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When I married my mother
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Jo Maeder |
Jo Maeder was a not-so-young DJ on a decidedly youth-driven New York City radio station when a series of crises led her to do the unthinkable: move to North Carolina to care for her ailing, estranged… |
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Whisper of fear
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Rhonda B. Saunders |
A California leading prosecutor shares the pivotal stories from her career, how she developed the legal weapons to fight stalking, and offers powerful insight into the minds and habits of stalkers, a… |
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Vision of Beauty
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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. |
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Down Came the Rain
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Brooke Shields |
When Brooke Shields welcomed her newborn daughter, Rowan Francis, into the world, a crippling depression followed. In DOWN CAME THE RAIN, Brooke writes about the tribulations, depression, and, ultima… |
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American women leaders
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Carol Hooks Hawkins |
"This major reference work contains entries on 1,558 women who have excelled in their careers to become well-known leaders in politics, business, education and culture. It includes women of many race… |
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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Lucile Davis |
A brief biography of the staunch supporter of women's rights who helped plan the historic Woman's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848. |
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Letter to my daughter
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Maya Angelou |
For a world of devoted readers, a much-awaited new volume of absorbing stories and inspirational wisdom from one of our best-loved writers.Dedicated to the daughter she never had but sees all around … |
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House Rules
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Rachel Sontag |
At an early age, Rachel Sontag realized there was something deeply wrong with her father. On the surface, he was a well-respected, suburban physician. But questioning his authority led to brutal figh… |
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Jane Addams
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Lucia Raatma |
A biography of Jane Addams, who established Hull-House in Chicago in 1889 to provide medical and legal services, educational opportunities, and social interactions to immigrants and other victims of … |
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Amelia Earhart
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Sarah Stewart Taylor |
Grace, an aspiring young journalist, is excited when Amelia Earhart arrives in her town of Trepassey, Newfoundland, on June 4, 1928. Earhart wants to become the first female passenger to cross the At… |
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Hillary Clinton
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Sally Lee |
"Simple text and photographs describe the life of Hillary Clinton"--Provided by publisher. |
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Harriet Tubman
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Kem Knapp Sawyer |
An illustrated exploration of the life of Harriet Tubman that covers her childhood, experiences as a slave, escape to freedom, work on the Underground Railroad, antislavery activism, and other topics. |
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Why women should rule the world
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Dee Dee Myers |
What would happen if women ruled the world?Everything could change, according to former White House press secretary Dee Dee Myers. Politics would be more collegial. Businesses would be more productiv… |
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Oprah Winfrey
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Jen Jones |
"A biography of American media personality Oprah Winfrey"--Provided by publisher. |
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A stolen life
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Jaycee Lee Dugard |
In the summer of 1991 I was a normal kid. I did normal things. I had friends and a mother who loved me. I was just like you. Until the day my life was stolen.
For eighteen years I was a prisoner. … |
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Mrs. O
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Mary Tomer |
Celebrates Michelle Obama's fashion sense, which has struck a chord with American women and made her an international style icon, in a book that includes exclusive interviews with the first lady's de… |
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Jeanette Rankin
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Corinne J. Naden |
"Presents the biography of Jeannette Rankin against the backdrop of her political, historical, and cultural environment"--Provided by publisher. |
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Jacqueline Cochran
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Rhonda Smith-Daugherty |
"This revealing biography explores Cochran's childhood in an impoverished Florida mill town, her early career as a pilot, and her role in creating and leading the WASPs during World War II. This deta… |
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Fast girl
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Ingrid Steffensen |
"Life in Ingrid Steffensen's New Jersey suburb was safe, comfortable, and predictable. A college professor, wife, and mother of a preadolescent daughter, her carefully cultivated world was comprised … |
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After the vote was won
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Katherine H. Adams |
"Because scholars have traditionally only examined the efforts of American suffragettes in relation to electoral politics, the history books have missed the story of what these women sought to achiev… |
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