time project-women & minorities

A biography of the eighteenth-century African-American who taught himself mathematics and astronomy and helped survey what would become Washington, D.C.

Illustrations and simple text provide young readers with a brief introduction to the life and accomplishments of Sacagawea.

Profiles the life and times of Sacagawea, with an emphasis on her journey taken with the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

A biography of the fourth First Lady, who had tremendous influence on the social and political life of early America.

Brief biographies of wives, sisters, daughters, nieces, and other relatives of Presidents who have served as White House hostesses, from Martha Washington to Laura Bush.

Brief biographies and portraits of forty-two wives, sisters, daughters, nieces, and other relatives of Presidents who have served as White House hostesses, from Martha Washington to Barbara Bush.

Collection of biographies of the forty-three first ladies of the United States, discussing their achievements in the White House and beyond, with eleven essays highlighting women's issues throughout history.

Brief illustrated articles profile significant women in American history, including Abigail Adams, Molly Pitcher, and Nellie Bly.

A biography of the nineteenth-century Frenchman who, having been blinded himself at the age of three, went on to develop a system of raised dots on paper that enabled blind people to read and write.