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222880
Before she was Harriet by Cline-Ransome, Lesa 

BTSB Prebound(Holiday House, 2019)


Publication Date: 11/15/2017

BTSB #: 222880 Available

Dewey: 973.7115/BAges: 5-8   
AR: 4.5 LG Lexile: NP

Subjects: Tubman, Harriet,|d1820?-1913 Slaves African Americans - Biography African American women - Biography Underground Railroad


Summary: Poetry that celebrates the diverse accomplishments of Harriet Tubman as revealed by her many names.


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Computer called Katherine : how Katherine Johnson helped put America on the moon by Slade, Suzanne 

BTSB Prebound(Little, Brown, 2019)


Publication Date: 03/12/2019

BTSB #: 823629 Available

Dewey: 510.92/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 4.3 LG Lexile: 760 F&P: Q

Subjects: Johnson, Katherine G United States.|bNational Aeronautics and Space Administration - Officials and employees - Biography African American women mathematicians - Biography Women mathematicians - United States - Biography Mathematicians - United States - Biography


Summary: The inspiring story of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, an African-American woman who made major contributions to the field of space exploration.


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718210
Girl running : Bobbi Gibb and the Boston Marathon by Pimentel, Annette Bay 

BTSB Prebound(Nancy Paulsen, 2018)


Publication Date: 02/06/2018

BTSB #: 718210 Available

Dewey: 796.42/BAges: 5-8   
AR: 3.7 LG RC: 2.3 3-5 Lexile: 580 AD

Subjects: Gibb, Roberta Louise,|d1942- Boston Marathon Women runners - Massachusetts - Biography


Summary: The inspiring story of Bobbi Gibb, the first girl to run the Boston Marathon in 1966.


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Harriet Tubman [She Persisted]by Pinkney, Andrea Davis 

BTSB Prebound(Philomel, 2021)


Publication Date: 01/05/2021

BTSB #: 719046 Available

Dewey: 326/BAges: 6-9   
AR: 5.8 LG Lexile: 930 NC F&P: R

Subjects: Tubman, Harriet,|d1820?-1913 Underground railroad Fugitive slaves African American women - Biography


Summary: Born enslaved, Harriet Tubman rose up to become one of the most successful, determined and well-known conductors of the Underground Railroad.


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636192
I am Billie Jean King [Ordinary people change the world]by Meltzer, Brad 

BTSB Prebound(Dial Books for Young Readers, 2019)


Publication Date: 02/05/2019

BTSB #: 636192 Available

Dewey: 796.342/BAges: 6-8   
RC: 3.2 3-5 Lexile: 560

Subjects: King, Billie Jean Women tennis players Tennis players


Summary: Billie Jean King is one of the greatest tennis players of all time. This biography tells the story of one of America's icons in a lively, conversational way.


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I am Frida Kahlo [Ordinary people change the world]by Meltzer, Brad 

BTSB Prebound(Dial Books for Young Readers, 2021)


Publication Date: 03/09/2021

BTSB #: 636216 Available

Dewey: 759.972/BAges: 5-8   
AR: 3.5 LG Lexile: 530 F&P: P

Subjects: Kahlo, Frida Painters - Mexico - Biography Surrealism Magic realism (Art) Women - Biography


Summary: This picture book biography follows Frida Kahlo's start as an artist and how she integrated her unique way of looking at the world into her art.


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080770
Ida B. Wells [Discovering History's Heroes]by Bailey, Diane 

BTSB Prebound(Aladdin, 2019)


Publication Date: 08/27/2019

BTSB #: 080770 Available

Dewey: 323.092/BAges: 7-10   
AR: 4.9 MG Lexile: 680 F&P: Z

Subjects: Wells-Barnett, Ida B.,|d1862-1931 African American women civil rights workers - Biography Civil rights workers - United States - Biography African American women educators - Biography African American women journalists - Biography African Americans - Civil rights - History African Americans - Social conditions|yTo 1964 Lynching - United States - History United States - Race relations


Summary: A biography of the African-American journalist and activist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s.


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Jump at the sun : the true life tale of unstoppable storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston by Williams, Alicia 

BTSB Prebound(Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2021)


Publication Date: 01/12/2021

BTSB #: 951057 Available

Dewey: 813/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 5.1 LG Lexile: 1030 AD

Subjects: Hurston, Zora Neale American novelists|y20th century - Biography African American novelists - Biography African American women - Southern States - Biography Folklorists - United States - Biography


Summary: Zora's mama always told her that if she wanted something, "to jump at de sun," because even though you might not land quite that high, at least you'd get off the ground. So Zora jumped from place to place, from the port of the general store where she listened to folktales, to Howard University, to Harlem. And everywhere she jumped, she shined sunlight on the tales most people hadn't been bothered to listen to until Zora.


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Kamala Harris : rooted in justice by Grimes, Nikki 

BTSB Prebound(Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2020)


Publication Date: 08/25/2020

BTSB #: 353892 Available

Dewey: 328.7309/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 5 LG Lexile: 890 AD

Subjects: Harris, Kamala,|d1964- United States.|bCongress.|bSenate - Biography Women legislators - United States - Biography Legislators - United States - Biography Women presidential candidates - United States - Biography Presidential candidates - United States - Biography


Summary: The first-ever picture book biography on Senator Kamala Harris.


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437692
Mamie on the mound : a woman in baseball's Negro leagues by Henderson, Leah 

BTSB Prebound(Capstone Editions, 2020)


Publication Date: 01/01/2020

BTSB #: 437692 Available

Dewey: 796.357/BAges: 6-8   
AR: 5.2 LG Lexile: 960

Subjects: Johnson, Mamie African American baseball players - Biography Women athletes - United States - Biography Negro leagues


Summary: Mamie "Peanut" Johnson had one dream: to play professional baseball. She was a talented player, but she wasn't welcome on the all-white Girls Pro Baseball League team due to the color of her skin. However, a greater opportunity came her way in 1953 when Johnson signed to play ball with the Negro Leagues' Indianapolis Clowns, becoming the only professional female pitcher to play on a men's team.


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533312
Only woman in the photo : Frances Perkins & her New Deal for America by Krull, Kathleen 

BTSB Prebound(Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2020)


Publication Date: 02/04/2020

BTSB #: 533312 Available

Dewey: 331.092/BAges: 5-8   
AR: 6.2 LG Lexile: 950 NC F&P: P

Subjects: Perkins, Frances,|d1880-1965 United States.|bDepartment of Labor - Officials and employees - Biography Women cabinet officers - United States - Biography Women social reformers - United States - Biography New Deal, 1933-1939 Cabinet officers - United States - Biography Social reformers - United States - Biography


Summary: Biography of Frances Perkins, the first female member of the presidential cabinet, and architect of much of the New Deal legislation as Secretary of Labor.


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587188
Patricia's vision : the doctor who saved sight [People Who Shaped Our World]by Lord, Michelle 

BTSB Prebound(Sterling Children's Books, 2020)


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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222909
Power of her pen : the story of groundbreaking journalist Ethel L. Payne by Cline-Ransome, Lesa 

BTSB Prebound(Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2020)


Publication Date: 01/14/2020

BTSB #: 222909 Available

Dewey: 70.92/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 5.9 LG Lexile: 1080 NC F&P: P

Subjects: Payne, Ethel L Journalists - United States - Biography African American women journalists - Biography


Summary: The inspiring story of Ethel Payne, a groundbreaking African American journalist known as the First Lady of the Black Press.


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Sally Ride [She Persisted]by Abawi, Atia 

BTSB Prebound(Philomel, 2021)


Publication Date: 03/02/2021

BTSB #: 040123 Available

Dewey: 629.45/BAges: 6-9   
AR: 6.7 LG Lexile: 1040 NC F&P: R

Subjects: Ride, Sally United States.|bNational Aeronautics and Space Administration - Biography Women astronauts - United States - Biography Astronauts - United States - Biography Women physicists - United States - Biography


Summary: As the first American woman in space, Sally Ride broke barriers and accomplished things she'd been told she wouldn't be able to do.


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288116
Secret engineer : how Emily Roebling built the Brooklyn Bridge by Dougherty, Rachel 

BTSB Prebound(Roaring Brook Press, 2019)


Publication Date: 02/15/2019

BTSB #: 288116 Available

Dewey: 624/BAges: 6-9   
AR: 5.5 LG RC: 7.5 3-5 Lexile: 960

Subjects: Roebling, Emily Warren,|d1843-1903 Women - Biography Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.)


Summary: A biography of Emily Roebling that weaves together engineering, feminism, and one of the most iconic landmarks in the world: the Brooklyn Bridge.


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205494
Shirley Chisholm is a verb! by Chambers, Veronica 

BTSB Prebound(Dial Books for Young Readers, 2020)


Publication Date: 07/28/2020

BTSB #: 205494 Available

Dewey: 328.73/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 5.1 LG F&P: R

Subjects: Chisholm, Shirley,|d1924-2005 - Biography United States.|bCongress.|bHouse - Biography African American women - Biography Legislators - United States - Biography Presidential candidates - United States - Biography Teachers - United States - Biography


Summary: A picture book biography celebrating the life and contributions of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman in Congress, who sought the Democratic nomination to be the president of the United States.


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258841
Virginia Apgar [She Persisted]by DasGupta, Sayantani 

BTSB Prebound(Philomel, 2021)


Publication Date: 04/06/2021

BTSB #: 258841 Available

Dewey: 617.9/BAges: 6-9   
Lexile: 1230 NC F&P: R

Subjects: Apgar, Virginia,|d1909-1974 Anesthesiologists - United States - Biography Women physicians - United States - Biography Physicians - United States - Biography


Summary: There weren't many women who tried to become doctors when Virginia Apgar went to medical school. Among her many accomplishments, she's best known for creating the Apgar test to check the health of newborn babies.


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What's the big deal about first ladies [What's the big deal about ...]by Shamir, Ruby 

BTSB Prebound(Philomel Books, 2017)


Publication Date: 01/03/2017

BTSB #: 863786 Available

Dewey: 352.2309/CAges: 7-9   
AR: 5.9 LG Lexile: 1120 AD

Subjects: Presidents' spouses


Summary: Fun, kid-friendly facts about America's First Ladies.


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