Sherman, Jill
Summary: "Discover 25 women who were trailblazers in science, technology, architecture, engineering, and more. Learn about some of the women who defied expectations and introduced the world to new ideas and creations big and small"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Compass Point Books, a Capstone imprint 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J920 SHEStanborough, Rebecca
Summary: Discover 25 women who shattered the glass ceiling, each in their own way. In politics, government, the business world, and more, these women show us that ambition, perserverance, and hard work go a long way.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Compass Point Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J920 STAMattern, Joanne
Summary: "Over the years, many women have made contributions to soccer. Mia Hamm gained international attention in the 1990s and many talented athletes soon followed, including Sun Wen, Marta, Megan Rapinoe, and Crystal Dunn. Learn more about each woman's struggles and successes, and find out what makes them trailblazers"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norwood House Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.334 MATGibson, Karen Bush.
Summary: When Valentina Tereshkova blasted off aboard Vostok 6 on June 16, 1963, she became the first woman to rocket into space. It would be 19 years before another woman got a chance--cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya in 1982--followed by American astronaut Sally Ride a year later. By breaking the stratospheric ceiling, these women forged a path for many female astronauts, cosmonauts, and mission...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press, Incorporated 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 GIBBerne, Emma Carlson
Summary: "Discover 25 women whose disabilities did not stand in the way of their great achievements. Each woman profiled in this collection faced the challenge of a disability while pursuing excellence in her field, including the arts, sciences, sports, and politics"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Compass Point Books, a Capstone imprint 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J920 BERStanborough, Rebecca
Summary: "Discover 25 women who challenged the stereotypes of what it means to play like a girl. These women worked to even the playing field and stepped up to score points for women all around the world"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Compass Point Books, a Capstone imprint 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J920 STAIgnotofsky, Rachel
Summary: "Illustrated profiles of fifty pioneering female athletes, from the author of the New York Times bestseller Women in Science. A charmingly illustrated and inspiring book, Women in Sports highlights the achievements and stories of fifty notable women athletes--from well-known figures like tennis player Billie Jean King and gymnast Simone Biles, to lesser-known athletes like skateboarding pioneer...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.092 IGNSherman, Jill
Summary: Discover 25 women who challenged the status quo and fought for what they believed in. From all corners of the world, these women show us that barriers are meant to be broken and obstacles can be overcome. Learn about some of the fierce women who persevered in the face of adversity to fight for what they thought was right.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Compass Point Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J920 SHEWorsley, Lucy
Summary: "Why did Agatha Christie spend her career pretending that she was "just" an ordinary housewife, when clearly she wasn't? Her life is fascinating for its mysteries and its passions and, as Lucy Worsley says, "She was thrillingly, scintillatingly modern." She went surfing in Hawaii, she loved fast cars, and she was intrigued by the new science of psychology, which helped her through devastating...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Crime 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHRISTIE, AGATHA WORCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B CHRISTIE WORAtwood, Kathryn J.
Summary: Readers are introduced to courageous women and girls who risked their lives through their involvement in the conflict in Vietnam. These women served in dangerous roles as medics, journalists, resisters, and revolutionaries. Through their varied experiences and perspectives, young readers gain insight into the many facets of this tragic and complex conflict.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 920 ATWFought, Leigh
Summary: "In his extensive writings--editorials, speeches, autobiographies--Frederick Douglass revealed little about the private side of his life. His famous autobiographies were very much in the service of presenting and advocating for himself. But Douglass had a very complicated array of relationships with women: white and black, wives and lovers, mistresses-owners, and sisters and daughters. And this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.8 FOUTurk, Katherine
Summary: In the summer of 1966, crammed into a D.C. hotel suite, twenty-eight women devised a revolutionary plan. Betty Friedan, the well-known author of The Feminine Mystique, and Pauli Murray, a lawyer at the front lines of the civil rights movement, had called this renegade meeting from attendees at the annual conference of state women's commissions. Fed up with waiting for government action and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.42 TURIgnotofsky, Rachel
Summary: A collection of artworks inspired by the lives and achievements of fifty famous women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, from the ancient world to the present, profiles each notable individual. Full of art, this collection also contains infographics about relevant topics such as lab equipment, rates of women currently working in STEM fields, and an illustrated scientific...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 920 IGNCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: J People IgnotofskyCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: J920 IGNCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 920 IGNConkling, Winifred
Summary: A collection of more than 80 profiles about the brave women in the US military.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 355 CONCampbell, Olivia
Summary: "In the early 1800s, women were dying in large numbers from treatable diseases because they avoided receiving medical care. Examinations performed by male doctors were often demeaning and even painful. In addition, women faced stigma from illness--a diagnosis could greatly limit their ability to find husbands, jobs or be received in polite society. Motivated by personal loss and frustration...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Park Row 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 CAMLassieur, Allison
Summary: "From the fearless to the feared, discover 25 women who dared. Dared to conquer their dreams, win wars, discover sights unseen, and more. Readers will learn about bold women who were determined to achieve something great in the face of adversity"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Compass Point Books a capstone imprint 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J920 LASStanborough, Rebecca
Summary: "Discover 25 women who designed their own futures. From dancers to musicians to artists, these women drew from their imaginations and dreamed of the impossible."--Amazon.com
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Publisher / Publication Date: Compass Point Books, a Capstone imprint 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J920 STAMoorehead, Caroline
Summary: "Edda Mussolini was the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini's oldest and favorite child. At 19, she was married to Count Galleazzo Ciano, Il Duce's Minister for Foreign Affairs during the 1930s, the most turbulent decade in Italy's fascist history. In the years preceding World War II, Edda ruled over Italy's aristocratic families and the cultured and middle classes while selling Fascism on the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B MUSSOLINI MOOIgnotofsky, Rachel
Summary: "New York Times bestseller Rachel Ignotofsky's Women in Art comes to the youngest readers in board format!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Randonm House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2021
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE IGNWilson, Libby
Summary: "Talks about the history and sexism of the sport cycling. It goes from the invention of bikes to present day, mentioning trailblazing women athletes in cycling"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norwood House Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.6 WILDoeden, Matt
Summary: "Over the years, many women have made contributions to tennis. In the early 1900s, Suzanne Lenglen dominated women's tennis and many talented athletes soon followed, including Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova, Serena Williams, and Naomi Osaka. Learn more about each woman's struggles and successes, and find out what makes them trailblazers"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norwood House Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.342 DOEAdler, Laure.
Summary: A selection of sixty powerfully seductive women, from Biblical times to the present day, featuring mythical and real heroines. The most memorable stories throughout history feature a powerful, seductive woman who has an irresistible hold over the man in her life. The alluring Cleopatra, like Helen of Troy, inspired lovers to the battlefield in a brave display of loyalty. Eve and Pandora...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flammarion 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 704 ADLLawrence, Blythe
Summary: "Over the years, many women have made contributions to gymnastics. Nadia Comăneci stunned the world at the 1976 Olympics and many talented athletes soon followed, including Svetlana Khorkina, Gabrielle Douglas, Simone Biles, and Sunisa Lee. Learn more about each woman's struggles and successes, and find out what makes them trailblazers"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norwood House Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.44 LAWFord, Jeanne Marie
Summary: "Over the years, many women have made contributions to surfing. Margo Oberg was the world's first female professional surfer, but she wasn't the last. Other athletes, including Lisa Andersen, Layne Beachley, Stephanie Gilmore, and Carissa Moore have made their marks on the sport too. Learn more about each woman's struggles and successes, and find out what makes them trailblazers."--Provided by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norwood House Press 2023