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Sojourner Truth Sojourner Truth Laura Spinale A biography of the former slave who dedicated her life to achieving equal rights for women and blacks. OL12349W
Sojourner Truth Sojourner Truth Patricia McKissack A biography of the former slave who became well-known as an abolitionist and advocate of women's rights. OL14860575W
Sojourner Truth Sojourner Truth Helen Frost 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. OL15045545W
Contributions of women Contributions of women Ruth Firestone Brin Biographies of American women whose activities in the area of social reform made a positive impact on our society. OL17885494W
Sojourner Truth Sojourner Truth Terry Whalin A biography of Sojourner Truth, a woman born a slave in the late 1700s whose faith and strong will helped her escape to freedom and become a speaker for the rights of the oppressed. OL1824718W
American reformers American reformers Alden Whitman Contains biographies of 508 men and women who were the principal architects of reform in America from the seventeenth century to modern times. OL18322575W
Humanitarians Humanitarians Carlotta Hacker Traces the lives of six women who have devoted their lives to helping those in need, including Princess Diana, Dolores Huerta, Helen Keller, Graca Simbine Machel, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Mother Teresa. OL1842150W
Martin Luther Martin Luther Paul L. Maier A biography of the German monk who led the Protestant Reformation in Europe from its beginning in 1517 until his death in 1546. OL1900262W
The thieves of Tyburn Square The thieves of Tyburn Square Dave Jackson In 1817 a teenage brother and sister are relieved from the abuses of Newgate Prison in London by the prison reform efforts of Quaker minister Elizabeth Fry. OL19479566W
Stand Up! Stand Up! John Schlimm Through their own voices and spirited calls to action, 75 of the world's most dynamic young activists share their extraordinary stories in this generation-defining collection for students, parents, t… OL21410570W
Seán MacBride Seán MacBride Anthony J. Jordan MacBride was the son of Maud Gonne and Major John MacBride whose marriage ended in a bitter separation. Father and son never saw each other again. After the Easter Rising of 1916 Maud Gonne came to l… OL2300406W
Steiner and kindred spirits Steiner and kindred spirits Robert A. McDermott "The kindred spirits in this book include His Holiness the Dalai Lama, C. G. Jung, Teilhard de Chardin, Martin Buber, Sri Aurobindo, Rabindranath Tagore, Gandhians, feminists, ecologists, and more. S… OL24433209W
The triumph of truth The triumph of truth J. H. Merle d'Aubigné Examines the life of the German monk who led the Protestant Reformation in Europe from its beginning in 1517 until his death in 1546. OL2979748W
The white minority The white minority Richard Stiller Biographical sketches of three Civil War veterans who were early fighters for racial equality. OL3967473W
Sojourner Truth and the struggle for freedom Sojourner Truth and the struggle for freedom Edward Claflin A biography of the Black woman who was born a slave and dedicated her life to the abolition of slavery and to improving the living conditions of Blacks following the Civil War. OL4185620W
Finding Providence Finding Providence Avi After being forced to leave the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Roger Williams travels south and, with the help of the Narragansett Indians, founds Providence, Rhode Island. OL465296W
Working for equality Working for equality Fiona MacDonald A history of three women and their struggles for social justice--Millicent Garrett Fawcett in England, Rosa Parks in the United States, and Winnie Mandela in South Africa. OL487602W
Dance Of Seduction (From The Swanlea Spinsters) Book 4 Dance Of Seduction (From The Swanlea Spinsters) Book 4 Sabrina Jeffries She won't let a thief steal her heart . . .It's difficult enough for Lady Clara Stanbourne to run her London home for reformed young pickpockets without having to contend with a criminal in business … OL5682163W
Burning Wyclif Burning Wyclif Thom Satterlee "Fourteenth-century scholar and reformer John Wyclif is the subject and often persona of this collections of poems ranging from traditional to free verse and including some shaped like the objects th… OL5834120W
Dwarkanath Tagore, a forgotten pioneer Dwarkanath Tagore, a forgotten pioneer Krishna Kripalani Biography of Dwarkanath Tagore, 1794-1846, Indian nationalist and social reformer. OL63529W
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