Tanya Lee Stone
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
A brief biography of the life and achievements of nineteenth-century women's rights activist, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who fought for a woman's right to vote.
Author
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
193 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Learn about the challenges millions of girls face while trying to earn an education in many developing countries around the world.
Author
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"This is the story of Jane Addams, the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, who transformed a poor neighborhood in Chicago by opening up her house as a community center.
Ever since she was a little girl, Jane Addams hoped to help people in need. She wanted to live right in the middle of the roughest, poorest communities and create a place where people could go to find food, work, and help. In 1889, she bought a house in a run-down...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
133 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
What does it take to be an astronaut? Excellence at flying, courage, intelligence, resistance to stress, top physical shape, any checklist would include these. But when America created NASA in 1958, there was another unspoken rule: you had to be a man. Here is the tale of thirteen women who proved that they were not only as tough as the toughest man but also brave enough to challenge the government. They were blocked by prejudice, jealousy, and the...