Harris, Duchess

Summary: When black bus rider Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger in 1955, she helped ignite a civil rights struggle across the country. Examines this historic event from multiple perspectives, including those of Parks herself, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., and Parks's husband, Raymond.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Publishing 2018

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J323.092 HAR

Summary: Draws on interviews with three women who recount their experiences as child survivors of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazi death camp.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 1998

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5318 KIN

Amson-Bradshaw, Georgia

Summary: Presents the lives and accomplishments of eight women artists from around the world. Every story comes with an engaging activity that will nurture a child's own varied skills and inspire them to pursue a treasured goal or aspiration.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's Educational Series 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 709.2 AMS

Duden, Jane.

Summary: Looks at the life of Betsy Ross from her Quaker childhood to her role in the Revolutionary War and her days as an independent businesswoman, examining the legend of the Besty Ross Flag and explaining the importance of its legacy today.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bridgestone Books 2001

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ROS

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB ROSS DUD