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• Rainbow in the Cloud

  the Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou

  Angelou, Maya

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  American poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou shares a collection of inspirational quotes and observations from her many works and her long career. Themes include America, Love and Womanhood.

• Odetta

  a Life in Music and Protest

  Zack, Ian,

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  A leader of the 1960s folk revival, Odetta is one of the most important singers of the last hundred years. Her music has influenced a huge number of artists over many decades, including Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, the Kinks, Jewel, and, more recently,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fly Girls

  How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History

  O'Brien, Keith, 1973-

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  The stories of five remarkable women aviators who fought to compete against men in the hugely popular air shows of the 1920s and 1930s. Female pilots were more often ridiculed than praised for what the press portrayed as silly efforts to horn in on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Being Heumann

  An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist

  Heumann, Judith E.,

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  Paralyzed from polio at eighteen months, Judy's struggle for equality began early in life. From fighting to attend grade school after being described as a "fire hazard" to later winning a lawsuit against the New York City school system for denying…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All in

  An Autobiography

  King, Billie Jean,

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  King describes the myriad challenges she hurdled, including entrenched sexism, an eating disorder, near financial ruin after being outed, and accepting her sexual identity. It was not until the age of 51 that she began to publicly and unequivocally…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bad Girls Throughout History

  100 Remarkable Women Who Changed the World

  Shen, Ann,

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  Bad Girls Throughout History features some of the fiercest women of all time; the famous, the infamous, and the ones you haven't even heard of yet. Explore the notable works, impressive feats, and striking portraits of these women from around the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Just as I Am

  a Memoir

  Tyson, Cicely,

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  Just as I Am is my truth. It is me, plain and unvarnished, with the glitter and garland set aside. Here, I am indeed Cicely, the actress who has been blessed to grace the stage and screen for six decades. Yet I am also the church girl who once…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dolores

  Rebel, Activist, Feminist, Mother

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  Dolores Huerta is among the most important activists in American history. An equal partner in co-founding the first farm workers unions with Cesar Chavez, Dolores tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice.

• In the Green Kitchen

  Techniques to Learn by Heart

  Waters, Alice

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  Alice Waters has been a champion of the sustainable, local cooking movement for decades. To Alice, good food is a right, not a privilege. In the Green Kitchen presents her essential cooking techniques to be learned by heart plus more than 50…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hope for Animals and Their World

  How Endangered Species Are Being Rescued From the Brink

  Goodall, Jane, 1934-

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  Renowned scientist Jane Goodall brings us inspiring news about the future of the animal kingdom. Interweaving her own first-hand experiences with the research of premier scientists, Goodall illuminates the heroic efforts of dedicated…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Come Fly the World

  the Jet-age Story of the Women of Pan Am

  Cooke, Julia,

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  Required to have a college degree, speak two languages, and possess the political savvy of a Foreign Service officer, a jet-age stewardess serving on iconic Pan Am between 1966 and 1975 also had to be between 5′3" and 5′9", between 105 and 140…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Beloved World

  Sotomayor, Sonia, 1954-

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  The first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor has become an American icon. In My Beloved World, she recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a journey that offers an…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Next American Revolution

  Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century

  Boggs, Grace Lee,

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  Grace Lee Boggs, a legendary figure in the struggle for justice in America, assesses the current political, economic, and environmental crisis, and shows how to create the radical social change we need to confront new realities. A vibrant,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rita Moreno

  a Memoir

  Moreno, Rita

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  Rita Moreno shares her remarkable journey from a young girl with simple beginnings in Puerto Rico to Hollywood legend and one of the few performers, and the only Hispanic, to win an Oscar, Grammy, Tony and two Emmys.

• Visionary Women

  How Rachel Carson, Jane Jacobs, Jane Goodall, and Alice Waters Changed Our World

  Barnet, Andrea,

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  This is the story of four visionaries who profoundly shaped the world we live in today. Together, these women showed what one person speaking truth to power can do. Change is sometimes sparked by unexpected figures outsiders whose clarity of vision…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Beloved

  a Novel

  Morrison, Toni,

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  Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved is inspired by the story of an African American slave, Margaret Garner, who escaped slavery in Kentucky late January 1856. In the novel, the protagonist Sethe is also a slave…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Should All Be Feminists

  Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi, 1977-

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  Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first century, one rooted in inclusion and awareness. Drawing extensively on her own experiences and her deep understanding of the often-masked realities of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• One Life

  Rapinoe, Megan, 1985-

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  Megan Rapinoe is one of the world's most talented athletes. But beyond her massive professional success on the soccer field, Rapinoe has become an icon and ally to millions, boldly speaking out on the issues that matter most. In recent years, she's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Braiding Sweetgrass

  Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

  Kimmerer, Robin Wall,

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  Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer draws on her life as an indigenous scientist, a mother, and a woman, to show us how other living beings offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices.

• The Doctors Blackwell

  How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women--and Women to Medicine

  Nimura, Janice P.,

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  Exploring the sisters’ allies, enemies, and enduring partnership, Janice P. Nimura presents a story of trial and triumph. Together, the Blackwells founded the New York Infirmary for Indigent Women and Children, the first hospital staffed entirely by…Read moreRead more of this annotation