Eleanor Roosevelt :A life of Discovery by Russell Freedman, Clarion Books, New York, 1993This is a good biography of one of the twentieth centuries most outstanding citizens.
Eleanor Roosevelt :A life of Discovery by Russell Freedman, Clarion Books, New York, 1993
This is a good biography of one of the twentieth centuries most outstanding citizens.
The Secret Soldier The Story of Deborah Sampson by Ann McGovern, Illustrated by Ann Grifalconi, Four Winds Press, New York, 1975
This true story is about a woman who enlists as a man in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Sally Ride Shooting for the Stars by Jane Hurwitz and Sue Hurwitz, A Fawcett Columbine book, New York, 1989
Sally Ride was an Astronaut for NASA. This tells about her life and her trip into space and back.
Grace Hopper Programming Pioneer by Nancy Whitelaw, Illustrated by Janet Hamlin, W. H. Freeman & Co., New York, 1995
Grace Hopper was one of the very first programmers and invented the famous COBOL programming language that is used even now on mainframe computers by business.
A Wordful Child by George Ella Lyon, Photographs by Ann W. Olson, Richard C. Owen Publishers, Inc., Katonah New York, 1996
This autobiography describes how the author became a writer because of her love of words.
Her Piano Sang: A Story About Clara Schumann by Barbara Allman, Illustrations by Shelly O. Haas, Carolrhoda Books, Inc, Minneapolis, 1997
This is a biography of Clara Schumann, a famed pianist of the 18th century who was also known for her romance and marriage to composer Robert Schumann.
The Moon and I by Betsy Byars, Julian Messner, New York, NY 1991
This is an autobigraphical memoir by the author of more than 30 books including Newbery Medal winner The Summer of Swans.
Clear the Cow Pasture, I'm Coming in for a Landing! A Story of Amelia Earhart by Robert Quackenbush, Simon & Schuster Inc., New York, 1990
Amelia Earhart was the first woman pilot to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. She disappeared while attempting to fly around the world.
Gail Devers: Overcoming the Odds by Bill Gutman & Gail Devers, Raintree Steck-Vaugn Publishers, Austin Texas, 1996
Gail Devers is a Gold Medal Winner at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.
Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales and True Tales by Virginia Hamilton, illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon, Blue Sky Press, New York, 1995
This is a prize winning collection of 19 stories originally told by African American women. The 3 final autobiographical stories provide accounts of events in African American history from slave times to the present.
Samantha Smith:A Journey for Peace by Anne Galicich, Dillon Press, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn., 1987
Samantha became famous as an 11 year old when she travelled to the Soviet Union to work for peace.
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