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Women
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The Virgin BlueTwo women born centuries apart are bound by a fateful family legacy. |
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Hillary Rodham ClintonA biography of the New York senator and wife of the former forty-second president of the United States. |
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Amelia EarhartA biography of the famous aviatrix who disappeared in the South Pacific on an around-the-world flight attempt in 1937. |
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Reading Lolita in TehranThe author describes growing up in the Islamic Republic of Iran and the group of young women who came together at her home in secret every Thursday to read and discuss great books of Western literatur |
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The Nineteenth AmendmentTraces the history of the women's rights movement in the United States which culminated in 1920 with the passage of the constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote. |
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The Probable FutureStella Sparrow, the latest in a long history of Sparrow women to have special gifts, discovers on her thirteenth birthday that she can see the future, an ability that has both positive and negative ef |
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The Women of Afghanistan Under the TalibanLooks at the quality of life of Afghan women under the former Taliban regime in Afghanistan. |
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The World at her FingertipsBiography of Helen Keller who, despite being both deaf and blind, thrived under the tutelage of Annie Sullivan, graduated cum laude from Radcliffe college, and became famous for remaining strong and s |
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Find Where the Wind GoesMae Jemison recounts her life story, describing her struggle to overcome the doubts of those around her and become an astronaut-- the first woman of color in space. |
