Ferris, Jeri

Presents a biography of Noah Webster, chronicling his adult life and outlining the events that led up to his creation of the first American English dictionary.

Traces the life of the Black woman orator who spoke out against slavery throughout New England and the Midwest.

A biography of the African-American farmer and self-taught mathematician, astronomer, and surveyor for the new capital city of the United States in 1791, who also calculated a successful almanac notable for its preciseness.

Recounts the life of Biddy Mason, a slave who found freedom in California in 1856, who practiced the philosophy of sharing as she nursed the sick, delivered babies, and started many philanthropic projects after becoming a wealthy landowner in Los Angeles.

The biography of an African American singer who faced discrimination and prejudice with grace and dignity and became the greatestcontralto of her time.

Describes the life of Mary Ann Shadd Cary, nineteenth-century educator, writer, newspaper editor, and civil rights worker who was the first African-American woman to enter law school or to publish a newspaper.

Chronicles the life and achievements of the nation's second First Lady and advocate for women's rights.

A biography of the African-American woman whose cruel experiences as a slave in the South led her to seek freedom in the North for herself and for others through the Underground Railroad.

A biography of the young Omaha Indian woman who became the first Native American woman to graduate from medical school.