This biography introduces readers to Frances Perkins, the first woman ever to serve in a U.S. Cabinet. As Secretary of Labor under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Perkins helped shape the New Deal and championed workers’ rights, social justice, and economic security at a pivotal moment in American history.

The twisty, turny but triumphant rise of women's soccer is one of the most fascinating stories in...

"If only you'd been a boy," said Lizzie Cady's father when she won a prize for Latin. But Lizzie...

A biography of the civil rights and women's rights activist, Sojourner Truth. It is a discussion of her life from her youth to her death, and features photographs, profiles of her contemporaries, and more. She was a preacher, abolitionist, and activist for the rights of African Americans and women. This book was a 1993 Coretta Scott King Honor Book.

Learn about the amazing accomplishments of women from Amelia Earhart to Zora Neale Hurston.

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