Washoe County Library System

Traces the life of Dolly Parton from her childhood of poverty in the Great Smoky Mountains to her stardom as a performer and song writer.

A Latina rocket scientist reveals how her early life was transformed by joining the Girl Scouts and discusses how she reached her current position as the head of the Girl Scouts of the USA.

In vivid poems that reflect the joy of finding her voice through writing stories, an award-winning author shares what it was like to grow up in the 1960s and 1970s in both the North and the South.

"A biography of Oprah Winfrey, part of the She Persisted chapter book series"--

Examines the life of the Indian princess Pocahontas and her contact with English settlers, especially John Smith.

A biography of the popular and dynamic wife of our fourth President, James Madison.

"A collection of profiles of some of history's most fascinating female scientists."--

This collection of biographies of brave and brilliant Jewish female role models--selected in collaboration with Ruth Bader Ginsburg and including an introduction written by the iconic Supreme Court justice herself-- provides young people with a roster of inspirational role models, all of whom are Jewish women, who will appeal not only to young people but to people of all ages, and all faiths. The fascinating lives detailed in this collection--more...