Mitchell, Saundra, author.

50 unbelievable women and their fascinating (and true!) stories / Saundra Mitchell ; illustrated by Cara Petrus.

YA 640 Mit

New York, New York : Puffin Books, 2016.

276 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.

Grades 4-6.

Ages 8-12.

"From Tina Fey to Vera Wang, and Oprah Winfrey to Maria TallChief, 50 incredible ladies who shaped our history! A compilation of biographies profiling some of the most intrepid women in history and today. From athletes, comediennes, and TV personalities, to world leaders, political figures, and activists, these women paved the way for future generations and have proven that hard work and passion will help you achieve just about anything. Chock full of interesting facts and bursts of trivia, plus a glossary and a fun quiz are sure to entertain and inform!"-- Provided by publisher.

"A compilation of short biographies profiling some of the most extraordinary women in history and today. Including athletes, comedians, TV personalities, world leaders, political figures, activists and more"-- Provided by publisher.

They did what?

Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

Petrus, Cara, illustrator.

Fifty unbelievable women and their fascinating (and true!) stories

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-274).

Catherine the Great -- Joan Baez -- Madam C. J. Walker -- The Trung Sisters -- Ruth Bader Ginsburg -- Corzaon Aquino -- Vera Wang -- Minnie Spotted Wolf -- Tegla Loroupe -- Marie Curie -- Carrie Nation -- Celia Cruz -- Tina Fey -- Emperor Wu Zetian -- Elizabeth "Bessie" Coleman -- Christine de Pisan -- Annie Jump Cannon -- Lea Salonga -- Susan La Flesche Picotte -- Halet Cambel -- Ida B. Wells -- Anna Maria Chavez -- Sheryl SAndberg -- The Girl Scounts -- Ellen DeGeneres -- Female Firefighter -- Etta James -- Women's Suffrage -- Aishwarya Rai Bachchan -- Locusta -- Estee Lauder -- Shirley Chisholm -- Female Presidential Candidate -- Audra McDonald -- Murasaki Shikibu -- Elizabeth Blackwell - - Billie Jean King -- Charlotte "Charley" Parkhurst -- Hatshepsut -- Queen Boudicca -- Yaa Asantewaa -- Edmonia Lewis -- "Stagecoach" Mary Fields -- Suze Orman -- Countess Erzsebet Bathory -- Olga of Kiev -- Mary G. Ross -- Anna May Wong -- Mary and Carrie Dann -- Female Author -- Ada Lovelace -- Women on Coins -- Lady K'abel -- Maria Tallchief -- Oprah Winfrey -- Iman -- Wilma Mankiller -- Josephine Baker -- Ellen Ochoa -- Francesca Caccini -- Hedy Lamarr -- Diane Humetewa -- Julia Child -- Harriet Tubman (Armanita Ross) -- Ranavalona I of Madagascar -- Frida Kahlo -- Alice Walker -- Artemisia I of Caria

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