Amelia to Zora : twenty-six women who changed the world / Cynthia Chin-Lee ; illustrated by Megan Halsey and Sean Addy.
| Author/creator | Chin-Lee, Cynthia |
| Other author | Halsey, Megan illustrator. |
| Other author | Addy, Sean, illustrator. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, ©2005. |
| Description | 32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Amelia Earhart (1897-1937), pilot -- Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1914-1956), athlete -- Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (1900-1980), astronomer -- Dolores Huerta (1930-), union co-founder -- Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962), first lady -- Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), painter -- Grace Hopper (1906-1992), computer scientist -- Helen Keller (1880-1968), advocate for the disabled -- Imogen Cunningham (1883-1976), photographer -- Jane Goodall (1934-), naturalist -- Kristi Yamaguchi (1971-), ice skating champion -- Lena Horne (1917-), entertainer -- Maya Lin (1959-), architect -- Nawal El Sadaawi (1931-), women's rights activist -- Oprah Winfrey (1954-), talk show host -- Patricia Schroeder (1940-), congresswoman -- Quah Ah (1893-1949), artist -- Rachel Carson (1907-1964), environmentalist -- Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (1945-), democratic leader -- Mother Teresa (1910-1997), servant of the poor -- Ursula Le Guin (1929-), writer -- Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1900-1990), diplomat -- Wilma Mankiller (1945-), chief of the Cherokee nation -- Chen Xiefen (1883-1923), journalist -- Yoshiko Uchida (1922-1992), writer -- Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960), anthropologist, writer. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 30-31). |
| LCCN | 2004003847 |
| ISBN | 1570915229 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 920.72 C4412A | ✔ Available | Place Hold |