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Rachael Ray: Food Entrepreneur (Women of Achievement Ser.)
By Dennis Abrams. 2009
Profiles the Food Network star Rachael Ray (b. 1968), the thirty-minute cook who never went to culinary school. Discusses the…
way her high energy level, perseverance, and love for food led to a successful career. Also covers her personal life and marriage to musician John Cusimano. For grades 5-8. 2009Miriam "Ma" Ferguson: first woman governor of Texas (Stars of Texas Ser. #3)
By Judy Alter, Patrick Messersmith. 2006
Miriam Ferguson was a quiet, private person who preferred to stay home in her big house in Temple, Texas, and…
take care of her husband, raise her two daughters, and tend to her flower garden. But in 1924 she was elected governor of Texas, the first woman governor elected in the United States. Her husband, Jim Ferguson, served two terms as governor, but during his second term he was impeached, which meant he could not run again for public office. So Miriam agreed to run to clear his name and restore the family's honor. For grades 3-6Ann Richards: "a woman's place is in the dome" (Stars of Texas Ser. #6)
By April D. Stumpff, Patrick Messersmith. 2008
Ann Richards was one of the best-known and beloved governors in Texas history, the only woman to be elected to…
that office on her own merits. But she was also a controversial figure, having been elected after admitting to struggling with alcoholism and divorce, and being a Democrat in a Republican state. For grades 3-6Fighting for equality: a life of May Wright Sewall
By Ray E. Boomhower. 2007
Written by award-winning author and historian Ray E. Boomhower, Fighting for Equality: A Life of May Wright Sewall, a biography…
aimed at young readers, showcases Sewall's important contributions to the history of Indianapolis, Indiana, the United States, and the world. A woman who had the "organizing touch," Sewall helped to establish such Indianapolis institutions as the Girls' Classical School, the Indianapolis Woman's Club, the Contemporary Club, the Art Association of Indianapolis (today known as the Indianapolis Museum of Art), and the Indianapolis Propylaeum. For junior and senior high readersNurse, soldier, spy: the story of Sarah Edmonds, a Civil War hero
By Marissa Moss, John Hendrix. 2011
The true story of Sarah Emma Edmonds, who at age nineteen disguised herself as a man in order to fight…
in the Civil War. She took the name Frank Thompson and joined a Michigan army regiment to battle the Confederacy. Sarah excelled as a soldier and nurse on the battlefield. Because of her heroism, she was asked to become a spy. For grades 4-7. 2011Great girls in Michigan history (Great Lakes Books Ser.)
By Patricia Majher. 2015
Highlighting 20 girls from Michigan's past who did amazing things before they turned 20, Majher's subjects include aviator Nancy Harkness…
Love, pioneer Anna Howard Shaw, escaped slave Dorothy Butler, professional baseball player Marilyn Jenkins, union leader Myra Komaroff (Wolfgang), Native American writer Jane Johnston Schoolcraft, former First Lady Betty Bloomer Ford, Motown star Diana Ross, tennis champion Serena Williams and others. For junior and senior high readers. A 2016 Michigan Notable book. 2015.Ruth Law: the queen of the air (Goldminds Time Traveller Ser. #2)
By Billie Holladay Skelley. 2016
Jean Jennings Bartik: computer pioneer (Notable Missourians)
By Kim D. Todd. 2015
At a time when many people thought women could not work in technical fields like science and mathematics, Jean Bartik…
became one of the world's first computer programmers. For grades 4-7Ella Ewing: the Missouri giantess (Notable Missourians)
By Jason Offutt. 2016
At eight feet, 4 inches tall, Ella Kate Ewing was the tallest woman in the world while she lived. She…
grew up on a Missouri farm, but because of her height became famous, traveling far and wide as a circus performer. For grades 4-7Luella Agnes Owen: going where no lady had gone before (Goldminds Time Traveler series #1)
By Billie Holladay Skelley. 2015
Luella Agnes Owen was a female pioneer in the study of caves. Luella had to overcome many obstacles to reach…
her goal of becoming a scientist, she became one of the world’s leading authorities on caves at a time when such a career was unusual for a woman. For grades 3-6Dr. Kate: angel on snowshoes (Badger Biographies Ser.)
By Rebecca Hogue Wojahn, Rebecca Wojahn. 2009
Biography of the life of Kate Pelham, describing her success of building a hospital in Northern Wisconsin with the help…
from the Million Penny Paraders. Part of the Badger Biographies Series. For grades 4-7Olive Boone: frontier woman (Notable Missourians)
By John Hare, Greta Russell. 2014
Olive Boone lived in Missouri in the early 1800s. Her husband, Nathan, was often away on hunting and trading trips,…
leaving her to maintain the family farm and raise their fourteen children alone. She helped her family survive and prosper on the dangerous American frontier. For grades 4-7Marie Meyer Fower: barnstormer (Notable Missourians)
By Christine Montgomery. 2015
When Marie Meyer got her pilot's license in 1921, she was one of the first women in Missouri to qualify…
to fly an airplane. But Marie was not just a pilot, she was a barnstormer and wing-walker. For grades 4-7The daring Nellie Bly: America's star reporter
By Bonnie Christensen. 2003
Introduces the life of Nellie Bly who, as a "stunt reporter" for the New York World newspaper in the late…
1800s, championed women's rights and traveled around the world faster than anyone ever had. For grades 2-4The V-word: true stories about first-time sex
By Amber J. Keyser. 2016
An honest and poignant collection of essays by women about losing their virginity in their teens.The V-Word captures the complexity…
of this important life-decision and reflects diverse real-world experiences. Includes helpful resources for parents and teens. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong languageJessie Benton Frémont, Missouri's trailblazer: Missouri's Trailblazer (Missouri Heritage Readers Ser. #1)
By Ilene Stone, Suzanna M. Grenz. 2005
A biography of Missouri native, Jessie Benton Fremont, daughter of Senator Thomas Hart Benton and wife of army explorer and…
first Republican Party nominee John Charles Fremont, that describes her childhood, family, marriage, and life as a writer and firm opponent of slaveryInto the spotlight: four Missouri women (Missouri Heritage Readers Ser. #1)
By Margot Ford McMillen, Heather Roberson. 2004
Profiles the lives and achievements of four women who played important roles in the history of Missouri, including Sacred Sun…
a Native American woman of the Osage tribe; Emily Jane Newell Blair, who worked to secure voting rights for women; African-American performer Josephine Baker, and First Lady Bess Wallace TrumanThree little words: a memoir
By Ashley Rhodes-Courter. 2008
Ashley Rhodes-Courter spent nine years of her life in fourteen different foster homes. As her mother spirals out of control,…
she is left clinging to an unpredictable, dissolving relationship, all the while getting pulled deeper and deeper into the foster care system. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. For high school and adult readersTemple Grandin: how the girl who loved cows embraced autism and changed the world
By Temple Grandin, Sy Montgomery. 2012
An authorized portrait about Grandin's life with autism and her groundbreaking work as a scientist and designer of cruelty-free livestock…
facilities describes how she overcame key disabilities through education and the support of her mother. For grades 5-8Called to courage: four women in Missouri history (Missouri Heritage Readers Ser. #1)
By Margot Ford McMillen, Heather Roberson. 2002
Profiles the lives and achievements of four women who played important roles in the history of Missouri, including Native American…
Ignon Quaconisen, pioneer Olive Boone, African-American Martha Jane Chisley, and businesswoman Nell Donnelly