The first private American citizen chosen to go on a space flight, Christa McAuliffe, lost her life when the Challenger exploded just after liftoff. Describes her special interest in the space program.
A biography of Elizabeth Dole, discussing her childhood in North Carolina, her elementary and college days, her political accomplishments, and her marriage to presidential candidate Bob Dole.
A biography of the African American woman who spent her childhood in slavery and later worked to help other slaves escape north to freedom through the Underground Railroad.
