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Cut from the Same Cloth Cut from the Same Cloth Robert D. San Souci A collection of twenty stories about legendary American women, drawing from folktales, popular stories, and ballads. OL116633W
Girls think of everything Girls think of everything Catherine Thimmesh Tells the story of how women throughout the ages have responded to situations confronting them in daily life by inventing such items as correction fluid, space helmets, and disposable diapers. OL16025909W
Valentina Tereshkova Valentina Tereshkova Heather Feldman A biography of the Russian astronaut who was the first woman in space. OL16027110W
Stories of women in World War II Stories of women in World War II Andrew Langley "More than 75 million people fought in World War II--nearly all of them men. Who was going to produce the weapons and the food, and do countless other important jobs? The answer was women. Millions s… OL17893176W
Women warriors Women warriors Marianna Mayer A collection of twelve traditional tales about female military leaders, war goddesses, women warriors, and heroines from around the world, including such countries as Japan, Ireland, and Zimbabwe. OL1947687W
Code girls Code girls Liza Mundy Recruited by the U.S. Army and Navy from small towns and elite colleges, more than ten thousand women served as codebreakers during World War II. While their brothers and boyfriends took up arms, the… OL19716718W
Women's suffrage Women's suffrage Nancy Ohlin When people think about the women's suffrage movement, things like voting rights and protests may come to mind. But what was the movement all about, and what social change did it bring? This engaging… OL19733070W
What is the women's rights movement? What is the women's rights movement? Deborah Hopkinson From Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to Gloria Steinem and Hillary Clinton, women throughout US history have fought for equality. Celebrate how far women have come with this inspiring rea… OL19762859W
Girls think of everything Girls think of everything Catherine Thimmesh In kitchens and living rooms, in garages and labs and basements, even in converted chicken coops, women and girls have invented ingenious innovations that have made our lives simpler and better. What… OL19764456W
Malala Yousafzai Malala Yousafzai Rebecca Rowell Describes the activist's early life, the oppressive conditions in a Taliban-controlled area of Pakistan that inspired her to advocate for women's rights, and the assassination attempt that nearly too… OL19979287W
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
Feminism Feminism Kaye Stearman This exploration of the topic of feminism, its history and its gradual impact on societies throughout the world looks at how a set of ideas can influence change in society. It also examines the effec… OL21574812W
Juli Furtado Juli Furtado Morgan Hughes A biography of the U.S. Olympic mountain biker and World Cup winner who took up cycling after a short, successful, injury-filled career as a skier. OL2235377W
Victims Victims Leslie McGuire Examines rape and other types of violent attacks on women and discusses their possible causes, effects, and means of prevention. OL2464005W
What Can She Be? A Newscaster What Can She Be? A Newscaster Gloria Goldreich Text and photographs introduce the daily duties and activities of a woman who is a radio and television journalist. OL3290402W
Women in 19th-century Europe Women in 19th-century Europe Fiona MacDonald Examines the reality of women's lives in Europe during the 1800s and how change slowly occurred. OL487557W
Women in a Changing World 1945-2000 Women in a Changing World 1945-2000 Fiona MacDonald Text and photos chronicle women's social and cultural history from the end of the Second World War through the end of the twentieth century, addressing such topics as home life, work life, the femini… OL487558W
Abigail Adams Abigail Adams Barbara A. Somervill A biography profiling the life and influence of Abigail Adams, first lady of the second president of the United States, and mother of John Quincy Adams, the sixth U.S. president. Includes source note… OL5704582W
Votes for women Votes for women Ann Rossi A brief history of American women's fight for voting rights. OL5801969W
Memories of Anne Frank Memories of Anne Frank Gold, Alison Leslie. Recounts the story of Hannah Goslar, a close friend of Anne Frank and one of the last to see her alive. OL90262W
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