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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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The story of Fatima al-Fihri, a trailblazing woman who founded the oldest existing and continually operating university in the world.
"Fatima al-Fihri loved to learn. She wanted to know everything, like how birds flew, why the sky was blue, and how flowers grew. But more than anything, she wanted a school for all, where anyone could study and become whatever they wanted, like teachers, scientists, and doctors. As she grew older, Fatima carried her...
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124 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 20 cm.
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English
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The author separates truth from legend, and offers some ideas on what eventually happened to the strong and fascinating woman known to history as Sacagawea--the native American who made it possible for Lewis and Clark to explore America's then-uncharted West.
28) Harriet Tubman
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32 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 23 cm.
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English
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Describes the early life and later accomplishments of Harriet Tubman, known for helping slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
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43 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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English
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"They're activists and explorers, scientists and writers and more. And they're all women: Cleopatra, Boudicca, Joan of Arc, Elizabeth I, Mary Wollstonecraft, Jane Austen, Florence Nightingale, Marie Curie, Eleanor Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, Frida Kahlo, Anne Frank, Wangari Maathai, Mae C. Jemison, Cathy Freeman, and Malala Yousafzai, to name just a few. Marcia Williams, through her lively comic-strip style and a clever combination of facts, quotes,...
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306 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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Roxane Gay addresses the experience of living in a body that she calls 'wildly undisciplined.' She casts an insightful and critical eye over her childhood, teens, and twenties -- including the devastating act of violence that was a turning point at age 12 -- and brings readers into the present and the realities, pains, and joys of her daily life. With candor, vulnerability, and authority, Roxane explores what it means to be overweight in a time when...
38) She caused a riot: 100 unknown women who built cities, sparked revolutions, & massively crushed it
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English
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Women's stories are often written as if they spent their entire time on Earth casting woeful but beautiful glances towards the horizon and sighing into the bitter wind at the thought of any conflict. Well, that's not how it f**king happened. When you hear about a woman who was 100% pure and good, you're probably missing the best chapters in her life's story. Maybe she slept around. Maybe she stole. Maybe she crashed planes. Maybe she got shot, or...
39) Sacagawea
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40 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
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Español
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Presents a brief biography of Sacagawea, in simple text with illustrations, relating the story of how the Shoshone Indian girl was kidnapped at age eleven by the Hidatsa, and her journey with Lewis and Clark, including speculations on her later life.
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