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Cokie Roberts sheds new light on the generation of heroines, reformers, and visionaries who helped shape our nation with this blend of biographical portraits and behind-the-scenes vignettes chronicling women's public roles and private responsibilities. Drawing on personal correspondence, private journals, and other primary sources--many of them previously unpublished--Roberts brings to life the extraordinary accomplishments of women who laid the groundwork...

A biography of the former slave who founded Tuskegee University and later became the most powerful African American leader at the turn of the century.

From Chelsea House's Black Americans of Achievement series comes a biography of the great statesman.

Traces the life of the African American educator and leader, focusing on his stewardship of Tuskegee Institute.

Describes the life and times of the man made famous for writing the first dictionary of the English language.

"Jill Biden has held many roles in the government and beyond. Through them all, she never stopped learning or teaching! This low-level title introduces young readers to the life and work of Jill Biden."--

Covers the life of Booker T. Washington from his early childhood as a Virginia slave through his rise to founder of the Tuskegee Institute.

"The life of Lilly Ann Granderson, an enslaved teacher who strongly believed in the power of education and risked her life to teach others during slavery. Includes afterword and sources"--

Examines the life and times of the educational leader and founder of the Tuskegee Institute, who became a leading spokesman for the African American community.