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Clinton, Chelsea,

She persisted : 13 American women who changed the world / written by Chelsea Clinton ; illustrated by Alexandra Boiger. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Profiles the lives of thirteen American women who have left their mark on U.S. history, including Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, Margaret Chase Smith, and Oprah Winfrey.

ISBN: 9781524741723 1524741728

Subjects--Personal Names:
Tubman, Harriet, 1820?-1913.
Keller, Helen, 1880-1968.
Lemlich, Clara, 1886-1982.
Bly, Nellie, 1864-1922.
Apgar, Virginia, 1909-1974.
Tallchief, Maria.
Colvin, Claudette, 1939-
Bridges, Ruby.
Smith, Margaret Chase, 1897-1995.
Ride, Sally.
Griffith Joyner, Florence Delorez, 1959-1998.
Winfrey, Oprah.
Sotomayor, Sonia, 1954-

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United States. Congress. Senate --Biography.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Slaves--United States--Biography.
African American women--Biography.
African Americans--Biography.
African American civil rights workers--Alabama--Montgomery--Biography.
African Americans--Segregation--History.
African American children--Biography.
Deafblind women--United States--Biography.
Women clothing workers--New York (State)--New York--Biography.
Women in the labor movement--New York (State)--New York--Biography.
Journalists--United States--Biography.
Women journalists--United States--Biography.
Pediatricians--Biography.
Women pediatricians--Biography.
Ballerinas--United States--Biography.
Osage Indians--United States--Biography.
Women politicians--United States--Biography.
Women astronauts--United States--Biography.
Astronauts--United States--Biography.
Track and field athletes--United States--Biography.
Women track and field athletes--United States--Biography.
Television personalities--United States--Biography.
Actors--United States--Biography.
Hispanic American judges--Biography.
Judges--United States--Biography.
Women judges--United States--Biography.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographies.