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c2008., Juvenile, Compass Point Books Call No: B WALKER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Signature lives.Summary Note: Explores the life of Alice Walker and her stances on civil rights issues that she portrays through her essays, poems, and stories. Includes a timeline, a glossary, and further reading sources.
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-- She persisted: Clara Lemlich2021., Primary, Philomel Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: She persistedSummary Note: "A biography of Clara Lemlich, who stood up for the rights of workers in clothing factories"--Provided by publisher.
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-- My story of persecution[2022]., Pre-adolescent, Norton Young Readers Call No: BIOGRAPHY NF JAN Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: I, witness (New York, N.Y.)Summary Note: "Continuing this . . . middle grade nonfiction series, a young woman once persecuted by the Taliban shares her journey to becoming a community activist. As a girl and as part of an ethnic minority in Afghanistan, Freshta Tori Jan was persecuted relentlessly. Her family faced kidnappings and daily murder attempts on the bus, on the way to school, in the workplace, and beyond. Freshta's school was shut down by the Taliban, and many of her friends were murdered and shot. Her journey through poverty, terrorism, and other forms of injustice has enabled her to be a voice for those unable to share their stories and those unable to receive the opportunities she has sought. She believes in empowering youth in order to bring about change and be the leaders of today and tomorrow"--Provided by publisher.
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[2013], Juvenile, Second Story Press Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Series Title: Women's hall of fame series.Summary Note: Profiles ten past and present women from around the world who impacted the fields of politics, equality, disability, and women's rights. Provides brief biographies and a black-and-white photograph for each woman, and details each one's accomplishments. Features Sojourner Truth, Gloria Steinem, Joan Baez, Temple Grandin, and Shannen Koostachin among others.
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2003., Oxford University Press Call No: 921 DIX Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents Series Title: Oxford portraitsSummary Note: Chronicles the life of Dorothea Dix, focusing on her efforts to improve health and psychological care for people with mental illnesses.
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c2001., Pre-adolescent, Enslow Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Chronicles the life of social reformer Dorothea Dix, providing information on her strict upbringing, her years as a teacher, her work as a Civil War nurse, and her efforts as a lobbyist in Congress.
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2001., Juvenile, Enslow Publishers Call No: 921 DIX Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Historical American biographiesSummary Note: A biographical look at the nineteenth-century reformer who devoted her life to improving the treatment of the mentally ill.
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Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A brief biography of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, discussing her work championing the value and dignity of every huamn being and transforming the role of first lady.
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[2009], Juvenile, Disney-Hyperion Books Call No: B Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: A biography of First Lady and human rights activist Eleanor Roosevelt. Features full-page color illustrations, quotes, and a chronology.
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2011., Juvenile, Henry Holt and Company Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A dual biography of the lives of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony and the friendship that they formed. Together they challenged entrenched beliefs, customs, and laws that oppressed women and spearheaded the fight to gain legal rights, including the right to vote, despite fierce opposition, daunting conditions, scandalous entanglements, and betrayal by their friends and allies.
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c2011., Henry Holt and Co. Call No: 920 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Biography of the two women who's friendship changed history for women by fighting to gain legal rights for them including the right to vote.
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-- Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. AnthonyÃ2011., Adolescent, Square Fish, Henry Holt and Co Call No: MEMOIR Edition: 1st Square Fish ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Details the friendship between Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony and examines how they fought against beliefs, customs, and laws that oppressed women.
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-- Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. AnthonyÃ2011., Adolescent, Square Fish, Henry Holt and Co. Call No: AMERICAN HISTORY NF COLY NF Edition: 1st Square Fish ed.: 2016. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Details the friendship between Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony and examines how they fought against beliefs, customs, and laws that oppressed women.
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-- Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony2011., Adolescent, Square Fish, Henry Holt and Co. Call No: 920 COLMAN Edition: 1st Square Fish ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Details the friendship between Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony and examines how they fought against beliefs, customs, and laws that oppressed women.
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2008., Juvenile, Henry Holt and Company Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Traces the efforts made by Elizabeth Cady Stanton to earn women the right to vote in America.
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2008., Pre-adolescent, Henry Holt Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Publisher description Contributor biographical information Summary Note: A brief biography of the life and achievements of nineteenth-century women's rights activist, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who fought for a woman's right to vote.
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2016., Disney*Hyperion Call No: B Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Elizabeth Cady Stanton couldn't go to college, become a politician, or even vote. But she didn't let that stop her. She called on women across the nation to stand together and demand to be treated as equal to men - and that included the right to vote.
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2010., Primary, Houghton Mifflin Books for Children Call No: [E] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Details the inspiration for and history of Emma Lazarus' sonnet which is inscribed on the Statue of Liberty's plaque.
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2010., Juvenile, Houghton Mifflin Books for Children/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The story of Emma Lazarus, who, despite her life of privilege, became a tireless advocate for the immigrants who arrived in New York City in the 1880s and wrote a famous poem for the Statue of Liberty.
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2010., Juvenile, Houghton Mifflin Books for Children Call No: 811 .4 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free ..." Before Emma Lazarus wrote the final lines to her poem, the Statue of Liberty was known only as a gift of friendship from France to the United States. As Lazarus's words grew famous and stirred the nation, the statue came to be seen as the mother of immigrants, her torch a lamp held out to welcome them.