the American Revolution Susan Casey Draws on new interviews with Revolutionary War descendants and historians to celebrate the lesser-known achievements of such period heroines as Sybil Ludington and Martha Bratton. OL20004730W
She takes a stand She takes a stand Michael Elsohn Ross Offers portraits of women who have fought for such important issues as human rights, civil rights, women's rights, and world peace, including anti-lynching crusader Ida B. Wells, suffragist Alice Pau… OL20009476W
Ten days a madwoman Ten days a madwoman Deborah Noyes Young Nellie Bly had ambitious goals, especially for a woman at the end of the nineteenth century, when the few female journalists were relegated to writing columns about cleaning or fashion. But fre… OL20021560W
Cognitive Enhancement Cognitive Enhancement Robert H. Blank "Rapid advances in cognitive neuroscience and converging technologies have led to a vigorous debate over cognitive enhancement. This book outlines the ethical and social issues, but goes on to focus … OL20788171W