Product Description: Support and inspiration are provided to teens interested in taking action on womens issues. The author reports on activists who have helped womens causes in amazing ways, and provides a wide variety of ideas and resources for teens wanting to make a difference...read more

Including the story of Mary Gibson Henry's incredible botanical research and the devotion of Katharine Wormeley to heal the sick and wounded during the Civil War, this book profiles the lives of eight strong and determined women who let nothing stand in their way in the pursuit of their goals and dreams.

'Describes the history of the women's rights movement in the United States, from colonial times to the present day, through the use of primary resources such as letters, diary entries, official government documents, newspaper articles, historical art, and photographs'--Provided by publisher.Describes the history of the women's rights movement in the United States through the use of primary resources, including letters, diary entries, government documents, newspaper articles, art, and photographs.

An illustrated account of the women's professional baseball league traces the history of the sport from its founding in 1943 to its end in 1954 and includes interviews with former players and an analysis of the league's impact.

Discusses the life and many specific achievements of forensic anthropologist Diane France.

Product Description: This book examines the life and career of the American author, Edith Wharton.

Product Description: Before the late 1970s, interest in caffeine among both the general public and the scientific community was at a relatively low level for many years, even though it was recognized that caffeine was an al­ most universal component of the diet...read more

A collection of fiction and non-fiction pieces on the subject of women

Winner of: 2014 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People There was a full moon on the evening of September 22, 1943, when Pearl Witherington, age 29, parachuted into France to aid the French Resistance as a special agent for the British Special Operations Executive (SOE). Out of the 400 agents sent to France during the German occupation, 39 were women. Pearl, whom the SOE called “cool and resourceful and extremely determined” and “the best shot, male or female, we have yet had,” became one of the most celebrated female World War II resistance fighters.In Code Name Pauline Pearl describes in a series of plainspoken reminiscences her difficult childhood and harrowing escape from France in 1940; her recruitment and training as a special agent; the logistics and dangers of posing as a cosmetics saleswoman to make her way around the country as an undercover courier; and both failed and successful attempts at sabotaging the Nazis. She tells how, when the leader of her network was caught by the Gestapo, she became “Pauline” and rose to command a 3,500-strong band of French Resistance fighters.  With an annotated list of key figures, an appendix of original unedited interview extracts—including Pearl’s husband Henri’s story—and never-before-published photographs from Pearl’s personal collection, Code Name Pauline will captivate World War II buffs of any age and, just as Pearl wished, inspire young people.

'Recognizing that teen girls spend much of their time trying to please their friends, parents, and teachers, Primicerio encourages these girls to stop performing for the world and start dancing for the One who matters'--Provided by publisher.

Product Description: Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, brave women like Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony worked tirelessly to achieve equal voting rights for women. This factual and interesting approach to the topic uses primary sources to their fullest potential by including stirring speeches, fascinating articles, and period photography...read more

Product Description: Leading Women celebrates the impact that women in leadership roles have made across cultures and decades.

Profiles twelve women explorers throughout history, including Sacagawea, who was a guide to Lewis and Clark, and Matty McNair and Denise Martin, who led the first all-women expedition to the North Pole.

Describes the fashions of the 1970s and discusses the world events occurring during that time that influenced them.

Product Description: Each title in the highly acclaimed Opposing Viewpoints series explores a specific issue by placing expert opinions in a unique pro/con format; the viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find publications...read more

Product Description: Today, feminism is as important as ever. Betty Friedan’s musings, “to take the actions needed to bring women into the mainstream of American society, now; full equality for women, in fully equal partnership with men,” still hold fervently true in current society...read more

Product Description: The Eye on Art series is intended to assist readers in understanding the various roles of art in society; each volume offers an in-depth exploration of a major artistic movement, medium, figure, or profession.; In this new Eye on Art title, author Don Nardo explores the life and work of one of the finest and most famous female artists of all time, Frida Kahlo...read more