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Women of Hope: African Americans Who Made a Difference by Joyce Hansen (Scholastic, 1998)
Dee’s Broadway debut in South Pacific was in 1943. Dee was and is an advocate for social issues of our times.
Read a biography of Ruby Dee and listen to her interviews on the National Visionary Leadership Project site.
Women of Hope: African Americans Who Made a Difference by Joyce Hansen (Scholastic, 1998)
Hamer was involved with voting rights in the 1960s in addition to being a champion for the poor and underpriviledged. The tombstone of this great African American woman reads, “I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.”
Hamer was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in 1993.
The Heroine of the Titanic by Joan W. Blos, illustrated by Tennessee Dixon (HarperCollins, 1991)
A survivor of the Titanic, Brown was responsible for saving many lives during the disaster as well as spearheading a fund to raise money for surviving passengers who needed assistance after the tragedy.
Denver’s Historic Molly Brown House has a website devoted to “accurately portray the story of Margaret Tobin Brown.” There are lots of great things to explore in the Just for Kids section.
A Picture Book of Helen Keller by David A. Adler, illustrated by John Wallner and Alexandra Wallner (Holiday House, 1990)
While the childhood of Keller, who was born with visual and hearing impairments is the focus of this biography, her accomplishments as an adult are also highlighted.
From the American Foundation for the Blind, The Helen Keller Kids Museum Online offers a biography of Keller.
Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World by Cynthia Chin-Lee, illustrated by Megan Halsey and Sean Addy (Charlesbridge, 2005)
Co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association with Ceasar Chavez and a leader in the historic grape boycott, Huerta continues to play a pivotal role in worker rights.
Read more about Huerta at the Dolores Huerta Foundation web site.
