women social reformers

A biography of Malala Yousafzai, a Muslim teenage girl from Pakistan, who advocates for education of women and children, and whom the Taliban attempted to assassinate on October 9, 2012.

A fictional account of the life of nineteenth-century social reformer Dorothea Dix.

Presents the biography of nineteenth-century feminist and women's rights activist Jane Addams and chronicles her privileged childhood and education in rural Illinois and her work to improve the lives of urban immigrants.

Briefly profiles the life of Susan B. Anthony and discusses her fight for civil rights and women's suffrage.

Looks as the life of Malala Yousafzai, a young Pakistani woman who was shot by the Taliban for sharing her views about education for and the unfair treatment of girls and women and won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Dorothy Day is no saint. She lived hard, made mistakes, endured the consequences. But the unquenchable fire burning within her could not be contained. Dorothy wanted to make a difference. This is the true story of the "American Mother Teresa.".

A look at the life and times of Victoria Woodhull and Tennie Claflin, two sisters whose radical views on sex, love, politics, and business threatened the white male power structure of the nineteenth century and shocked the world.

Draws on personal letters to chronicle the life of Jewish-American writer, feminist, and Zionist Emma Lazarus.

Describes the life and work of the woman whose work to help the poor in Chicago and around the world won her the Nobel Peace Prize.