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Fearless women : courageous females who refused to be denied

Call Number

  • 920.72 R465 TEEN (CEN)

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Edition

First edition for the United States and Canada.

Publication Information

Hauppauge, NY : Barron's Educational Series, 2017.

Physical Description

64 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Summary

Profiles thirty-six women who fought for freedom, and forged new paths to help change society, including such notables as Rosa Parka, Malala Yousafzai, Jane Goodall, Maya Angelou, and Amelia Earhart.

Contents

  • Rosa Parks
  • Emmeline Pankhurst
  • Malala Yousafzai
  • Amelia Earhart
  • Florence Nightingale
  • Marie Curie
  • Michelle Bachelet
  • Panmela Castro
  • Jamie Brewer
  • Margaret Thatcher
  • Billie Jean King
  • Virginia McKenna
  • Winnie Mandela
  • Maya Angelou
  • Grace Darling
  • Benazir Bhutto
  • Marie Stopes
  • Sister Rosetta Tharpe
  • Jane Addams
  • Madeleine Albright
  • Valentina Tereshkova
  • The Maharani of Jhansi
  • Kathrine Switzer
  • Fatuma Noor
  • Leymah Gbowee
  • Jane Goodall
  • Coco Chanel
  • Harriet Chalmers Adams
  • More fearless women.

Added Authors

Paul Calver

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