Brief Description
From the most respected name in reference publishing comes this comprehensivecollection of over 400 intriguing and challenging questions and answers aboutwomen's history. 20 photos. 20 line drawings.
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This comprehensive and interesting questions on American women's history, answered by America's leading reference resource, is the fourth book in the library's only young adult series. It contains over 400 questions and answers that are both challenging and intriguing, and a mine of fascinating information. Written in the wide-ranging, fact-filled style that has made the NYPL references famous, it includes informative lists, illustrations, fun facts, and side bars.
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The New York Public Library amazing women in American History
Join Susan B. Anthony's fight for voting rights. Follow Sandra Day O'Connor to the U.S. Supreme Court and Sally Ride into space. Find the answers to your questions about the amazing women in American history...
Who were the Daughters of Liberty? See page 19.
Who was the first woman to run for president? See page 79.
Who were early leaders of the women's movement? See page 38.
Who was Sojourner Truth, and how did she get her name? See page 32.
What were flappers? See page 115.
Who was Mother Jones? See page 107.
How did the National Organization for Women (NOW) begin? See page 138.
What is The Feminine Mystique, and why is it so significant? See page 139.
Also in this series . . .
- The New York Public Library Incredible Earth
- The New York Public Library Amazing Space
- The New York Public Library Amazing African American History
