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1) Jane Addams

Author

Armentrout, David

Series

People who made a difference

Publisher

Rourke Pub

Pub. Date

[2002]

Language

English

2) Susan B. Anthony: social reformer and feminist

Author

Litwin, Laura Baskes

Series

Heroes of the women's suffrage movement

Publisher

Enslow Publishing

Pub. Date

2017.

Language

English

Description

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Enhanced by primary sources, images, and sidebars, this engaging biography of one of the suffrage movement's most inspiring leaders paints a vivid picture of what life was like for a woman in nineteenth-century America. Readers will be inspired by Anthony's tireless fight to improve women's standing, an effort that changed the course of history.

3) A voice from the wildernesss: the story of Anna Howard Shaw

Author

Brown, Don

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin

Pub. Date

2001.

Language

English

4) Waging peace: the story of Jane Addams

Author

Caravantes, Peggy

Publisher

Morgan Reynolds Pub

Pub. Date

[2004]

Language

English

5) Heroine of the Titanic: the real unsinkable Molly Brown

Author

Landau, Elaine

Publisher

Clarion Books

Pub. Date

[2001]

Language

English

6) Susan B. Anthony: fighter for freedom and equality

Author

Slade, Suzanne

Series

Biographies)

Publisher

Picture Window Books

Pub. Date

2006.

Language

English

7) Liberty's voice: the story of Emma Lazarus

Author

Silverman, Erica

Publisher

Dutton Children's

Pub. Date

[2011]

Language

English

Description

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Portrays the life of the American poet who wrote the poem inscribed on the Statue of Liberty.

8) Susan B. Anthony: reformer

Author

Amoroso, Cynthia

Publisher

Child's World

Pub. Date

2002.

Language

English

Description

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Briefly introduces the life and accomplishments of American social reformer Susan B. Anthony.

9) Peace and bread: the story of Jane Addams

Author

McPherson, Stephanie Sammartino

Publisher

Carolrhoda Books

Pub. Date

[1993]

Language

English

Description

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A biography of the woman who founded Hull-House, one of the first settlement houses in the United States, and who later became involved in the international peace movement.

10) The house that Jane built: a story about Jane Addams

Author

Stone, Tanya Lee

Publisher

Henry Holt and Company

Pub. Date

[2015]

Language

English

11) The importance of Mother Jones

Author

Horton, Madelyn

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

1996.

Language

English

Description

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A biography of the determined labor organizer of the early twentieth century who became known as Mother Jones.

12) Jane Addams: pioneer social worker

Author

Simon, Charnan

Series

Community builders

Publisher

Children's Press

Pub. Date

[1997]

Language

English

Description

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Presents the life of the woman whose devotion to social work led to her establishing Hull House in Chicago and who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.

13) Dangerous Jane

Author

Slade, Suzanne

Publisher

Peachtree

Pub. Date

[2017]

Language

English

Description

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"Describes the life and accomplishments of the founder of Hull House, a settlement house in Chicago, where she provided aid to immigrant families and whose legacy is still evident today." --

14) Jane Addams: Nobel Prize winner and founder of Hull House

Author

Harvey, Bonnie C

Series

Historical American biographies

Publisher

Enslow Publishers

Pub. Date

[1999]

Language

English

Description

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Describes the life of the woman whose devotion to social work led to her establishing Hull House in Chicago and who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.

15) Lydia Maria Child: the quest for racial justice

Author

Kenschaft, Lori J

Series

Oxford portraits

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Pub. Date

[2002]

Language

English

Description

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A biography of the popular writer who, in the mid-nineteenth century, gave up her literary success to fight for the abolition of slavery, for women's rights, and for the fair treatment of American Indians.