women

Profiles ten women from different times and fields of endeavor whose lives are meant to serve as role models, including Pocahontas, Harriet Tubman, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, Emily Dickinson, Mary Cassatt, Helen Keller, Eleanor Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, and Margaret Mead.

Discusses the characteristics of good stunt performers and looks at the experiences of Jan Davis, a professional stunt woman.

Examines the life and work of the strong-willed American woman who studied in Paris and became a noted contributor to the Impressionist movement.

Includes brief sketches of prominent American women and discusses the contribution of women throughout United States history emphasizing their struggles for equality.

The life story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to become a Supreme Court Justice in U.S. history.

Describes the life of Michelle Obama, discussing her childhood in Chicago, education, career as a lawyer, marriage to Barack, and relationship with her children.

Short biographies of 100 women who are considered to be the most influential in history including social reformers, women's rights activists, scientists, educators, labor leaders, artists, performers, and sports figures.

Celebrates the contributions of women to the history of the United States, looking at their progress in the areas of politics, sports, education, entertainment, the media, in the workplace, and in the home.

Examines the challenges women have faced in their attempts to pursue careers in science and engineering, looking at views of women's intellectual abilities, discussing the education of women from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century, describing the rising involvement of women in the field in the 1900s and the obstacles they encountered, and including profiles of three women who did not get the recognition they deserved.