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• Code Name Verity

  Wein, Elizabeth,

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  A British spy plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France. Its pilot and passenger are best friends. One of the girls has a chance at survival. The other has lost the game before it's barely begun. When "Verity" is arrested by the Gestapo, she's sure she…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Women Who Built Hollywood

  12 Trailblazers in Front of and Behind the Camera

  Rubin, Susan Goldman,

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  Twelve diverse actors, directors, writers, editors, designers, and producers fought against sexism, racism and prejudice to have their voices heard and changed the industry forever.

• Inaugural Ballers

  the True Story of the First US Women's Olympic Basketball Team

  Maraniss, Andrew,

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  Twenty years before women's soccer became an Olympic sport and two decades before the formation of the WNBA, the '76 US women's basketball team laid the foundation for the incredible rise of women's sports in America at the youth, collegiate,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Atomic Women

  the Untold Stories of the Scientists Who Helped Create the Nuclear Bomb

  Montillo, Roseanne,

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  Meet the World War II female scientists who worked in the secret sites of the Manhattan Project. Recruited not only from labs and universities from across the United States but also from countries abroad, these scientists helped in -- and often…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Bones of Birka

  Unraveling the Mystery of a Female Viking Warrior

  Surrisi, C. M.,

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  How many female Viking warriors does it take to make a fact? When archaeologist Dr. Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson discovers that the bones contained in the most significant Viking warrior grave ever opened are in fact female, she and her team upend…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Votes for Women!

  American Suffragists and the Battle for the Ballot

  Conkling, Winifred,

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  On August 18, 1920, American women finally won the right to vote after an almost 80-year fight. In this expansive volume, Conkling covers not only the suffragists' achievements and politics but also the private journeys that fueled their passion and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bessie Stringfield

  Tales of the Talented Tenth

  Gill, Joel Christian,

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  Imagine a five-foot-two-inch-tall woman riding a Harley eight times across the continental United States. Now imagine she is black and is journeying across the country in the pre-Civil Rights era of the 1930s and '40s. That is the amazing true story…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dissenter on the Bench

  Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Life & Work

  Ortiz, Victoria,

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  Dramatically narrated case histories from Justice Ginsburg's stellar career are interwoven with an account of RBG's life--childhood, family, beliefs, education, marriage, legal and judicial career, children, and achievements--and her many-faceted…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mary's Monster

  Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein

  Judge, Lita,

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  Legend is correct that Mary Shelley began penning Frankenstein in answer to a dare to write a ghost story. What most people don't know, however, is that the seeds of her novel had been planted long before that night. By age nineteen, she had been…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Michi Challenges History

  From Farm Girl to Costume Designer to Relentless Seeker of the Truth: the Life of Michi Weglyn

  Mochizuki, Ken, 1954-

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  A powerful biography of Michi Weglyn, the Japanese American fashion designer whose activism fueled a movement for recognition of and reparations for America's World War II concentration camps.

• Fever, 1793

  Anderson, Laurie Halse,

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  In 1793 the Cook Coffeehouse outside of Philadelphia is a haven for those fleeing from the fever sweeping across the mosquito-infested city. Fourteen-year-old Mattie Cook loses her childhood playmate to the fever and struggles to keep her family and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All the Days Past, All the Days to Come

  Taylor, Mildred D.,

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  In her tenth book, Mildred Taylor completes her sweeping saga about the Logan family of Mississippi, which is also the story of the civil rights movement in America of the 20th century. Cassie Logan, first met in Song of the Trees and Roll of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• White Rose

  Wilson, Kip,

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  A gorgeous and timely novel based on the incredible story of Sophie Scholl, a young German college student who challenged the Nazi regime during World War II as part of The White Rose, a nonviolent resistance group.

• Angel of Greenwood

  Pink, Randi,

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  Isaiah Wilson is, on the surface, a town troublemaker, but is hiding that he is an avid reader and secret poet, never leaving home without his journal. Angel Hill is a loner, mostly disregarded by her peers as a goody-goody. Her father is dying, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• One Last Shot

  the Story of Wartime Photographer Gerda Taro

  Wilson, Kip,

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  From critically acclaimed author Kip Wilson comes this gripping coming of age historical fiction novel in verse about Gerda Taro, a vibrant, headstrong photojournalist with a passion for capturing the truth amid political turmoil and the first woman…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Wonderful Women of the World

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  Author Laurie Halse Anderson has gathered female and nonbinary writers and artists to reveal the women making our world better day by day. Real-world heroes who exemplify the best of Wonder Woman herself: her strength, compassion, and commitment to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• History Vs Women

  the Defiant Lives That They Don't Want You to Know

  Sarkeesian, Anita,

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  Looking through the ages and across the globe, Anita Sarkeesian, founder of Feminist Frequency, along with Ebony Adams PHD, have reclaimed the stories of twenty-five remarkable women who dared to defy history and change the world around them. From…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fly Like a Girl

  One Woman's Dramatic Fight in Afghanistan and on the Home Front

  Hegar, Mary Jennings,

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  On July 29, 2009, Air National Guard Major Mary Jennings Hegar was shot down while on a Medevac mission in Afghanistan. Despite being wounded, her courageous actions saved the lives of her crew and their patients, earning her the Purple Heart as…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Woman All Spies Fear

  Code Breaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman and Her Hidden Life

  Greenfield, Amy Butler, 1968-

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  Elizebeth Smith Friedman had a rare talent for spotting patterns and solving puzzles. These skills led her to become one of the top cryptanalysts in America during both World War I and World War II. She originally came to code breaking through her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Idea Makers

  15 Fearless Female Entrepreneurs

  Sichol, Lowey Bundy,

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  Idea Makers shares the incredible stories of 15 women who changed the world through their entrepreneurship. Author Lowey Bundy Sichol presents five industries that women are leading in recent years: food, fashion and clothing, health and beauty,…Read moreRead more of this annotation