Brief biographies of seven women who have been highly successful in various fields of entertainment: Lily Tomlin, Diana Ross, Malvina Reynolds, Cicely Tyson, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Valerie Harper, and Judy Collins.
Explores the life and legend of sharpshooter Annie Oakley. Examines the apparent contradictions in the life of the star of the Wild West Show, who lived her entire life east of the Mississippi, opposed women's suffrage, and was a Quaker.
Presents brief profiles of women who have been successful in the entertainment field, from Gracie Allen and Marian Anderson to Twyla Tharp and Anna May Wong.
Profiles the life of Annie Oakley, discussing her childhood, love of hunting, performances in the Wild West show, marriage, and later years. Includes over one hundred photographs and illustrations, definition boxes, sidebars, and a time line.
Tells the life story of sharpshooter Annie Oakley, that chronicles her childhood in Ohio, her rise to fame in Wild West shows, her world travels as a performer, and her later years.
Tangie, Skye, Eden, Trey, C.J., Izzy, and Regina--all aspiring stars--endure the ups and downs of a new semester at New York City's Louis B. Armstrong school of performing arts.
Presents critical essays on Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" and includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by critic Harold Bloom.
