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On November 7, 2020, Kamala Harris, a senator from California, became the first woman and the first African-American and South Asian-American person to be elected to the vice presidency. While her nomination for this position was not unexpected, her rise to national prominence was one filled with unexpected turns and obstacles. After failing her first bar exam to become a lawyer, she tried again and passed. From there, she quickly rose through the...
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"Even by 1800s standards, Ada Byron Lovelace had an unusual upbringing. Her narcissistic mother worked hard at cultivating her own role as martyred ex-wife of bad-boy poet Lord Byron and had Ada tutored at home by some of the brightest minds. Ada developed a hunger for mental puzzles, mathematical conundrums, and scientific discovery that kept pace with the breathtaking advances of the industrial and social revolutions taking place in Europe. At seventeen,...
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Provides a graphic novel biography of tennis player Serena Williams depicting her life, times, and legacy. Focuses on how Serena battled her sister Venus to become a top player, endured controversy, and persevered to become a tennis legend. Includes a list of statistics, a glossary, and sources of further information.
8) Taylor Swift
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Highlights the life and career of Taylor Swift. Includes a timeline, a glossary, resources for further information, and color photographs.
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In the winter of 2004, a shy woman named Emma sits in Toby's office. She wants to share this wonderful new book she's reading, but Toby, her therapist, is concerned with other things. Emma is transgender, and has sought out Toby for approval for hormone replacement therapy. Emma has shown up at the therapy sessions as an outgoing, confident young woman named Katina, and a depressed, submissive workaholic named Ed. She has little or no memory of her...
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Profiles 100 women from history who were revolutionary in their time for doing things women were not thought able or not allowed to do--such as Wu Zetian, the only female Empress of China; Ada Lovelace, the first computer programmer; and more modern women like Joan Jett, "godmother" of punk rock music.
11) Michelle Kwan
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A short illustrated biography of Michelle Kwan.
12) Amelia Earhart
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Chronicles the life and achievements of Amelia Earhart in graphic novel format.
14) Sacagawea
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Explores the life and accomplishments of Sacagawea and details her contributions as a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
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"A biography of astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell, who helped build a radio telescope that helped her discover pulsars, a new type of star. Some scientists consider it the greatest astronomical discovery of the twentieth century. Despite this achievement, she was overlooked in favor of two male colleagues when the Nobel Prize for physics was awarded. Bell is still working and teaching today, with recognition"--
19) Pocahontas
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Presents a brief biography of the life and death of Pocahontas.
20) Harriet Tubman
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Simple text offers a biography of Harriet Tubman, discussing her life as a slave and her work with the Underground Railroad. Features photographs, a timeline, a glossary, and further resources.