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The story of Fatima al-Fihri, a trailblazing woman who founded the oldest existing and continually operating university in the world.
"Fatima al-Fihri loved to learn. She wanted to know everything, like how birds flew, why the sky was blue, and how flowers grew. But more than anything, she wanted a school for all, where anyone could study and become whatever they wanted, like teachers, scientists, and doctors. As she grew older, Fatima carried her...
3) Lucille Ball
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"This Little Golden Book about Lucille Ball--television star, comedian, producer, and the first woman to own a major studio--is a celebration of a true trailblazer!"--
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IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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"Almost 100 years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat, Sojourner Truth was mistreated by a streetcar conductor. She took him to court--and won! Before she was Sojourner Truth, she was known simply as Belle. Born a slave in New York sometime around 1797, she was later sold and separated from her family. Even after she escaped from slavery, she knew her work was not yet done. She changed her name and traveled, inspiring everyone she met...
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"Meet 25 inspiring women in the world of gaming and the metaverse. Read about how they've created innovative technology, designed the video games you play, and broken barriers whenever their industry put up walls. Dive into gamer communities with popular streamers like Imane Anys, better known as Pokimane. Learn to lead with Aya Kyogoku, who directed several Animal Crossing games. Design digital clothing with Roblox creators like cSapphire. And compete...
7) Sacagawea
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IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
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"Sacagawea is a well-known Native American because of her role as a guide and interpreter during the Lewis and Clark Expedition. But much of her life is unknown. In this volume, readers explore the history of Sacagawea and the Lemhi Shoshone people, learning how she and her tribe were changed by Europeans arriving on their land. Readers also learn about Sacagawea's influence on United States history through achievable language and details, as well...
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"The moving memoir of a girl coming of age as an immigrant in America who finds her calling as a scientist at the forefront of the AI/ Machine Learning revolution. Fei-Fei Li is known to the world as the creator of ImageNet, a key catalyst of modern artificial intelligence (AI). But her career in science was improbable from the start. Moving from China's middle class to American poverty, her family navigated the hardships of immigrant life while struggling...
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"Life, like a poem, is a series of choices." In her memoir You Could Make This Place Beautiful, poet Maggie Smith explores the disintegration of her marriage and her renewed commitment to herself in lyrical vignettes that shine, hard and clear as jewels. The book begins with one woman's personal, particular heartbreak, but its circles widen into a reckoning with contemporary womanhood, traditional gender roles, and the power dynamics that persist...
10) Wildflower
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"This extraordinary memoir of struggle and perseverance offers new ways of envisioning economic equality for everyone-from a leading activist and fashion pioneer. Aurora James's story is not a "success story." Or at least, it shouldn't be told that way. Having dropped out of high school, struggled with body image, and dabbled in street racing, her eventual arrest might have been her rock bottom. But as a visionary and optimist, that experience became...
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"Growing up as a Black girl in America, Deborah Mouton felt alienated from the stories she learned in class. She yearned for stories she felt connected to--true ones of course--but also fables and mythologies that could help explain both the world and her place in it. What she encountered was almost always written by white writers who prospered in a time when human beings were treated as chattel, such as the Greek and Roman myths, which felt as dusty...
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"En sus memorias para adultos más vendidas del New York Times, la periodista María Hinojosa, ganadora del Premio Pulitzer, exploró la historia de la inmigración en los Estados Unidos a través de la lente de su propia historia de vida. Ahora Hinojosa ha escrito un libro completamente nuevo para lectores jóvenes que entrelaza lo no contado Narrativa de su juventud con sus perspectivas sobre cómo la próxima generación puede dar forma a la América...
14) Sojourner Truth
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"Born into slavery in 1797, Sojourner Truth escaped to freedom with her baby daughter by 1826. For the rest of her life, this extraordinary woman continued to fight for rights for black people, women, and other disenfranchised populations. This in-depth account explores Truth's fascinating life as an abolitionist leader. Photographs bring the information to life and sidebars add dimension to the main text. A timeline highlights key moments in Truth's...
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