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Women who dared : 52 stories of fearless daredevils, adventurers, & 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...

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Main Author:	Skeers, Linda (Author)
Other Authors:	Gosling, Livi (Illustrator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, Inc., [2017]
Subjects:	Women daredevils > Biography > Juvenile literature. Women adventurers > Biography > Juvenile literature. Adventure and adventurers > Biography > Juvenile literature. Women heroes > Biography > Juvenile literature. Dissenters > Biography > Juvenile literature. Women > Biography > Juvenile literature. Women daredevils > Biography. Women adventurers > Biography. Adventure and adventurers > Biography. Women heroes > Biography. Dissenters > Biography. Women > Biography. JUVENILE NONFICTION > Biography & Autobiography > Historical. JUVENILE NONFICTION > Biography & Autobiography > Women. JUVENILE NONFICTION > History. Adventure and adventurers. Dissenters. Women. Women adventurers. Women daredevils. Women heroes. Biography. Action and adventure fiction. Juvenile works.

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