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Provides an overview of the history of African-American women engaged in social activism; features alphabetically-arranged profiles of individuals and organizations that have contributed to the areas of civil rights, feminism, labor and community organization, and social welfare; and includes photographs, and a chronology of events.

An introduction to the life of the woman born into slavery who became a well-known abolitionist and crusader for the rights of African-Americans in the United States.

Details the inspiration for and history of Emma Lazarus' sonnet which is inscribed on the Statue of Liberty's plaque.

Examines the actions of individuals who did the right thing by breaking the rules, including a brother and sister who distributed antigovernment pamphlets in Nazi Germany, the man who helped develop but also spoke out against the nuclear bomb in Cold War Russia, and others.

Surveys the life of Sojourner Truth, an escaped slave who became a famous civil rights advocate. Presented in English and Spanish.

Tells the story of Sojourner Truth, discussing her childhood as a slave, and looking at her work to secure the rights of all women after she gained her freedom.

Presents a biography of Sojourner Truth, an African-American freed slave, preacher, abolitionist, and activist, and contains information on her life as slave in New York, her journey to freedom in 1827, and her efforts for civil rights through her death in 1883.

Presents a brief biography of Malala Yousafzai, including her childhood, what she has done after surviving the Taliban attack, and why she thinks education should be available for all children everywhere.

Presents a brief biography of Susan B. Anthony, in simple text with illustrations, chronicling the life of the woman who campaigned for equal rights for women during her long life.

Tells the story of Sojourner Truth, discussing her childhood as a slave, and looking at her work to secure the rights of all women after she gained her freedom; and includes a timeline.