Women with grit
By: Bonnie Highsmith Taylor.
Series: Cover-to-cover books
Publisher: Perfection Learning
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Logan, Ia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
Subjects: Women -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Biography; Juvenile literature.
Description: The stories of eight women who overcame many obstacles to achieve their goals.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Maria Mitchell, first American woman astronomer (1818-1889); title: Harriet Tubman, conductor of freedom (about 1820-1913); title: Susan B. Anthony, "the dear old liberator" (1820-1906); title: Bethenia Owens-Adair, pioneer doctor (1840-1926); title: Linda Richards, America's first trained nurse (1847-1930); title: Marian Anderson, African American singer (1902-1993); title: Margaret Bourke-White, photographer of life (1906-1971); title: Jackie Cochran, first lady of aviation (1912-1980)