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Patricia's vision : the doctor who saved sight [People Who Shaped Our World]by Lord, Michelle 

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Publication Date: 01/07/2020

BTSB #: 587188 Available

Dewey: 617.7092/BAges: 6-8   
AR: 4.4 LG Lexile: 710

Subjects: Bath, Patricia,|d1942-2019 Ophthalmologists - Biography Women inventors - Biography African American women - Biography Eye - Surgery Lasers in surgery - History


Summary: Born in 1940s Harlem, Patricia Bath dreamed of being a doctor--even though that wasn't a career option for most women. This biography follows Dr. Bath in her quest to become an ophthalmologist and restore sight to the blind. When everyone else had given up hope, she invented a specialized laser for removing cataracts, becoming the first African American woman doctor to receive a medical patent.


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Queen of physics : how Wu Chien Shiung helped unlock the secrets of the atom [People Who Shaped Our World]by Robeson, Teresa 

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Publication Date: 09/17/2019

BTSB #: 759090 Available

Dewey: 530.092/BAges: 5-9   
AR: 5.4 LG Lexile: 960 F&P: S

Subjects: Wu, C. S.|q(Chien-shiung),|d1912-1997 Nuclear physicists - United States - Biography Women physicists - Biography Chinese Americans - Biography


Summary: When Wu Chien Shiung was born in China 100 years ago, girls did not attend school. But her parents named their daughter "Courageous Hero" and encouraged her love of science. This biography follows Wu as she battles sexism at home and racism in the United States of America to become what Newsweek magazine called the "Queen of Physics" for her work on how atoms split.


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Song for Gwendolyn Brooks [People Who Shaped Our World]by Duncan, Alice Faye 

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Publication Date: 01/01/2019

BTSB #: 295184 Available

Dewey: 811/BAges: 6-9   
AR: 3.6 LG Lexile: 660

Subjects: Brooks, Gwendolyn,|d1917-2000 African American poets


Summary: Through her own beautiful poetry, tells the story of Gwendolyn Brooks, the first Black author to win the Pulitzer Prize.


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