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Set of 11-
American Women
Who Was?
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PUBLISHED BY:
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FORMAT: 11
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DESCRIPTION:
Set of 11
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Book 1:
Who Was Amelia
Earhart?
Amelia Earhart
was a woman of
many "firsts."
In 1932, she
became the first
woman to fly
solo across the
Atlantic Ocean.
In 1935, she
also became the
first woman to
fly across the
Pacific. From
her early years
to her
mysterious 1937
disappearance
while attempting
a flight around
the world,
readers will
find Amelia
Earhart's life a
fascinating
story.
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Book 2: Who
Was Annie
Oakley?
You want girl
power? Meet Annie
Oakley! Born in
1860, she became
one of the
best-loved and
most famous women
of her generation.
She amazed
audiences all over
the world with her
sharpshooting,
horse-riding,
action-packed
performances. In
an age when most
women stayed home,
she traveled the
world and forged a
new image for
American women.
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Book 3:
Who Was Clara
Barton?
Clarissa "Clara"
Barton was a shy
girl who grew up
to become a
teacher, nurse,
and
humanitarian.
At a time when
few women worked
outside the
home, she became
the first woman
to hold a
government job,
as a patent
clerk in
Washington, DC.
In 1864, she was
appointed "lady
in charge" of
the hospitals at
the front lines
of the Union
Army, where she
became known as
the "Angel of
the
Battlefield."
Clara Barton
built a career
helping
others.
She went on to
found the
American Red
Cross, one of
her greatest
accomplishments,
and one of the
most recognized
organizations in
the world.
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Book 4:
Who Is Dolly
Parton?
Born in a little
cabin in
Tennessee, Dolly
Parton always
dreamed big, and
she was right to!
She wrote her
first song at age
five and became a
country music star
by the time she
was in her early
twenties. Of
course, her
success didn't
stop there. Dolly
Parton is also an
actress, author,
businesswoman, and
philanthropist
whose "Imagination
Library" reading
initiative reaches
children
throughout the US,
Canada, and the
UK. There is
simply no one like
Dolly Parton!
Book 5:
Helen Keller?
At age two,
Helen Keller
became deaf and
blind. She lived
in a world of
silence and
darkness and she
spent the rest of
her life
struggling to
break through it.
But with the help
of teacher Annie
Sullivan, Helen
learned to read,
write, and do many
amazing things.
This inspiring
illustrated
biography is
perfect for young
middle-grade
readers.
Book 6: Who
Was Laura
Ingalls Wilder?
Laura Ingalls
Wilder's Little
House books, based
on her own
childhood and
later life, are
still beloved
classics almost a
century after she
began writing
them. Now young
readers will see
just how similar
Laura's true-life
story was to her
books. Born in
1867 in the "Big
Woods" in
Wisconsin, Laura
experienced both
the hardship and
the adventure of
living on the
frontier.
Book 7: Who
Was Maya
Angelou?
Born
in
Missouri
in 1928, Maya
Angelou had a
difficult
childhood. Jim
Crow laws
segregated
blacks and
whites in the
South. Her
family life was
unstable at
times. But much
like her poem,
"Still I Rise,"
Angelou was able
to lift herself
out of her
situation and
flourish. She
moved to
California and
became the first
black—and first
female—streetcar
operator before
following her
interest in
dance. She
became a
professional
performer in her
twenties and
toured the U.S.
and Europe as an
opera star and
calypso dancer.
But Angelou's
writing became
her defining
talent. Her
poems and books,
including I Know
Why the Caged
Bird Sings,
brought her
international
acclaim.
Book 8:
Who Was Rachel
Carson?
Though she
grew up in rural
Pennsylvania,
Rachel Carson
dreamed of the
sea. In 1936 she
began work with
the Bureau of
Fisheries and soon
after published
Under the Sea
Wind, her first of
many nature books.
Her 1962
bestseller, Silent
Spring, sent
shockwaves through
the country and
warned of the
dangers of DDT and
other pesticides.
A pioneering
environmentalist,
Rachel Carson
helped awaken the
global
consciousness for
conservation and
preservation.
Book 9: Who
Was Susan B.
Anthony?
Susan B.
Anthony may be an
international icon
but her campaign
for women's rights
had personal
roots. Working as
a school teacher
in New York,
Anthony refused to
settle for less
pay than her male
colleagues which
ignited her
lifelong devotion
to women's
equality. Anthony
toured the United
States and Europe
giving speeches
and publishing
articles as one of
the most important
advocates of
women's rights.
Book 10: Who
Was Julia Child?
Born in
California in
1912, Julia Child
enlisted in the
Army and met her
future husband,
Paul, during World
War II. She
discovered her
love of French
food while
stationed in Paris
and enrolled in Le
Cordon Bleu
cooking school
after her service.
Child knew that
Americans would
love French food
as much as she
did, so she wrote
Mastering the Art
of French Cooking
in 1961. The book
was a success and
the public wanted
more. America fell
in love with Julia
Child. Her TV
show, The French
Chef, premiered in
1963 and brought
the bubbling and
lovable chef into
millions of homes.
Book
11:
Who Was
Lucille Ball
Much like
her hit TV
show, I Love
Lucy,
Americans in
the 1950s fell
in love with
Lucy. Born in
New York in
1911, Lucille
Ball was
always a
natural
performer. She
danced in the
chorus of
Broadway shows
and acted in
small parts in
Hollywood
movies. But
Ball's true
gift was
comedy. She
found a way to
showcase her
gifts in 1951
when CBS gave
her the chance
to star in a
sitcom. She
based the show
on her life
and called it
I Love Lucy.
Over sixty
years later,
it is still
one of the
most loved
television
shows of all
time. Lucille
Ball became
the first
woman to run a
major
television
studio,
Desilu, and
her comedic
genius has
kept people
laughing for
generations.
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