First biographies

A brief biography of the Alabama black woman whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus helped establish the civil rights movement.

Simple text and photographs introduce the life of the Italian explorer who is credited with discovering America.

Examines the life of Abigail Adams and explores her influence on women's rights movements during the eighteenth century.

Describes the life and work of Florence Nightingale, the nineteenth-century English woman considered to be the founder of modern nursing.

A simple biography of the man who, after escaping slavery, became an orator, writer, and leader in the anti-slavery movement in the nineteenth century.

Simple text and photographs present the life of first lady Dolley Madison.

Examines the early life of Benjamin Franklin, discusses his many inventions and projects, and looks at his role in the American Revolution.

Presents an introduction to Betsy Ross, discusses her childhood, marriage, and life as a seamstress in colonial America, and examines the legend of how she sewed the first American flag at the request of George Washington.