women

"Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as--human computers--used pencils, slide rules, and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space. This book brings to life the stories of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, four African-American women who lived through the civil rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the movement for gender equality, and whose work forever changed the face of NASA and the country"--Amazon.

"An unhappy girl who engages in self-harm, a high schooler ostracized by her classmates, and an old woman looking to live out her twilight years in peace--these three different people have something common. That's what grade schooler Nanoka Koyanagi is trying to find out. Assigned by her teacher to define what 'happiness' means to her, Nanoka tries to find her place in the world by exploring her relationships with these three strangers, and through them, comes to know herself"--Anime News Network website.

This true story of the first Black girl to play Marie in the New York City Ballet's version of The Nutcracker follows Charlotte Nebres, who loves dancing as much as Christmas, as she practices long hours and finds the strength to keep going with the help of her Trinidadian and Filipino families.

"Ursa possesses a very special gift. She can travel through memory and revisit her past. After she flees her hometown for the counterculture glory of 1950s California, the intoxicating potential of her unique ability eventually draws a group of women into her orbit and into a ramshackle Victorian mansion in the woods outside Santa Cruz. But Ursa's powers come with a cost"--Provided by the publisher.

From folk art to photography, architecture to painting, sculpture to music, female Cuban artists have long gone unnoticed on a global scale. This poetry collection highlights the lives and legacies of eight Cuban women who have redefined art in their communities.

"A graphic novel collection of girl-centered fantasy stories, based on Indonesian traditional tales"--Provided by publisher.

"This . . . picture book . . . takes young readers along on Sydney's journey--through the joyous ups as well as the crushing downs--and tells the story of how through it all, she kept dancing"--Provided by publisher.

"This collection features 25 stories of . . . women in music--women who have moved hearts and minds with their lyrics, uplifted other musicians, and gotten people to jump, dance, and sing along with their music"--OCLC.

A biography covering the life and career of country and pop musician Taylor Swift.

A biography covering the life and career of pop music star Lady Gaga.