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In 1945, Lieutenant Alene B. Duerk, registered nurse, stood on the deck of the USS Beneoolence, one of the Navy's large hospital ships. It had taken many years of hard work for her to become a capable nurse and an independent woman, as her mother had hoped. Now she was headed for the coast of Japan in a fleet of 600 ships. It was wartime, and the future looked uncertain.
But Alene Duerk's dedication would lead to a long and productive career with...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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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 from their white counterparts despite their groundbreaking successes.
12) Sonia Sotomayor
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English
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Describes the life and accomplishments of the United States Supreme Court justice.
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Series
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PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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24 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 19 x 20 cm.
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English
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A biography of the Shoshoni Indian girl who served as interpreter, peacemaker, and guide for the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Northwest in 1805-1806.
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First Second
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 5
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291 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
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English
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Profiles inspiring women--some who are world famous and some who are little knownin graphic format, including Nellie Bly, Mae Jemison, Hedy Lamarr, Josephine Baker, and Naziq al-Abid.
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