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1) ada lovelace cracks the code

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2) alicia alonso takes the stage

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3) Anne Frank: her life in words and pictures from the archives of the Anne Frank House

Author

Metselaar, Menno

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Photos of the famous diary, school pictures, and the rooms in which she lived with her family while hiding from the Nazis for two years are compiled in this moving biography about the short life and enduring spirit of this young girl and talented writer.

4) Bessie Coleman: first black woman pilot

Author

Plantz, Connie

Series

African-American biographies

5) A black woman did that

Author

Adero, Malaika

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A Black Woman Did That spotlights vibrant, inspiring black women whose accomplishments have changed the world for the better. A Black Woman Did That is a celebration of strong, resilient, innovative, and inspiring women of color. With a vibrant mixture of photography, illustration, biography, and storytelling, author Malaika Adero will spotlight well-known historical figures and women who are pushing boundaries today--including Ida B. Wells, Madam...

6) Bold & brave: ten heroes who won women the right to vote

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Gillibrand, Kirsten

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Colorful illustrations accompany brief profiles of ten women who were integral to the success of the women's suffrage movement that got women the right to vote in the United States, including Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Harriet Tubman, and Ida B. Wells.

7) Born curious: 20 girls who grew up to be awesome scientists

Author

Freeman, Martha

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"A collection of biographies of twenty groundbreaking women scientists who were curious kids and grew up to make incredible discoveries." --

8) Changing the equation: 50+ US Black women in STEM

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Bolden, Tonya

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"Award-winning author Tonya Bolden explores the black women who have changed the world of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) in America. Including groundbreaking computer scientists, doctors, inventors, physicists, pharmacists, mathematicians, aviators, and many more, this book celebrates over 50 women who have shattered the glass ceiling, defied racial discrimination, and pioneered in their fields. In these profiles, young readers...

9) A computer called Katherine: how Katherine Johnson helped put America on the moon

Author

Slade, Suzanne

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Biography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson. Shares the story of the pioneering African American mathematician, Katherine Johnson, who helped calculate America's first manned flight into space, its first manned orbit of Earth, and the world's first trip to the moon.

10) Cuentos de buenas noches para niñas rebeldes: 100 historias de mujeres extraordinarias

Author

Favilli, Elena

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"Cuentos de buenas noches para niñas rebeldes reinventa los cuentos de hadas. Elizabeth I, Coco Chanel, Marie Curie, Frida Kahlo, Serena Williams y otras mujeres extraordinarias narran la aventura de su vida, inspirando a niñas --y no tan niñas-- a soñar en grande y alcanzar sus sueños; además, cuenta con las magníficas ilustraciones de sesenta mujeres artistas de todos los rincones del planeta"--Back cover.

11) The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes: The Story of Dr. Patricia Bath: Amazing Scientists Series, Book 2

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Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Selection
NSTA Best STEM Books for K-12 Selection
A Mighty Girl Book of the Year

If you like to think big, but some say you're too small, or they say you're too young or too slow or too tall... Meet Dr. Bath—the scientist who never lost sight of her dreams!
As a girl coming of age during the Civil Rights...

12) Dolly Parton

Author

Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel

Series

Little people, big dreams

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In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Dolly Parton, the singer-songwriter and businesswoman.
Little Dolly grew up in Tennessee in a family 'as poor as dirt'. She started performing at an early age, singing on local radio and television. After graduating high school, she moved to Nashville to pursue her singing dreams. Her managers wanted her to...

13) Dr. Wangari Maathai Plants a Forest

Author

Rebel Girls

Series

Rebel girls (Chapter books) volume 5

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From the world of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls comes a historical novel based on the life of Dr. Wangari Maathai, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist and environmentalist from Kenya.
Wangari lives in the lush, green, land of rural Kenya where the soil is perfect for planting, the trees tower into the sky, and the streams are full of mysterious creatures. All day, she plays beneath her favorite fig tree, and at night she gathers around...

14) Ella Fitzgerald: the tale of a vocal virtuosa

Author

Pinkney, Andrea Davis

Series

She Persisted

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A brief recounting of the career of this jazz musician in the voice of "Scat Cat Monroe."

15) Frida Kahlo

Author

Sánchez Vegara, Ma Isabel

Series

Little people, big dreams

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A brief illustrated biography of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo.

16) Frida Kahlo: the revolutionary painter!

Author

Buckley, James

Series

Show me history!

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"This . . . biography of . . . Mexican painter Frida Kahlo uses a graphic novel format to tell the true story of the woman who led an artistic revolution. After an accident at age 18 dashed her dream of attending medical school and becoming a doctor, Frida Kahlo turned to painting as a form of therapy. Over the next few years, she developed an introspective and surrealist style that soon became a sensation in the art world. By incorporating aspects...

17) Girls research!: amazing tales of female scientists

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Examines the lives and discoveries of famous female scientists, such as Marie Curie and radioactivity, or Rosalind Franklin and her photographs that helped in the discovery of DNA.

18) 100 Real-Life Tales of Black Girl Magic

Author

Workneh, Lilly

Series

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls

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A PARENTS' FAVORITE PRODUCTS TILLYWIG AWARD WINNER 2022
The fourth installment in the New York Times bestselling Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series, featuring 100 barrier-breaking Black women and girls who showcase the spirit of Black Girl Magic.
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Real-Life Tales of Black Girl Magic, edited by award-winning journalist Lilly Workneh with a foreword by #BlackGirlMagic originator CaShawn Thompson, is...

19) Good night stories for rebel girls: 2

Author

Cavallo, Francesca

Series

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls volume 2

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While still inspiring rebel girls of the world to dream bigger, aim higher, and fight harder, this sequel is bigger than each of us, bigger than our individual hopes, and certainly bigger than our fears.

20) Harriet Tubman

Author

Edison, Erin

Series

Pebble. Great women in history

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Simple text offers a biography of Harriet Tubman, discussing her life as a slave and her work with the Underground Railroad. Features photographs, a timeline, a glossary, and further resources.