Biography & Autobiography - Women
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The Six — Young Readers Edition: The Untold Story of America’s First Women Astronauts
$19.99 Add to cartThe extraordinary true story of America’s first female astronauts hailed as “suspenseful, meticulously observed, enlightening” by Margot Lee Shetterly, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hidden F… [more below]
- Author: Grush, Loren
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 11 2025
- ISBN10: 1534497048
- Language: English
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Revolutionary Mary: The True Story of One Woman, the Declaration of Independence, and America’s Fight for Freedom
$18.99 Add to cartA bold picture book biography about Mary Katharine Goddard, the only woman whose name is printed on the Declaration of Independence, by award-winning authors Karen Blumenthal and Jen McCartney, and il
- Author: Blumenthal, Karen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: February 18 2025
- ISBN10: 1626723117
- Language: English
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The ABCs of Women’s History
$18.99 Add to cartFrom the New York Times bestselling creative team behind The ABCs of Black History comes a statement-making follow-up that celebrates women, their history, and their future by centering the diversity … [more below]
- Series: The ABCs of History
- Author: Cortez, Rio
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: January 14 2025
- ISBN10: 1523523298
- Language: English
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Yasmeen Lari, Green Architect: The True Story of Pakistan’s First Woman Architect
$19.99 Add to cartA poignant eco-biography about Pakistan’s first female architect and humanitarian, Yasmeen Lari, who invented sustainable and affordable housing amid natural disaster, featuring back matter with photo
- Author: Abbas, Marzieh
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 22 2024
- ISBN10: 0063285150
- Language: English
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Kamala Raised Her Hand
$14.99 Add to cartA picture book celebration of United States Vice President Kamala Harris–the first female, Black, and South Asian American person to be vice president of the US–from her childhood to her historic ru… [more below]
- Author: Mirchandani, Raakhee
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 29 2024
- ISBN10: 0316587737
- Language: English
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Julia Child: A Little Golden Book Biography
$5.99 Add to cartDream big with a Little Golden Book biography about Julia Child, the chef and cookbook author who introduced Americans to the art of French cooking. It’s the perfect introduction to nonfiction for you… [more below]
- Series: Little Golden Book
- Author: Allen, Kari
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: November 05 2024
- ISBN10: 0593703340
- Language: English
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Martha Stewart: A Little Golden Book Biography
$5.99 Add to cartDream big with a Little Golden Book biography about Martha Stewart–America’s first woman billionaire who built her own home goods and multimedia business. Little Golden Book biographies are the perfe… [more below]
- Series: Little Golden Book
- Author: Katschke, Judy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: November 05 2024
- ISBN10: 059371024X
- Language: English
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Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai
$19.99 Read moreWangari Maathai, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize and founder of the Green Belt Movement, grew up in the highlands of Kenya, where fig trees cloaked the hills, fish filled the streams, and the peo
- Series: Frances Foster Books
- Author: Nivola, Claire A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0374399182
- Language: English
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The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne
$19.99 Read more“A powerful story.” —The Horn Book
“A worthy addition to children’s biography collections.” —Booklist “A solid treatment of an important but little-known figure, and it may prompt kids to think abou- Author: Cline-Ransome, Lesa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: January 14 2020
- ISBN10: 148146289X
- Language: English
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Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World
$11.99 Add to cartWhen Temple Grandin was born, her parents knew she was different. Years later she was diagnosed with autism. Temple’s doctor recommended institutionalizing her, but her mother believed in her. Temple
- Author: Montgomery, Sy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 07 2014
- ISBN10: 0544339096
- Language: English
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All about Madam C. J. Walker
$7.99 Read moreMadam C. J. Walker was a self-made millionaire who was beloved within her community for her philanthropy, and respected as a first rate business person. She was America’s first female self-made millio… [more below]
- Series: All about
- Author: Bundles, A’Lelia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: January 01 2018
- ISBN10: 1681570939
- Language: English
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Revolutionary Prudence Wright: Leading the Minute Women in the Fight for Independence
$19.99 Add to cartHere is the first-ever picture book about female Revolutionary War activist Prudence Wright, who rallied the first and only group of “minute women” to fight the British, changing history in the proces… [more below]
- Author: Anderson, Beth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: February 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1644720574
- Language: English
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Rebel Girls Climate Warriors: 25 Tales of Women Who Protect the Earth
$8.99 Read moreA COMMON SENSE SELECTION (Common Sense Media)
With fairytale-like stories about Greta Thunberg, Autumn Peltier, and Rachel Carson, Rebel Girls Climate Warriors: 25 Tales of Environmental Allies spotli- Series: Rebel Girls Minis
- Author: Rebel Girls
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: March 29 2022
- ISBN10: 195342421X
- Language: English
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Fly, Girl, Fly!: Shaesta Waiz Soars Around the World
$19.99 Read more“You must believe in yourself and allow your dreams to soar.” –Shaesta Waiz
Shaesta Waiz, a refugee from Afghanistan, dreamed of doing great things. But first she had to leave a refugee camp with her
- Author: Pimm, Nancy Roe
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 22 2020
- ISBN10: 1506464688
- Language: English
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Rebel Girls Dream Big Box Set
$35.00 Read moreFrom the creators of the New York Times best-selling series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, the Rebel Girls Dream Big Box Set includes 5 empowering paperbacks full of tales about extraordinary wom… [more below]
- Series: Rebel Girls Minis
- Author: Rebel Girls
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 18 2022
- ISBN10: 1953424368
- Language: English
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The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq
$17.99 Add to cart*ALA Notable Children’s book 2006 *
Celebrated author-illustrator Jeanette Winter weaves a hopeful tale of one woman’s courageous book rescue. In the Spring of 2003, Alia Muhammad Baker was the city- Author: Winter, Jeanette
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2005
- ISBN10: 0152054456
- Language: English
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Los Superhéroes Están En Todas Partes
$17.99 Read moreAntes de que Kamala Harris se convirtiera en abogada, senadora y vicepresidenta de Estados Unidos, fue una ni a a la que le encantaban los superh roes. Y cuando los buscaba a su alrededor, se sorpren… [more below]
- Author: Harris, Kamala
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: May 07 2019
- ISBN10: 0593113322
- Language: Spanish
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When Grandma Gatewood Took a Hike
$17.95 Read moreIt took her two tries, but in 1955, sixty-seven-year-old Emma “Grandma” Gatewood became the first woman to solo hike the entire length of the Appalachian Trail in one thru-hike. Gatewood, who left an … [more below]
- Author: Houts, Michelle
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 15 2016
- ISBN10: 0821422359
- Language: English
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DK Life Stories Marie Curie
$6.99 Read moreExplore the inspirational tale of this Nobel prize laureate, Marie Curie.
Learn about the fascinating life of Marie Curie, one of the world’s most celebrated women scientists who changed the course of … [more below]- Series: DK Life Stories
- Author: Walker, Nell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: March 15 2022
- ISBN10: 0744027624
- Language: English
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Ella Persistió Temple Grandin / She Persisted: Temple Grandin
$9.95 Read moreInspirado en el bestseller #1 del New York Times Ella persistió de Chelsea Clinton y Alexandra Boiger, llega ahora esta serie en Chapter Books sobre mujeres que sobresalieron, lucharon y se levantaro… [more below]
- Series: Ella Persistio
- Author: Miller-Lachmann, Lyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 88
- Publish Date: October 18 2022
- ISBN10: 1644736365
- Language: Spanish
