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Katherine Johnson / by Wilkins, Ebony.; Ager, Charlotte.;
Counting on Katherine -- Asking questions -- Separate and unequal -- Breaking barriers -- A new journey -- Woman at work -- Pushing for change -- The space race -- Apollo 11 -- "One giant leap" -- An incredible career -- Awards and acclaim.Examines the life of mathematician Katherine Johnson, from her early education and career before working for NASA to her integral role in the space program.LSC
Subjects: Johnson, Katherine G.; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; African American women mathematicians; Women mathematicians; African American women physicists; Women physicists;

Dynamic women dancers / by Dublin, Anne.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-126) and Internet addresses.Profiles ten female dancers who not only have helped transform their style of dance, but also share a commitment to making a difference in the world of dance and beyond.LSC
Subjects: Women dancers;
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Bold words from black women : inspiration and truths from 50 extraordinary leaders who helped shape our world / by Pizzoli, Tamara.; Ahanonu, Monica.;
"This beautifully illustrated book is a collection of quotes from 50 inspirational Black women who have shaped the world we live in, from Toni Morrison to Angela Davis, from Solange and Beyonce Knowles to Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: African American women; Women;

Georgia O'Keeffe : she saw the world in a flower / by Balkan, Gabrielle.; Bloggs, Josy.; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.);
Includes bibliographical references.A picture book biography of the life of American painter Georgia O'Keeffe. Includes a time line of her works as well as related art appreciation activities.LSC
Subjects: O'Keeffe, Georgia, 1887-1986; Painters; Women painters; Painting, American;

Pelican girls : a novel / by Malye, Julia,author.;
"For fans of sweeping historical literature in the vein of Philipp Meyer's The Son or Min Jin Lee's Pachinko, an extraordinary US literary debut set in Paris and colonial New Orleans and based on a true story, about three of the 88 young women--among them an orphan, a madwoman, and an abortionist--who were deported to the Louisiana Territory as brides"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Deportees; Deportees; Women;

We Inherit the Fire : A Novel. by Molope, Kagiso Lesego.;
'We Inherit the Fire' is a vivid, atmospheric novel set against the end of apartheid in South Africa, centred on a family of Black women who fracture and fall back together again amidst a nation-wide reckoning. Kagiso Lesego Molope lives in Ottawa, ON. #diversity.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Feminist; FICTION / Women; FICTION / World Literature / Africa / Southern Africa;

Python's Kiss : Stories. by Erdrich, Louise.;
"As usual when closing a book by Louise Erdrich, I'm left wondering, how can a novel be so funny and so moving? How can life?" -- Ron Charles, Washington Post, on The Mighty Red "Erdrich should be a major contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature." -- Boston Globe "A new novel from Louise Erdrich....is always a literary event, and her latest continues one of American literature's most remarkable winning streaks." -- The Guardian, on The Mighty RedLibrary Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Short Stories (single author); FICTION / Women;

Yayoi Kusama / by Nakamura, May.; Badiu, Alexandra.;
Early Sketches -- Journey to the United States -- The Princess of Polka Dots -- Return to Japan -- You Can't Stop Yayoi -- But Wait ... There's More!"Get to know Yayoi Kusama, a Japanese artist known for her extensive use of polka dots and for her infinity installations, in this fascinating nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series of biographies about people "you should meet!""--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Kusama, Yayoi; Artists; Women artists;

The breadwinner : a graphic novel / by Tanaka, Shelley.; Doron, Anita.; Twomey, Nora.; Ellis, Deborah,1960-Breadwinner.;
"This beautiful graphic-novel adaptation of The Breadwinner animated film tells the story of eleven-year-old Parvana who must disguise herself as a boy to support her family during the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan. Deborah Ellis's beloved novel has been adapted for film by Aircraft Pictures, Cartoon Saloon and Melusine Productions in association with Angelina Jolie's production company, jolie pas productions."--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Taliban; Girls; Sex role; Women's rights; Women;

Born reading : 20 stories of women reading their way into history / by Krull, Kathleen.; Loh-Hagan, Virginia.; Lewis, Aura.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Cleopatra (69 BC-30 BC) -- Wu Zetian (624-705) -- Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603) -- Sor (Sister) Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651-1695) -- Phillis Wheatley Peters (1753-1784) -- E. Pauline Johnson (1861-1913) -- Chien-Shiung Wu (1912-1997) -- Indira Gandhi (1917-1984) -- Shirley Chisholm (1924-2005) -- Patsy Mink (1927-2002) -- Audre Lorde (1934-1992) -- Temple Grandin (1947- ) -- Sally Ride (1951-2012) -- Oprah Winfrey (1954- ) -- Sonia Sotomayor (1954- ) -- Serena Williams (1981- ) -- Taylor Swift (1989- ) -- Malala Yousafzai (1997- ) -- Amanda Gorman (1998- ) -- Marley Dias (2005- )."Once books change their brains, girls change history. Discover the foundation of reading that empowered some of the world's most influential women in this collection of 20 biographies"--Ages 8-12.
Subjects: Women; Women;