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    Charlotte
      When 10-year-old Charlotte's father forbids her to associate with her cousins because her uncle was a royalist in the American Revolution, she disobeys with lifelong consequences. The book includes an Afterword about Charlotte's later life.
      Author: Lunn, Janet HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Eleanor Roosevelt
      Freedman relates this biography of Eleanor Roosevelt with the interest of suspense fiction which is accompanied by extensive archival photographs. The book traces her evolution from a shy young girl from an unhappy home to America's most acclaimed First
      Author: Freedman, Russell HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Eleanor, Quiet No More
      The author tells the story of Eleanor Roosevelt's life simply, each phase emphasizing a quote of hers. In addition to lovely, soft illustrations, the author includes a timeline, selected bibliograph, and web sites.
      Author: Rappaport, Doreen HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Eleanor, Quiet No More
      The author tells the story of Eleanor Roosevelt's life simply, each phase emphasizing a quote of hers. In addition to lovely, soft illustrations, the author includes a timeline, selected bibliograph, and web sites.
      Author: Rappaport, Doreen HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Girls
      The subtitle, A History of Growing Up Female in America, tells it all. The 10 chapters cover history from colonial America to the Millennium. A good index and Selections for Further Reading make this a good reference text. The author selects girls from
      Author: Colman, Penny HSE Descriptors: science

    Joan of Arc
      This beautifully illustrated and researched biography of the French peasant girl who became known as Joan of Arc describes how she led the French against the English in the 100 Year's War. The book includes an historical background of the 100 Year's War,
      Author: Stanley, Diane HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Little Ships, The
      The book tells the story of an English girl and her father who participate in the real armada of fishing boats that evacuated allied soldiers from Dunkirk in World War II. A Foreword and an Author's Note provide supplementary historical information.
      Author: Borden, Louise HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Madam President
      Short biographies of some of the powerful and influential women who have been involved in politics. The biographies are woven into a simple story about a girl who wants to be president when she "grows up" despite the people around her who try to tell her
      Author: Thimmesh, Catherine HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Nellie Bly
      This biography recounts the life of the woman who opened up the field of journalism to women through her undercover investigative reporting during the turn of the century through WW I.
      Author: Fredeen, Charles HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Now Sheba Sings the Song
      This book consists of one long poem and dozens of sketches of African-American women. It is a sensuous book that celebrates the sexuality, the history, and the strength of Black women.
      Author: Angelou, Maya

    Poem of Her Own, A
      A chronological collection of poems written by 25 American women poets from 1678 to the present. Brief biographies of each poet are included. An excellent essay by the editor describes the barriers and difficulties overcome by American women poets.
      Author: Clinton, Catherine, ed. HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading

    Rosie the Riveter
      This carefully researched book tells the story of the millions of women who worked in factories during WW II, how they got there, and how they were persuaded to return home after the war was over. The volume is illustrated with archival photographs and c
      Author: Colman, Penny HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Ruby's Wish
      The author tells the story of her Chinese grandmother, Ruby, who yearned for learning and the opportunity to attend the university, which was against custom.
      Author: Bridges, Shirin Yim

    Secret Life of Bees, The
      Fourteen-year-old Lily and Rosaleen, the black servant who has look after her since her mother died 10 years earlier, run from Lily's abusive father and the brutality and racism of the police. Against the historical events of 1964 in South Carolina, they
      Author: Kidd, Sue Monk

    Separate Battle, A: Women and the Civil War
      This must-have addition to a Civil War collection weaves together stories of slave women, abolitionists, women's rights leaders, and famous and not-so-famous women to offer a look at women's experiences during the Civil War. Diaries and letters are frequ
      Author: Chang, Ina HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Shooting for the Moon
      This beautifully illustrated biography of Annie Mozee, known to the world as the sharpshooter, Annie Oakley, describes her impoverished childhood as well as her career as a performer.
      Author: Krensky, Stephen

    Speak
      This compelling story recounts Melinda's freshman year in high school. She is an outcast because she called the police to an end-of-the-summer party. Her reasons for doing this and her gradual emotional acceptance and psychological healing are the focus o
      Author: Anderson, Laurie

    Step Toward Heaven, A
      When Young Ju emigrates with her immediate family to America from Korea, she misses her grandparents. As she grows older, she finds a refuge from her father's physical abuse in school achievement. The author mimics the style of narration with the age of
      Author: Na, An

    Tea With Milk
      May (the author's mother) is learning American ways when her family moves back to Japan. When her parents hire a matchmaker to find her a husband, May moves to Osaka, begins a career, and finds her own happiness.
      Author: Say, Allen

    Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving
      After years of lobbying, Sarah Hale, an editor and writer, won the battle to have Thanksgiving declared a national holiday. Back matter includes historical and biographical information. Adults may find the tone of voice and some illustrations childish a
      Author: Anderson, Laurie Halse HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Voice from the Wilderness, A
      Four-year-old Anna Howard Shaw arrived in the U.S in 1851, lived as a pioneer in Michigan, became a teacher, a minister, a doctor, and worked for women's right to vote before her death in 1919.
      Author: Brown, Don HSE Descriptors: social studies

    With Courage and Cloth
      This story of women's suffrage in the U.S. concentrates on the early 20th century, although previous activities serve as a context. Illustrated with archival photos from the time,the book includes a chronology, bibliography, profiles, and other sources.
      Author: Bausum, Ann HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Woman for President, A: The Story of Victoria Woodhull
      Victoria Woodhull, a little-know women's rights activist, overcame many obstacles to become a financial adviser, a newspaper publisher, and an Equal Rights Party candidate for President--in 1872. Check out the end papers and the web site for the Woodhull
      Author: Krull, Kathleen HSE Descriptors: social studies


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