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She did it! : 21 women who changed the way we think

2018

Title:	She did it! : 21 women who changed the way we think / Emily Arnold McCully.
Author:	McCully, Emily Arnold, author.
Format:	Book
Edition:	First edition.
Publisher, Date:	Los Angeles : Disney Hyperion, 2018. ©2018
Description:	267 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary:	"Prepare to discover new heroes among these twenty-one women who challenged the status quo, championed others, and made their voices heard. From Jane Addams to Alice Waters, from groundbreaking artists and social justice advocates to scientific pioneers and business innovators, a strong thread of trailblazing women runs through American history. Written in compelling, accessible prose and vividly illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Emily Arnold McCully, this collection of inspiring and expertly researched profiles charts the bold paths these women forged in the twentieth century." -- Publisher annotation.
Subjects:	Tarbell, Ida M. (Ida Minerva), 1857-1944 -- Juvenile literature. Addams, Jane, 1860-1935 -- Juvenile literature. Walker, C. J., Madam, 1867-1919 -- Juvenile literature. Duncan, Isadora, 1877-1927 -- Juvenile literature. Sanger, Margaret, 1879-1966 -- Juvenile literature. Andrus, Ethel Percy -- Juvenile literature. Lange, Dorothea -- Juvenile literature. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys -- Juvenile literature. Baker, Ella, 1903-1986 -- Juvenile literature. Hopper, Grace Murray -- Juvenile literature. Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964 -- Juvenile literature. Berg, Gertrude, 1899-1966 -- Juvenile literature. Chisholm, Shirley, 1924-2005 -- Juvenile literature. Mink, Patsy T., 1927-2002 -- Juvenile literature. Rubin, Vera C., 1928-2016 -- Juvenile literature. Cooney, Joan Ganz -- Juvenile literature. Huerta, Dolores, 1930- -- Juvenile literature. Gittings, Barbara, 1932-2007 -- Juvenile literature. King, Billie Jean -- Juvenile literature. Waters, Alice -- Juvenile literature. Grandin, Temple -- Juvenile literature. Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Women -- History -- Juvenile literature. Heroes -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Feminism -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Genre:	Biographies. Illustrated works.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-267) and index.
Contents:	Ida Minerva Tarbell -- Jane Addams -- Madam C.J. Walker -- Isadora Duncan -- Margaret Sanger -- Ethel Percy Andrus -- Dorothea Lange -- Gladys Tantaquidgeon -- Ella Baker -- Grace Hopper -- Rachel Carson -- Gertrude Berg -- Shirley Chisholm -- Patsy Mink -- Vera Rubin -- Joan Ganz Cooney -- Dolores Huerta -- Barbara Gittings -- Billie Jean King -- Alice Waters -- Temple Grandin -- Second wave feminism.
ISBN:	9781368019910 1368019919
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Emily Arnold McCully was born left-handed in Galesburg, Illinois. She has written and illustrated numerous books for children and young adults, including Mirette on the High Wire, for which she received the Caldecott Medal. Emily is also the author of A Promising Life: Coming of Age with America and Ida M. Tarbell: The Woman Who Challenged Big Business--and Won! (a finalist for the YALSA Best Nonfiction Book of the Year). She has two grown sons, one grandson, and lives in New York City and Columbia County, New York, where she grows flowers and vegetables. You can visit her online at emilyarnoldmccully.com. - (Grand Central Pub)

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