women

A biography of Susan B. Anthony, who spent her life tirelessly working so that women would have rights equal to men's in the United States.

A biography of the African American woman who spent her life educating and working to earn basic human rights for her people.

Describes the work of the early women homesteaders and presents brief biographies of several women prominent in Western history, including Sacajawea, Annie Oakley, and Narcissa Whitman.

A biography of the popular and dynamic wife of our fourth President, James Madison.

Features the childhood biography of Althea Gibson, the first black tennis player to ever compete in what is now known as the U.S. Open, and in the Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, England.

A brief account of the life of the Indian princess who befriended Captain John Smith and the English settlers of Jamestown.

A biography of the First Lady who, among her other achievements, managed to save many state papers and a portrait of George Washington from the invading British who burned the White House in 1814.

A biography of suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton from her childhood, to her fight for the end of slavery, to her death 18 years before women were granted the right to vote.

Tells the story of Vinnie Ream, an aspiring artist living in Washington D.C. during the Civil War, who gained a reputation as a sculptor and succeeded in persuading President Abraham Lincoln to sit for her--an honor that led to her winning a government commission to create a statue of Lincoln after his assassination.

Describes how Mattie Knight developed her first invention, a stop-motion device to make looms safer for workers.