Women who dare

Explores the role of women in the civil rights movements, highlighting the accomplishments of selected women, and includes quotations and photographs.

Examines the life of pioneering anthropologist Margaret Mead, discussing her youth and schooling, her studies at Barnard College, her first visit to Samoa in 1925, and her fieldwork techniques. Includes historical photographs.

Explores the role of women in the Civil War, highlighting the accomplishments of selected women, and includes quotations and photographs.

Examines the lives and activities of two dozen women who defied social expectations in many different ways, including early-nineteenth-century educator Emma Willard, women's rights activist Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and publisher and civil rights advocate Ida B. Wells.

Explores the role of women in the suffrage movement, highlighting the accomplishments of selected women, and includes quotations and photographs.