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• Mae Among the Stars

  Ahmed, Roda,

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  "When young Mae Jemison is asked by her teacher what she wants to be when she grows up, Mae, who is African American, tells her mostly white classmates that she wants to be an astronaut, a dream that her parents wholeheartedly support."

• Shark Lady

  the True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist

  Keating, Jess

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  "At 9 years old, Eugenie Clark developed an unexpected passion for sharks after a visit to the Battery Park Aquarium in New York City. At the time, sharks were seen as mindless killing machines, but Eugenie knew better and set out to prove…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Counting on Katherine

  Becker, Helaine,

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  "From Katherine's early beginnings as a gifted student to her heroic accomplishments as a prominent mathematician at NASA, this is the story of a groundbreaking American woman who not only calculated the course of moon landings but, in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Astronaut With a Song for the Stars

  the Story of Dr. Ellen Ochoa

  Mosca, Julia Finley

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  "Meet Dr. Ellen Ochoa, a determined space pioneer with a stellar symphony of talents. Growing up in a family of immigrants, Ellen dreamed of becoming a professional flutist, but all of that changed when she discovered engineering in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The World Is Not a Rectangle

  a Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid

  Winter, Jeanette

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  "A biography of architect Zaha Hadid, who grew up in Baghdad and went on to design buildings all over the world."

• The Girl Who Thought in Pictures

  the Story of Dr. Temple Grandin

  Mosca, Julia Finley

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  "Describes the life and accomplishments of the animal scientist and designer of cruelty-free livestock facilities, from her early life and autism diagnosis through her journey to become a livestock expert."

• Who Says Women Can't Be Computer Programmers?

  the Story of Ada Lovelace

  Stone, Tanya Lee

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  "Known as 'The Enchantress of Numbers' by many inventors and mathematicians of the 19th century, Ada Lovelace is recognized today as history's first computer programmer."

• Queen of Physics

  How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom

  Robeson, Teresa, 1964-

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  "When Wu Chien Shiung was born in China 100 years ago, girls did not attend school. But her parents named their daughter "Courageous Hero" and encouraged her love of science. This biography follows Wu as she battles sexism at home and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Classified

  the Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer

  Sorell, Traci

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  "Mary Golda Ross designed classified projects for Lockheed Air Corporation as the company's first female engineer. Find out how her passion for math and the Cherokee values she was raised with shaped her life and work."

• The Girl With a Mind for Math

  The Story of Raye Montague

  Julia Finley Mosca

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  "This is a rhyming-text picture book about Raye Montague. After touring a German submarine in the early 1940s, young Raye set her sights on becoming an engineer. Little did she know sexism and racial inequality would challenge that dream…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lights! Camera! Alice!

  the Thrilling True Adventures of the First Woman Filmmaker

  Rockliff, Mara

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  "Meet Alice Guy-Blaché. She made movies--some of the very first movies, and some of the most exciting! Blow up a pirate ship? Why not? Crawl into a tiger's cage? Of course! Leap off a bridge onto a real speeding train? It will be easy!…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ruth Asawa

  a Sculpting Life

  Schoettler, Joan

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  "From the Japanese-American internment camps to the creation of the San Francisco School of the Arts, Ruth Asawa's life journey is one filled with challenges and obstacles turned into triumphs through perseverance and a unique vision."

• Red Bird Sings

  The Story of Zitkala-Ša, Native American Author, Musician, and Activist

  Capaldi, Gina

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  "This book celebrates the life of Native American author, musician, and activist, Zitkala-S̈a."

• Beautiful Shades of Brown

  the Art of Laura Wheeler Waring

  Churnin, Nancy

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  "Growing up in the late 19th century, Laura Wheeler Waring didn't see any artists who looked like her. She didn't see any paintings of people who looked like her, either. So when she was offered a commission to paint portraits of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Am Frida Kahlo

  Meltzer, Brad,

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  "This picture book biography follows Frida Kahlo's start as an artist and how she integrated her unique way of looking at the world into her art"