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• Louisa Learns to Write

  Louisa May Alcott Creates Little Women

  Hannigan, Kate,

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  Through persistence and hard work, Louisa May Alcott goes from a little girl writing in her “Imagination Book” to the world-renowned author of Little Women.

• Change Is in the Air

  the Hidden Discoveries of Eunice Newton Foote, the First Climate Scientist

  Donnelly, Rebecca,

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  A visionary scientist, suffragist, and mother, Eunice conducted a groundbreaking experiment that uncovered the first clues about global warming.

• Writing Toward Justice

  the Life and Reporting of Alice A. Dunnigan

  Thomas, Peggy, 1960-

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  Meet Alice Dunnigan, a pioneering Black journalist who spoke truth to power and earned the respect of President Harry S. Truman.

• Rock Star

  How Ursula Marvin Mapped Moon Rocks and Meteorites

  Wallace, Sandra Neil,

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  Geologist Ursula Marvin (1921–2018) appears as an icon of determination in this extended account of the subject’s expedition to Antarctica.

• At Last She Stood

  How Joey Guerrero Spied, Survived, and Fought for Freedom

  Kelly, Erin Entrada,

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  At Last She Stood shares the story of World War II guerrilla fighter and leprosy advocate Josefina “Joey” Guerrero,

• Girls to the Front

  40 Asian American Women Who Blazed a Trail

  Mata, Nina, 1981-

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  "Learn about forty Asian American women who have changed the course of history! From the big stage to the US Navy, from laboratories to the boardroom, from the Olympics to the pages in books, these girls and women lead every line."--Back cover.

• Through the Telescope

  Mae Jemison Dreams of Space

  Smith, Charles R., Jr., 1969-

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  Explore the wonders of the universe in this mesmerizing ode to trailblazing astronaut Mae Jemison.

• Ablaze

  the Story of America's First Female Smokejumper

  Lawson, Jessica, 1980-

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  A lyrical and empowering biography on Deanne Shulman, America’s first female smokejumper.

• Imogen

  the Life and Work of Imogen Cunningham

  Partridge, Elizabeth,

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  The life of iconic photographer Imogen Cunningham is brought vividly to life.

• Pedal, Balance, Steer

  Annie Londonderry, the First Woman to Cycle Around the World

  Kirkfield, Vivian,

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  Annie Londonderry proves women can do anything they set their minds to, even cycle around the world.

• The Bridges Yuri Built

  Williams, Kai Naima,

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  From Yuri's incarceration in a Japanese-American concentration camp during World War II to her participation in movements organizing for better schools in Harlem to her close friendship with Malcolm X, Yuri never wavered in her belief in the power…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cactus Queen

  Minerva Hoyt Establishes Joshua Tree National Park

  Alexander, Lori,

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  How did the Joshua Tree National Park in California come to be? Meet Minerva Hamilton Hoyt, an artist, activist, and environmentalist, whose determination saved the desert and helped to create the park.

• Skybound!

  Starring Mary Myers as Carlotta, Daredavil Aeronaut and Scientist

  Ganz-Schmitt, Sue,

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  Take to the skies with Mary Myers, aka “Carlotta,” an aeronaut and inventor whose careful scientific work improved balloons and our understanding of flight, weather patterns, and the atmosphere.

• The Brilliant Calculator

  How Mathematician Edith Clarke Helped Electrify America

  Lower, Jan,

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  Hidden Figures meets Rosie Revere, Engineer in this book about Edith Clarke, the innovator who solved an electrical mystery and built the first graphing calculator from paper!