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Summary: The A Girl Named series tells the stories of how ordinary American girls grew up to be extraordinary American women. It took a lot of determination, courage, and confidence to become the first woman to be nominated for president by a major political party. A Girl Named Hillary tells of the defining moments that made up her childhood and adolescence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR PURPLE PALAlexander, Heather
Summary: Introduces the former first lady, senator, and secretary of state while describing how she became a role model for women as a lawyer, a staunch supporter of important political and social causes, and the first woman to run as the Democratic candidate forpresident.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CLICorey, Shana
Summary: "Michelle Obama is a lawyer, a former First Lady of the United States, and someone who fights for the rights of kids like YOU."--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR RED CORKelley, True.
Summary: "This biography tells the story of Abigail Adams and her role in America's Revolutionary War period"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BASKET ADAMSBrill, Marlene Targ.
Summary: A biography of Michelle Obama, the first African American First Lady of the United States.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Co. 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 OBATaylor-Butler, Christine
Summary: As the first African American first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama has had a big role to fill. Readers will follow Obamas journey from her childhood in Chicago to her work as a lawyer and her achievements in the White House. They will also learn how she helped with her husbands political career and helped him win presidential elections in 2008 and 2012.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an Imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 OBASummary: Profiles the life of Abigail Adams, John Adams' wife, focusing on her experiences during the American Revolution and how her role in Adams' presidency would set the standard for future first ladies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Collins 2009
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB ADAMS ORRObama, Michelle
Summary: "This volume for young people is an honest and fascinating account of Michelle Obama's life led by example. She shares her views on how all young people can help themselves as well as help others, no matter their status in life. She asks readers to realize that no one is perfect, and that the process of becoming is what matters, as finding yourself is ever evolving. In telling her story with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 OBABader, Bonnie
Summary: "Through this engaging Who Was? biography, kids will discover the woman behind the sunglasses. Private and bookish, Jackie Kennedy found herself thrust into the world spotlight as the young and glamorous wife of the President John F. Kennedy. As First Lady she restored the once neglected rooms of the White House to their former glory, and through her charm and elegance became a style icon whose...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KENStine, Megan.
Summary: Presents the life and accomplishments of the First Lady of the United States, from her childhood in Chicago and her career as a lawyer to her marriage to Barack Obama and her initiatives in the White House.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 OBACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BASKET OBAMABober, Natalie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 1998
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 973.4 BOBRappaport, Doreen.
Summary: A brief account of the life and accomplishments of Eleanor Roosevelt.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney/Hyperion Books 2009
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: J 921 ROOPastan, Amy.
Summary: Profiles and photographs reveal the impact that the presidents' wives had on the suffrage movement, prohibition, civil rights, equality, and war and peace.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 PASRosenstock, Barb
Summary: Presents the life of the former first lady, describing how she defied historical conventions by asking questions, marrying against expectations, volunteering during the Revolutionary War, and representing the new nation as the president's wife.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ADACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB ADAMS ROSOachs, Emily Rose
Summary: Offers readers an inside look into the life of Melania Trump and her plans to influence the nation as First Lady. Learn all about her journey to become First Lady and her mission to champion youth. Additional features include a Fast Facts spread, critical thinking questions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, a phonetic glossary, an index, an author introduction, and sources...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 TRUAppelt, Kathi
Summary: A biography of Lady Bird Johnson who, as the wife of President Lyndon Johnson, reminded citizens about the importance of conserving natural resources and promoted the beautification of cities and highways by planting wildflowers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollinsPublishers 2005
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB JOH APPHarris, Duchess
Summary: Eleanor Roosevelt is well known for her time as First Lady of the United States, but she also made important contributions to women's rights before, during, and after her husband's presidency. Eleanor Roosevelt Champions Women's Rights examines her efforts from multiple perspectives, including those of Roosevelt herself, her husband, Franklin, and later feminist activists.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, An Imprint of Abdo Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J973.917 HARDoak, Robin S. (Robin Santos)
Summary: A biography on Eleanor Roosevelt, describing how she changed the role of the first lady through her active and outspoken participation in American politics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heinemann Library 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ROOPastan, Amy.
Summary: Profiles and photographs reveal the impact that the presidents' wives had on the suffrage movement, prohibition, civil rights, equality, and war and peace.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Oversized, Call number: J 973.09 PASBrown, Don.
Summary: Dolley was a farm girl who became a fine first lady when she married James Madison. She wore beautiful dresses, decorated her home, and threw lavish parties. Everyone talked about Dolley, and everyone loved her, too. Then war arrived at her doorstep, and Dolley had to meet challenges greater than she'd ever known. So Dolley did one thing she thought might make a difference: she saved George...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2007
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB Madison BrownFeinberg, Barbara Silberdick.
Summary: Presents a biography of the wife of the thirty-third president of the United States, a woman who preferred the privacy of family life to the public role of First Lady.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 1998
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB TRUMAN FEISherrow, Victoria.
Summary: A biography of the lawyer, activist, and First Lady of the United States.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dillon Press 1993
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB CLINTON SHEYoussef, Jagger
Summary: "First Lady Abigail Adams is an honored figure in U.S. history. Her correspondence offers historical primary sources, helping us understand what it was like to be a woman, a mother, and an American in the early days of the United States. This fascinating and accessible biography of Adams's life uses her own words to reflect the wit, intelligence, and opinions of this early advocate for women's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2023