McLoone, Margo

This is a brief biography of the woman who escaped life as a slave and then rescued hundreds of other slaves as a conductor in the underground railroad.

A brief biography of the man who escaped life as a slave in 1838 and became a great anti-slavery orator and advisor to President Abraham Lincoln.

Presents brief biographies of five women who risked their lives to travel around the world for adventure and to achieve career goals.

Discusses the lives and accomplishments of five twentieth-century women who traveled and explored the oceans of the world, some of whom also studied marine life.

Summarizes the lives and accomplishments of five women who were early pioneers in aviation.

A brief biography of the African-American scientist who overcame tremendous hardship to make unusual and important discoveries in the field of agriculture.

A brief biography of the man who was born a slave and worked in salt mines as a youth but went on to become a national leader for the education of African-Americans and founder of Tuskegee Institute.

Follows the career of the African-American woman who spent her life educating and working to earn basic human rights for her people.

A brief biography of the abolitionist and women's rights activist who spent twenty-eight years of her life as a slave.

A brief biography of the woman who escaped life as a slave and then rescued hundreds of other slaves as a conductor in the underground railroad.