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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., 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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[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.
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[2016], Pre-adolescent, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: FIC LEE Edition: Young readers' edit Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Before John Glenn orbited the Earth or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of professionals worked as "Human Computers," calculating the flight paths that would enable these historic achievements. Among these were a coterie of bright, talented African-American women. Segregated from their white counterparts by Jim Crow laws, these "colored computers," as they were known, used slide rules, adding machines, and pencil and paper to support America's fledgling aeronautics industry, and helped write the equations that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space. Drawing on the oral histories of scores of these "computers," personal recollections, interviews with NASA executives and engineers, archival documents, correspondence, and reporting from the era, Hidden Figures recalls America's greatest adventure and NASA's groundbreaking successes through the experiences of five spunky, courageous, intelligent, determined, and patriotic women: Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, Christine Darden, and Gloria Champine. Moving from World War II through NASA's golden age, touching on the civil rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the women's rights movement, Hidden Figures interweaves a history of scientific achievement and technological innovation with the intimate stories of five women whose work forever changed the world -- and whose lives show how out of one of America's most painful histories came one of its proudest moments.
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[2016], Pre-adolescent, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: HI-INT 510.9 LEE Edition: Young readers' edition. First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Before John Glenn orbited the Earth or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of professionals worked as "Human Computers," calculating the flight paths that would enable these historic achievements. Among these were a coterie of bright, talented African-American women. Segregated from their white counterparts by Jim Crow laws, these "colored computers," as they were known, used slide rules, adding machines, and pencil and paper to support America's fledgling aeronautics industry, and helped write the equations that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space. Drawing on the oral histories of scores of these "computers," personal recollections, interviews with NASA executives and engineers, archival documents, correspondence, and reporting from the era, Hidden Figures recalls America's greatest adventure and NASA's groundbreaking successes through the experiences of five spunky, courageous, intelligent, determined, and patriotic women: Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, Christine Darden, and Gloria Champine. Moving from World War II through NASA's golden age, touching on the civil rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the women's rights movement, Hidden Figures interweaves a history of scientific achievement and technological innovation with the intimate stories of five women whose work forever changed the world -- and whose lives show how out of one of America's most painful histories came one of its proudest moments.
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c1998, Pre-adolescent, Franklin Watts Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: A book report biographySummary Note: Focuses on the career of the former United States ambassador to the United Nations who became the first woman to serve as Secretary of State.
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[2018]., Juvenile, Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: HI-INT B ACE Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The inspiring memoir for young readers about a Latina rocket scientist whose early life was transformed by joining the Girl Scouts and who currently serves as CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA."--
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[2018]., Juvenile, Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The inspiring memoir for young readers about a Latina rocket scientist whose early life was transformed by joining the Girl Scouts and who currently serves as CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA."--
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[2018]., Juvenile, Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The inspiring memoir for young readers about a Latina rocket scientist whose early life was transformed by joining the Girl Scouts and who currently serves as CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA."--
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By Gregory, Joyc2023 ;, Pre-adolescent, Lightbox Learning Call No: [B] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: History makers: past and present.Summary Note: Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an associate justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. She was only the second woman appointed to the court. Ruth was also the first Jewish woman to take on the role. Find out more in Ruth Bader Ginsburg, one of the titles in History Makers: Past and Present. This series profiles significant history makers throughout time. Each book explores the life of a well-known individual and provides an overview of that person's life and achievements
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Juvenile Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Blastoff! readers: women leading the waySummary Note: "Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Sonia Sotomayor. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
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2014., Juvenile, Simon & Schuster BFYR Edition: First Simon & Schuster BFYR paperback edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Hernandez helped save the life of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, and his life experience is a source of true inspiration in this heartfelt memoir. His quick thinking saved her life until the paramedics arrived and took her to the hospital. His memoir explores his life, his character, and the traits that a young person needs to rise above adversity and become a hero.