Washoe County Library System

Profiles the lives of thirteen American women who have left their mark on U.S. history, including Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, Margaret Chase Smith, and Oprah Winfrey.

"An elegant, unforgiving poem narrating Ona Judge's self-emancipation from George Washington's household"--

At 9 years old, Eugenie Clark developed an unexpected passion for sharks after a visit to the Battery Park Aquarium in New York City. At the time, sharks were seen as mindless killing machines, but Eugenie knew better and set out to prove it. Despite many obstacles in her path, Eugenie was able to study the creatures she loved so much. From her many discoveries to the shark-related myths she dispelled, Eugenie's wide scientific contributions led to...

"A mother's account of her experience as the only Black child in school serves as an empowering message to her daughter"--

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.

Explores the previously uncelebrated but pivotal contributions of NASA's African-American women mathematicians to America's space program, describing how Jim Crow laws segregated them from their white counterparts despite their groundbreaking successes.

Biography of the Nobel Prize-winning Polish scientist whose work with radium helped to change the world.

Profiles the lives of women athletes who have left their mark on their respective sports and the athletic field including Margaret Ives Abbott, Wilma Rudolph, Kristi Yamaguchi, Venus and Serena Williams, and Simone Biles.