This is a historical nonfiction book about Virginia Hall, an American spy in France who the Nazis dubbed “the most dangerous of allied spies.” It tells the story of her youth and her work in Europe during the Second World War. 

A picture book biography of Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. 

A champion of equal rights who helped create a better future for all Americans, this biography of the first Asian American woman elected to Congress showed how she carved her own path to become a historic trailblazer. 

The story of Jackie Ormes, the first Black woman cartoonist to be nationally syndicated in the United States.

Looks at the inspiring story of Joan Procter, a pioneering female scientist who loved reptiles.

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A picture book biography of a Mexican heroine who fought for freedom and proved that traditional gender roles aren’t important. 

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Growing up in a small Hungarian town, Kati Karikó was curious about everything. As an adult, she channeled her curiosity into her work as a scientist.  

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From jazz and blues, hip hop and R&B, pop, punk, and opera, Black women have made major contributions to the history and formation of musical genres for more than a century. In this fully illustrated middle grade anthology, 50 strong, empowering, and inspiring Black women singers’ bios will teach kids to follow their dreams, to think outside the box, and to push the boundaries of what’s expected. 

Inspiring and empowering biographies of ten remarkable Jewish women. 

A picture book homage to community and contemporary Native pride–intimately set in the comfort of an urban Native community center that is celebrating the inauguration of Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Interior on March 18, 2021.