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52 stories of fearless daredevils, adventurers, & rebels
Fifty-two stories of fearless daredevils, adventurers, and rebels
Women have been doing amazing, daring, and dangerous things for years, but they're rarely mentioned in our history books as adventurers, daredevils, or rebels. This new compilation of brief biographies features women throughout history who have risked their lives for adventure - many of who you may not know, but all of whom you'll WANT to know, such as: Minnie Spotted Wolf, the first Native American marine; Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to fly in space; Beatrice Ayettey, the first female ship captain from Ghana; and many more! This is the perfect read for anyone who wants to know what it means to explore, discover, play, climb, and fight like a girl!
Daredevils: -- Anna Olga Albertina Brown -- Annie Edson Taylor -- Bessie Coleman -- Elinor Smith -- Florence Chadwick -- Georgia "Tiny" Broadwick -- Helen Gibson -- Lillian Boyer -- Lillian Leitzel -- Mary Lillian Ellison -- May Emmeline Wirth -- Mildred Burke -- Shirley Muldowney -- Sophie Blanchard -- Valentina Tereshkova -- Adventurers: -- Ada Blackjack -- Barbara Hillary -- Beatrice Ayettey -- Emma "Grandma" Gatewood -- Dr. Eugenie Clark -- Fanny Bullock Workman -- Ferminia Sarras -- Ida Lewis -- Jeanne Baret -- Joan Bamford Fletcher -- Junko Tabei -- Libby Riddles -- Lillian Riggs -- Margaret Bourke-White -- Mary Anning -- Mina Hubbard -- Rosaly Lopes -- Sylvia Earle -- Ynes Mexia -- Rebels: -- Alia Muhammad Baker -- Annette Kellerman -- Annie "Londonderry" Cohen Kopchovsky -- Belle Boyd -- Bessie Stringfield -- Ella Hattan -- Irena Sendler -- Johanna July -- Kate Warne -- Keiko Fukuda -- Lyda Conley -- Margaret "Molly" Tobin Brown -- Mary Edwards Walker -- Mary Fields -- Minnie Spotted Wolf -- Rose Fortune -- Susan la Flesche Picotte -- Sybil Ludington.
Linda Skeers ; illustrated by Livi Gosling.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 108-111) and index.