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Biographies for Women's History Month

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March is Women's History Month! Celebrate by picking up some of these picture book biographies of famous women.

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HerrickDL_Amanda

Herrick District Library

20 items

The Watcher

Jane Goodall's Life With the Chimps

by Winter, Jeanette

Book - 2011

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Before She Was Harriet

by Cline-Ransome, Lesa

Book - 2017

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Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor

by Valdez, Patricia

Book - 2018

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Dinosaur Lady

The Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning, the First Paleontologist

by Skeers, Linda

Book - 2020

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Anybody's Game

Kathryn Johnston, the First Girl to Play Little League Baseball

by Lang, Heather

Book - 2018

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Planting Stories

The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré

by Denise, Anika

Book - 2019

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Niki Nakayama

A Chef's Tale in 13 Bites

by Michalak, Jamie

Book - 2021

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Brave Jane Austen

Reader, Writer, Author, Rebel

by Pliscou, Lisa

Book - 2017

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Stitch by Stitch

Elizabeth Hobbs Keckly Sews Her Way to Freedom

by Schofield-Morrison, Connie

Book - 2021

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Sarah and the Big Wave

The True Story of the First Woman to Surf Mavericks

by Tsui, Bonnie

Book - 2021

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Unbound

The Life and Art of Judith Scott

by Scott, Joyce

Book - 2021

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Planting Peace

[the Story of Wangari Maathai]

by Hooks, Gwendolyn

Book - 2021

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Mary Wears What She Wants

by Negley, Keith

Book - 2019

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Brave Ballerina

The Story of Janet Collins

by Meadows, Michelle

Book - 2019

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Ready to Fly

How Sylvia Townsend Became the Bookmobile Ballerina

by Lyon, Lea

Book - 2020

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Maya's Song

by Watson, Renée

Book - 2022

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It Began With A Page

How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way

by Maclear, Kyo

Book - 2019

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Malala

Activist for Girls' Education

by Frier, Raphaële

Book - 2017

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The Only Woman in the Photo

Frances Perkins and Her New Deal for America

by Krull, Kathleen

Book - 2019

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She Persisted

13 American Women Who Changed the World

by Clinton, Chelsea

Book - 2017

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