Shetterly, Margot Lee
Summary: Before John Glenn orbited the Earth or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of professionals worked as "Human Computers," calculating the flight paths that would enable these historic achievements. Among these were a coterie of bright, talented African-American women. Segregated from their white counterparts by Jim Crow laws, these "colored computers," as they were known, used slide...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2016
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 920 LEEJones, Amy Robin
Summary: A biography of the African-American educator Mary McLeod Bethune, discussing her role in creating opportunities for African-Americans in education and government.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BETMochizuki, Ken
Summary: "A powerful biography of Michi Weglyn, the Japanese American fashion designer whose activism fueled a movement for recognition of and reparations for America's World War II concentration camps. The daughter of Japanese immigrants, Michi Nishiura Weglyn was confined in Arizona's Gila River concentration camp during World War II. She later became a costume designer for Broadway and worked as the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 WEGMenéndez, Juliet
Summary: "In this board book adaptation of Latinitas, young readers meet inspiring women from all over Latin America and across the United States. With gorgeous, hand-painted illustrations, Juliet Menéndez shines a spotlight on the power of childhood dreams.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company 2022
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD MENSarsour, Linda
Summary: "An inspiring and empowering young readers edition of We Are Not Here to be Bystanders, the memoir by Women's March coorganizer and activist Linda Sarsour.You can count on me, your Palestinian Muslim sister, to keep her voice loud, keep her feet on the streets, and keep my head held high because I am not afraid. On January 17, 2017, Linda Sarsour stood in the National Mall to deliver a speech...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Salaam Reads, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, 2022
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 SARSorell, Traci
Summary: The descendant of Cherokee ancestors who had been forced to walk the Trail of Tears, Wilma Mankiller experienced her own forced removal from the land she grew up on as a child. As she got older and learned more about the injustices her people had faced, she dedicated her life to instilling pride in Native heritage and reclaiming Native rights. She went on to become the first woman Principal...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2022
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MANBolden, Tonya
Summary: "A biography of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to the House of Representatives and the first Black woman to run for president with a major political party"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2022
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CHIReynoso, Naibe
Summary: Brief biographies in rhyme of 11 notable Latinas.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Con Todo Press 2019
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 REY1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 920 REY
Rappaport, Doreen
Summary: "A biography of astronaut and former director of the Johnson Space Center Ellen Ochoa"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 OCHMartinson, Morgan
Summary: This title introduces readers to Suni Lee, providing exciting details about her life and her thrilling success at the Tokyo Olympics. It features informative fast facts, a timeline, and a glossary.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: SportsZone, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2022
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Meltzer, Brad
Summary: This volume of ordinary people change the world features Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina Supreme Court Justice. She is proof that with opportunity comes justice.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2018
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 SOTCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Bio I am SotomayorCharles, Tami
Summary: "Discover the incredible story of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who followed her childhood dream of becoming a lawyer and eventually became the first Black woman to sit on the US Supreme Court in this picture book biography."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 JACHeredia, David
Summary: "This book introduces preschoolers to 50 men and women of color who have changed the world."--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2020
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Hanlon, Luke
Summary: Examines the life and career of United States soccer star Alex Morgan.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: SportsZone, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2024
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB MORGAN HANConkling, Winifred
Summary: A collection of more than 80 profiles about the brave women in the US military.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 355 CONSpinale, Laura
Summary: An illustrated biography of nineteenth-century abolitionist Sojourner Truth, who was born into slavery and fought for the rights of African-Americans and women.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2022
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 TRUNorwich, Grace.
Summary: An introduction to the life of the civil rights heroine and suffrage activist describes how she repeatedly risked her life to save dozens of slaves and became an equal rights icon in post-Civil War.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2013
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 TUBLake, Theia
Summary: "Born into slavery in 1797, Sojourner Truth escaped to freedom with her baby daughter by 1826. For the rest of her life, this extraordinary woman continued to fight for rights for black people, women, and other disenfranchised populations. This in-depth account explores Truth's fascinating life as an abolitionist leader. Photographs bring the information to life and sidebars add dimension to...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 TRURau, Dana Meachen
Summary: "From 1939 to 2021, actress Betty White was one of the most beloved performers in the entertainment industry. She starred in fan-favorite television shows like The Golden Girls and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and also blockbuster movies like Toy Story 4 and The Proposal. Over her decades-long career, Betty White won Emmy awards, was named an honorary mayor of Hollywood, earned a star on the Walk...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WHIDenise, Anika
Summary: An inspiring biography of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from Pura Belpré Honor-winning creators Anika Aldamuy Denise and Loris Lora! In 2019, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez became the youngest congresswoman in America. How did this young Puertoriquena become an unstoppable force in politics? Find out in this accessible and engaging book for young readers. AOC's remarkable story begins in her...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 OCACopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 OCAHobkirk, Lori.
Summary: "Starting a successful business is not an easy task. It was even more difficult for a Black woman to accomplish this in the 1900s. Yet, this is what Madam C.J. Walker did"--Page 5.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WALRoland, James
Summary: "A former Democratic senator from California, in 2021 Kamala Harris became the first woman vice president, as well as the first Black vice president and the first vice president of South Asian descent. Over the years, Harris has impressed many people-including students, teachers, coworkers and political opponents-with her intelligence, toughness, and sense of humor. She is well known for her...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 HARBolden, Tonya
Summary: "Before there was Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Johnny Cash, there was Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The godmother of rock & roll started as a little girl from Arkansas with music in her air, in her hair, in her bones, wiggling her toes. With a big guitar in hand and a big voice in her soul, she grew into a rock & roll trailblazer in a time when women were rarely seen rocking out."--Front...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 THATodd, Traci N.
Summary: "When Jackie Ormes sees an opportunity, she takes it. She's a journalist, cartoonist, fashionista, philanthropist, and activist -- and she wants to use her artistry to bring joy and hope to Black people everywhere. But in post-World War II America, Black people are still being denied their civil rights, and Jackie has a dilemma: How can her art remain true to her signature Jackie joy, while...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2023