LEADER 03518cam 2200493Ia 4500001 ocm65200111 003 OCoLC 005 20141211194834.0 008 060324s2006 dcu j 000 0ceng 015 GBA606203 |2bnb 016 7 013360130 |2Uk 020 0792253949 020 9780792253945 020 0792253930 (hbk.) 020 9780792253938 (hbk.) 029 1 YDXCP |b2507873 029 1 YDXCP |b2556923 035 (Sirsi) o65200111 035 (OCoLC)65200111 040 AJP |cAJP |dBAKER |dOCLCQ |dUKM |dYDXCP |dXY4 |dERE |dUtOrBLW 043 n-us--- 049 ERE7 082 04 920.72/0973 |222 092 920.720973 |bK571L 100 1 Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody. |=^A447123 245 10 Ladies first : |b40 daring American women who were second to none / |cby Elizabeth Cody Kimmel. 250 Library ed. 260 Washington : |bNational Geographic, |c©2006. 300 192 pages ; |c24 cm 336 text |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |2rdamedia 338 volume |2rdacarrier 505 2 Forword -- Introduction -- Wilma Mankiller -- Elizabeth Blackwell -- Wilma Rudolph -- Victoria Murden -- Margaret Bourke-White -- Susan Butcher -- Jane Addams -- Madam C. J. Walker -- Nellie Bly -- Emma Hart Willard -- Lynn Hill -- Phyllis Wheatley -- Stacy Allison -- Marian Anderson -- Katherine Switzer -- Frances Perkins -- Harriet Quimby -- Pearl S. Buck -- Olga Samaroff Stokowski -- Carrie Chapman Catt -- Shirley Muldowney -- Sally Priesand -- Julia Morgan -- Gertrude Ederle -- Jane Roberts -- Georgia O'Keeffe -- Kathleen McGrath -- Fanny Bullock Workman -- Eve Queler -- Rita Dove -- Helen Keller -- Antonia Novello -- Brenda Berkman -- Laura Ingalls Wilder -- Dian Fossey -- Sacagawea -- Edna St. Vincent Millay -- Martha Graham -- Katherine Graham -- Maria Tallchief -- Quote sources -- Selected bibiography -- Chronology -- Index. 520 Ladies First introduces young readers to 40 American women of achievement who were first in their field. A full-page portrait begins each informative three-page profile. The life stories of these women are as inspiring as they are diverse. The book provides a vital starting point for report writers and researchers, and a rich source of information for fact lovers of all ages. Who was the first woman to row across the Atlantic? Or to swim the English Channel? Or to graduate from medical school? A rich source of educational and historic material for students, the book also highlights inspirational role models for girls. Who was the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize? And the first to win a Nobel Prize for Literature? Who was the first female African-American self-made millionaire? And the first African-American Poet Laureate? 650 0 Women |zUnited States |vBiography |vJuvenile literature. |=^A1024066 651 0 United States |vBiography |vJuvenile literature. |=^A650398 856 42 |3Contributor biographical information |uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0621/2005005113-b.html 856 42 |3Publisher description |uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0621/2005005113-d.html 994 C0 |bERE 938 Baker & Taylor |bBKTY |c27.90 |d27.90 |i0792253949 |n0006555213 |sactive 938 YBP Library Services |bYANK |n2556923 596 1 998 1084292