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When Margaret Tobin Brown arrived in New York City shortly after her perilous night in Lifeboat #6, a legend was born. Applauded for her tireless work on behalf of the poorest survivors -- especially women in steerage who had lost all family and possessions, and who spoke no English -- Brown soon became famous throughout the nation and the world. Through magazines, books, a Broadway musical, and a Hollywood movie, she became The Unsinkable Molly Brown,...
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Pub. Date
[2016]
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The extraordinary life of Pauli Murray, activist, poet, teacher, priest and "firebrand" for all seasons, is beautifully detailed in Patricia Bell-Scott's book. Pauli clearly won the heart of Eleanor Roosevelt as both women sought to advance the cause of Negro rights--indeed all human rights---during their lives. Their history together reverberates today as the fight for equality continues, making this book important reading for all of us."Jane Alexander,...
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Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 3
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Biography of the indomitable Margaret Brown (the Unsinkable Molly Brown), best known for her bravery and compassion during the sinking of the Titanic. She was an outspoken suffragist, champion of miners' rights, supporter of charitable causes, and one of the first women to run for the U.S. Congress. Grades 5-8.
13) Susan B. Anthony
Pub. Date
c2002
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Seventeen essays examine various aspects of Susan B. Anthony's life and activism, including her work in the temperance, abolitionist, and women's rights movements, and her relationships with her colleagues. Also includes discussion questions, primary source documents, a chronology, and a bibliography.
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1996.
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Biography of Sojourner Truth, a woman born into slavery who, inspired by religion, made herself over into a strong public presence, traveling America in the years between the 1840s and late 1870s, denouncing slavery and advocating freedom, women's rights, and temperance.
20) Susan B. Anthony
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Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Simple text and photographs introduce the life of Susan B. Anthony.