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1) Heroism Begins with Her

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Conkling, Winifred

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For fans of Rad American Women A-Z, Rebel Girls, and Women Who Dared comes an inspiring collection of more than 80 profiles about the brave women in the US military who fought hard for their country and even harder for what they believed in. From the Revolutionary War to present day, women have proudly served in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard as nurses, pilots, engineers, soldiers, and more. They dressed as men,...

2) Radioactive!

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Conkling, Winifred

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The fascinating, little-known story of how two brilliant female physicists' groundbreaking discoveries led to the creation of the atomic bomb. In 1934, Irène Curie, working with her husband and fellow scientist, Frederic Joliot, made a discovery that would change the world: artificial radioactivity. This breakthrough allowed scientists to modify elements and create new ones by altering the structure of atoms. Curie shared a Nobel Prize with her husband...

3) Sylvia & Aki

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Conkling, Winifred

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c2011	1st ed.	Tricycle Press	vii, 151 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.	English	On Shelf Lamb Branch - YOUTH J CONK	More Info Place Hold

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At the start of World War II, Japanese-American third-grader Aki and her family are sent to an internment camp in Poston, Arizona, while Mexican-American third-grader Sylvia's family leases their Orange County, California, farm and begins a fight to stop school segregation.

4) Heroism begins with her: Inspiring Stories of Bold, Brave, and Gutsy Women in the U.S. Military

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Conkling Winifred

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Pueblo West Branch - YOUTHNONFIC

J 355.009 C

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[2019]	First edition.	Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers	228 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm	English	On Shelf Lamb Branch - YOUTHNONFIC J 355.009 C Pueblo West Branch - YOUTHNONFIC J 355.009 C	More Info Place Hold

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Profiles more than eighty women who have served in the United States armed forces throughout history, highlighting the accomplishments and courageous acts of brave women like Margaret Corbin, Harriet Tubman, Tammy Duckworth, and Clara Barton.

5) Votes for Women!: American Suffragists and the Battle for the Ballot

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Conkling Winifred

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Women's Suffrage and Women's History Month Reads...

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Rawlings Branch - SCLOAN

WR 324.623 C

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2018.	First edition.	Algonquin	312 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm	English	On Shelf Rawlings Branch - SCLOAN WR 324.623 C	More Info Place Hold

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“Lively . . . Defiant . . . Pulling back the curtain on 100 years of struggle . . . The women who shaped the American narrative come to life with refreshing attention to detail.”—The New York Times Book Review
For nearly 150 years, American women did not have the right to vote. On August 18, 1920, they won that right, when the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified at last. To achieve that victory, some...

6) Hidden figures: the true story of four black women and the space race

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Shetterly, Margot Lee

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Books to Help You Talk About Racism With Your Kids

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Rawlings Branch - YOUTH has 2

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[2018]	First edition.	Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm	English	On Shelf Rawlings Branch - YOUTH has 2 J 510.925 S	More Info Place Hold

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Explores the previously uncelebrated but pivotal contributions of NASA's African American women mathematicians to America's space program, describing how Jim Crow laws segregated them despite their groundbreaking successes.

7) Radioactive!: How Irène Curie and Lise Meitner Revolutionized Science and Changed the World

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Conkling Winifred

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The fascinating, little-known story of how two brilliant female physicists' groundbreaking discoveries led to the creation of the atomic bomb.
In 1934, Irène Curie, working with her husband and fellow scientist, Frederic Joliot, made a discovery that would change the world: artificial radioactivity. This breakthrough allowed scientists to modify elements and create new ones by altering the structure of atoms. Curie shared a

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