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Anne Frank

child of the Holocaust
A biography of the thirteen-year-old Jewish girl whose diary, published after her death in a Nazi concentration camp, made her famous all over the world.
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child of the Holocaust
1991
This is a biography of the thirteen-year-old Jewish girl whose diary, published after her death in a Nazi concentration camp, made her famous all over the world.

Mother Teresa

protector of the sick
1991
A biography of the nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity to work with the destitute and dying, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.

Nien Cheng

prisoner in China
1992
A biography of the Chinese woman who, arrested during the Chinese Cultural Revolution, spent more than six years in solitary confinement and, despite severe punishment, refused to indict herself as a traitor.

Princess Diana

royal ambassador
1993
Colorful photographs and text examine the private life and public image of Diana Spencer, who captured the attention of the world when she married Britain's Prince Charles in 1981.

Wilma Mankiller

chief of the Cherokee nation
1992
Discusses the life and career of the first female to be chief of the Cherokee Nation.

Benazir Bhutto

prime minister
1992
Examines the life of Pakistan's first woman prime minister against the background of the politics of her country.

Marian Wright Edelman

defender of children's rights
1992
A biography of the African-American lawyer and social reformer who is known for her work on behalf of children's rights.
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