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Mother Teresa Mother Teresa Demi A biography of Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa, who spent most of her life serving "the poorest of the poor" in Calcutta, India. OL103639W
Rachel's Journal Rachel's Journal Marissa Moss In her journal, Rachel chronicles her family's adventures traveling by covered wagon on the Oregon Trail in 1850. OL106899W
Selective memory Selective memory Shobha Dé Autobiography of an Indic woman writer in English, journalist, and a former model. OL1070489W
Anne Thackeray Ritchie Anne Thackeray Ritchie Anne Thackeray Ritchie Peopled with such literary figures as Tennyson, Trollope, Browning, George Eliot, Henry James, and Virginia Woolf, this book provides Anne Thackeray Ritchie's complete journals written in 1864–65 and… OL1147067W
Married to me Married to me Dayanara Torres After her divorce from music superstar Marc Anthony, Dayanara Torres had to learn firsthand how to handle the challenges of starting over and creating the healthiest environment possible for her two … OL11804019W
Vision of Beauty Vision of Beauty Kathryn Lasky,Nneka Bennett A biography of Sarah Breedlove Walker who, though born in poverty, pioneered in hair and beauty care products for black women, and became a great financial success. OL121871W
"Socialism is great!" "Socialism is great!" Lijia Zhang As China becomes disillusioned with "The Glorious Cause," so does factory-worker Lijia Zhang. OL12466457W
Ann and Liv cross Antarctica Ann and Liv cross Antarctica Zoë Alderfer Ryan Describes the journey of Ann Bancroft and Liv Arnesen, who in 2000 became the first women to ski across the continent of Antarctica. OL13287612W
Not all Black girls know how to eat Not all Black girls know how to eat Stephanie Covington Armstrong Describing her struggle as a black woman with an eating disorder that is consistently portrayed as a white woman's problem, this insightful and moving narrative traces the background and factors that… OL13765039W
A Free Black Girl Before the Civil War A Free Black Girl Before the Civil War Charlotte L. Forten The diary of a sixteen year old free African American who lived in Massachusetts in 1854 records of her schooling, participation in the anti-slavery movement, and concern for an arrested fugitive sla… OL14854427W
Sacagawea Sacagawea William R. Sanford Profiles the life of the young Shoshoni woman Sacagawea, who served as an interpreter and guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition at the beginning of the nineteenth century. OL15129726W
Successfully You Successfully You Leigh Valentine Her flashy convertible sports car careened off the road, rolled, and came crashing down, crushing her and leaving her burned and barely alive. Miraculously, Leigh Valentine survived and went on to wi… OL15169858W
The daring Nellie Bly The daring Nellie Bly Bonnie Christensen Introduces the life of Nellie Bly who, as a "stunt reporter" for the New York World newspaper in the late 1800s, championed women's rights and traveled around the world faster than anyone ever had. OL15835646W
Women explorers in polar regions Women explorers in polar regions Margo McLoone Briefly describes the lives and travels of five women who explored the polar regions. OL15853381W
Virginia Lee Burton Virginia Lee Burton Barbara Elleman Examines the life, career, artistic style, and literary themes of the twentieth-century author and illustrator of such classic picture books as "Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel" and "The Little Ho… OL15964844W
Across many mountains Across many mountains Yangzom Brauen Kusang never thought she would leave Tibet. Growing up in a remote mountain village, she married a monk and gave birth to two children. But then the Chinese army invaded, and their peaceful lives wer… OL15991666W
Marian Anderson Marian Anderson Andrea Broadwater A biography of the famous opera singer who overcame prejudices to become the first African American to sing a featured role with the New York Metropolitan Opera Company and who later served as a dele… OL16052768W
Representation and Black womanhood Representation and Black womanhood Natasha Gordon-Chipembere "Sarah Baartman's iconic status as the "Hottentot Venus"--as "victimized" African woman, "Mother" of the new South Africa, and ancestral spirit to countless women of the African Diaspora--has led to … OL16175678W
The Women of the Cousins' War The Women of the Cousins' War Baldwin, David,Philippa Gregory,Michael Jones A non-fiction companion to The White Queen, The Red Queen, and The Lady of the Rivers. Philippa Gregory and two historians, leading experts in their field, tell the extraordinary 'true' stories of th… OL16322165W
The woman who loved mankind The woman who loved mankind Lillian Bullshows Hogan xxxvi, 425 p., [24] p. of plates : 24 cm OL16362151W
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