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• It Took Courage

  Eliza Winston's Quest for Freedom

  Lehman, Christopher P.

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  On August 22, 1860, an enslaved woman from Mississippi named Eliza Winston petitioned for her freedom before a judge in Minnesota -- and won. For more than 150 years, historians' accounts have focused on the implications of the events for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• American Indian Stories

  Zitkala-S̈a, 1876-1938

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  Zitkala-Ša was a Yankton Dakota writer, editor, translator, musician, educator, and political activist. She was co-founder of the National Council of American Indians in 1926, which was established to lobby for Native people's right to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Build the Damn Thing

  How to Start a Successful Business If You're Not a Rich White Guy

  Finney, Kathryn

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  Since 2013, Kathryn Finney's company has helped Black and Latina women entrepreneurs raise more than $25 million in funding through incubator programs, research, and community.

• A Passionate Mind in Relentless Pursuit

  the Vision of Mary McLeod Bethune

  Rooks, Noliwe M., 1963-

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  Mary McLeod Bethune was an American educator, philanthropist, humanitarian, womanist, and civil rights activist. She founded the National Council of Negro Women in 1935 and presided over many organizations including the National…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tomorrow Will Be Different

  Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality

  McBride, Sarah, 1990-

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  Sarah McBride is the first openly transgender member of the U.S. Congress, representing Delaware's at-large district. She also served in the Delaware Senate from 2016 to 2021

• Nellie Francis

  Fighting for Racial Justice and Women's Equality in Minnesota

  Green, William D. (William Davis), 1950-

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  Nellie F. Griswold Francis was an African-American suffragist, civic leader, and civil rights activist. Francis founded and led the Everywoman Suffrage Club, an African-American suffragist group that helped win women the right to vote in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Heart of Fire

  An Immigrant Daughter's Story

  Hirono, Mazie, 1947-

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  Mazie Hirono is both the first Asian American and Pacific Islander woman and the first Buddhist to be sworn in to the U.S. Senate.

• Maya Angelou, and Still I Rise

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  Maya Angelou was a poet, author, actress, civil rights activist, and educator. She inspired and mentored many, including Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry.

• The 1619 Project

  a New Origin Story

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  Nikole Hannah-Jones won the Pulitzer for her contribution to the 1619 Project, which recontextualized the legacy of slavery in America and proposed long-overdue changes to how our country’s history is taught.

• Make Me Rain

  Poems & Prose

  Giovanni, Nikki

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  Nikki Giovanni was an American poet, writer, commentator, activist and educator. One of the world's best-known African-American poets, her work includes poetry anthologies, poetry recordings, and nonfiction essays, and covers topics…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Warriors, Queens, and Intellectuals

  36 Great Women Before 1400

  Salisbury, Joyce E.

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  Step back in time and view history through the stories of 36 women who changed the world with their ideas, leadership, and sacrifices

• Anna

  the Biography

  Odell, Amy, 1985-

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  As the editor of "Vogue," Anna Wintour has mentored Verg Wang, and supported the careers of other designers, photographers, and fashion models .

• The Passionate Pursuits of Angela Bowen

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  Angela Bowen grew up in inner city Boston during the Jim Crow era and went on to become a classical ballerina, legendary dance teacher, black lesbian feminist activist organizer, writer and professor.

• My Life in Full

  Work, Family, and Our Future

  Nooyi, Indra, 1955-

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  Indra Nooyi is an Indian-born American business executive who was the chairman and CEO of PepsiCo from 2006 to 2018.

• Patsy Mink

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  The first woman of color elected to Congress, Patsy Mink advocated tirelessly for Title IX, transforming the educational opportunities available to millions of American women.

• Level Up

  Rise Above the Hidden Forces Holding Your Business Back

  Abrams, Stacey

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  Stacey Abrams and Lara Hodgson draw on firsthand experience starting and scaling multiple companies over nearly two decades.. They share stories of building their own businesses, as well as actionable principles for founders looking to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• City Dreamers

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  Phyllis Lambert, Blanche Lemco van Ginkel, Cornelia Hahn Oberlander, Denise Scott Brown - Each has an extensive list of accomplishments in architecture, planning and landscape architecture dating back 60+ years and has taught, mentored and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Recasting the Vote

  How Women of Color Transformed the Suffrage Movement

  Cahill, Cathleen D.

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  Cahill tells the powerful stories of a multiracial group of activists who propelled the national suffrage movement toward a more inclusive vision of equal rights. Cahill reveals a new cast of heroines largely ignored in earlier suffrage…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• In Her Footsteps

  Where Trailblazing Women Changed the World

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  Discover the lives and locations of trailblazing women who changed the course of history- from rulers like Queen Hatshepsut and suffragette heroes Sylvia Pankhurst and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, to the workrooms of Frida Kahlo and Virginia…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Am Malala

  the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

  Yousafzai, Malala, 1997-

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  At age 15, Yousafzai was shot by the Taliban for supporting girls' right to education in Pakistan. Malala survived the attack and went on to win the Nobel Peace Prize.