A biography of Mary Jemison, the daughter of Irish immigrants who arrived in America in 1743, was captured by a Shawnee war party at the age of twelve, and was subsequently given to the Seneca tribe with whom she chose to remain the rest of her life.
Presents a biography of the the eighteenth century woman who arrived in America as a slave and became an internationally famous poet and the first African-American to publish a book.
A biography of a Quaker man from North Carolina whose fearless work on the Underground Railroad in Indiana and Ohio helped thousands of men and women escape the cruelty of slavery.
Examines the life and achievements of nineteenth-century French scientist Louis Pasteur, discussing the great curiosity that led to his discoveries in the field of medicine.
A biography of a determined woman, who was born in Tennessee, educated in Ohio, and lived in Washington, D.C., where she worked to gain equal rights for herself and other African-Americans.
A biography of the African-American farmer and self-taught mathematician, astronomer, and surveyor for the new capital city of the United States in 1791, who also calculated a successful almanac notable for its preciseness.
Presents a biography of Sarah Winnemucca, Northern Paiute Indian, writer and spokesperson for her tribe, providing information on her childhood, her work as a champion for Native peoples, and her achievements.
A biography of the woman who risked her success in the male-dominated literary world of nineteenth-century America to become a passionate advocate for the abolition of slavery.
