Henry Carter Hull

In 1945, Lieutenant Alene B. Duerk, registered nurse, stood on the deck of the USS Beneoolence, one of the Navy's large hospital ships. It had taken many years of hard work for her to become a capable nurse and an independent woman, as her mother had hoped. Now she was headed for the coast of Japan in a fleet of 600 ships. It was wartime, and the future looked uncertain. But Alene Duerk's dedication would lead to a long and productive career with...

Presents brief, illustrated biographies of twenty-six women, one for each letter of the alphabet, who have made history in their various fields, including naturalist Jane Goodall, missionary Mother Teresa, and democratic leader and political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi.

There is only one Diana Ross. This is her story. Drawn from hundreds of interviews conducted over four decades, Diana Ross paints an unforgettable picture of an extraordinary and often controversial legend-a pop music goddess, acclaimed actress, loving mother, Civil Rights trailblazer, and consummate entertainer. Beautiful and fascinating, she is her own invention-the definition of a superstar. First-time revelations abound, from the tough decisions...

Looks at the life of Sarah Emma Edmonds, a Canadian-born woman who disguised herself as a man to join the army during the Civil War, working as a nurse and then a spy for the Union.

"An illustrated picture book autobiography in which award-winning author Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story"--

This book chronicles the unbreakable spirit of an Inuit girl while attending an Arctic residential school.

Autobiography covering the childhood of a woman who has been a professional dancer, actress, poet, journalist, and television producer.

The True Story of Pocahontas is the first public publication of the Powhatan perspective that has been maintained and passed down from generation to generation within the Mattaponi Tribe, and the first written history of Pocahontas by her own people.

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"Step inside the world of the Eisner Award-winning Lumberjanes like never before with an illustrated look into the lives of the lady-types that the Lumberjanes have taken as their role models-along with fun facts and humorous insights from the Lumberjanes themselves! From The Arts, Sciences, Activism, Politics, and Social Work to Groundbreakers and the Generally Rad, you'll learn all about incredible figures such as Bessie Coleman, Juliette Gordon...