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-- Thirteen hours2014., Twelve Call No: MEMOIR Edition: 1st ed.: September Availability:0 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Six members of the American security operators working at the US State Department Special Mission Compound in Benghazi, Libya, describe in their own words what happened on the night of September 11, 2012 when the compound was attacked.
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[2018]., Juvenile, Delacorte Press Call No: JNF007050 Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In this adaptation for middle graders based on her bestselling adult memoir, My Beloved World, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor's extraordinary life inspires. Her achievement serves as a true testament to the fact that no matter the obstacles, dreams can come true. Includes an 8-page photo insert. Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States, was a young girl when she dared to dream big. Her dream? To become a lawyer and a judge. As Justice Sotomayor explains, "When I was a child my family was poor and we knew no lawyers or judges and none lived in our neighborhood. I knew nothing about the Supreme Court and how much its work in reinterpreting the Constitution and the laws of the United States affected peoples' lives. You cannot dream of becoming something you don't even know about. That has been the most important lesson of my life. You have to learn to dream big dreams." Sonia did not let the hardships of her background--which included growing up in the rough housing projects of New York City's South Bronx, dealing with juvenile diabetes, coping with parents who argued and fought personal demons, and worrying about money--stand in her way. Always, she believed in herself. Her determination, along with guidance from generous mentors and the unwavering love of her extended Puerto Rican family, propelled her ever forward"--
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2019., Juvenile, Little, Brown and Company Call No: B Edition: First edition. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Biography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson.
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2019., Little, Brown & Company Call No: 510 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The inspiring true story of mathematician Katherine Johnson who counted and computed her way to NASA and helped put a man on the moon!
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2019., Primary, Little, Brown and Co. Call No: Pic B Johnson Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tells the story of Katherine Johnson, NASA mathmatician who helped put the first man on the moon.
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2019., Juvenile, Little, Brown and company Call No: PICTURE NF SLA Edition: First edition. Availability:3 of 3 At Location(s) Summary Note: Biography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson.
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2018., Juvenile, Henry Holt and Company Call No: Biography JOHNSON Edition: First edition. Availability:0 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: An introduction to the boundary-breaking mathematician, Katherine Johnson, reveals how her love of mathematics started at a young age led her to a job at NASA where she calculated the course of moon landings and helped save the Apollo 13 mission.
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2018., Primary, Henry Holt and Company Call No: B JOH Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The bold story of Katherine Johnson, the extraordinary mathematician who calculated flight path for NASA's first Apollo moon landing.
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2018., Primary, Henry Holt and Co. Call No: B Joh Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "As a child, Katherine Johnson loved to count. She counted the steps on the road, the number of stars in the sky, the number of dishes and spoons she washed in the kitchen sink. Boundless, curious, and excited by calculations, young Katherine longed to know as much as she could about math, about the universe. From Katherine's early beginnings as a gifted student to her heroic accomplishments as a prominent mathematician at NASA, this is the story of a ground-breaking American icon who not only calculated the course of moon landings but, in turn, saved lives"--Publisher.
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[2023]., Pre-adolescent, Lerner Publications Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Gateway biographies (Lerner Publications Company)Summary Note: "In 2021, Deb Haaland made history as the first Indigenous cabinet secretary. Serving as Secretary of the Interior, Haaland has championed climate and the rights of Native peoples. Discover Haaland's early life, her political career, and more"--Provided by publisher.
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[2023]., Juvenile, Lerner Publications Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: Gateway biographies (Lerner Publications Company)Summary Note: A brief biography of Debra A. Haaland, celebrating her as the first Native American cabinet secretary in the United States. Discusses her life and achievements before becoming Secretary of the Interior--including her military family background, the business she opened to support her daughter, and how she earned her law degree. Highlights her actions as secretary, particularly in creating the Missing and Murdered Unit and the Federal Boarding School Initiative to investigate injustices and crimes committed against Indigenous peoples.
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[2019]., Adolescent, Clarion Books Call No: MEMOIR NF ORT Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Explores the life and career of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, discussing her landmark cases that impacted the legal protection of human rights.
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1997., Facts on File, Inc. Call No: AMERICAN HISTORY NF COA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents firsthand accounts by the last surviving immigrants and others who came through Ellis Island, describing in detail the life they left behind in Europe, why they emigrated, what they endured and what became of them after their arrival.
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1997., Facts on File Call No: 325.73 COA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: From 1892 to 1954, Ellis Island processed 12 million immigrants. Produced in cooperation with the Ellis Island Research Foundation, "Ellis Island Interviews" collects the oral histories of more than 130 men and women from all socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. The stories of these last original surviving immigrants are enhanced by more than 60 photographs, many never before published.
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1998., St. Martin's Press Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The author shares her experiences as one of the first women to join the San Francisco Fire Department, discussing the factors that led her to attempt to qualify for the traditionally male profession, and revealing why she has decided to remain on the force.
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2013., Simon & Schuster Call No: WWII Edition: 1st Touchstone hard Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Relates the history of the women who contributed to the war work in World War II at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and captures the spirit of the secret war work and contributions of those women.
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c2008., Villard Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Janice Erlbaum recounts her experiences working with the residents of a homeless shelter she lived at more than twenty years earlier, reflecting on her friendship with one troubled young woman who reminded Janice of the girl she used to be.
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Primary Call No: Biography BISSONETTE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In the 1880s the U.S. Forest Service didn't hire women, thinking they couldn't handle the physical challenges of the work, but Hallie Morse Daggett overcame discrimination to become the first woman "fire guard" hired by the U.S. Forest Service"--.
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[2018]., Juvenile, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: 510.9 SHETTERLY Edition: First edition. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: 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 despite their groundbreaking successes.