Presents an introduction to the life of Laura Bush, a former Texas librarian and teacher who, as the wife of George W. Bush, became first lady in 2001.
A biography of Pocahontas, the daughter of a Native American chief, discussing her attempts to help English settlers get along with her people, her capture by the English, her marriage to John Rolfe, and her death in England.
Profiles Wilma Rudolph, who overcame polio to become a runner, the first American woman to win three Olympic gold medals, and the founder of a group that helps poor children to do better in school and learn sports.
A brief biography of the record-breaking soccer player who helped the United States win a gold medal in soccer in the 1996 Olympics and the Women's World Cup in 1999.
A biography of Cleopatra, who became queen of Egypt at the age of eighteen and maintained power over her kingdom through her alliances with Julius Caesar and Marc Antony.
A retelling of the day Jackie Mitchell, a seventeen-year-old female professional baseball player, struck out the New York Yankees best hitters, Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, in an exhibition game in 1931.
