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Women Standing Up!

Women Standing Up!

  • Learn about the young Ukrainian immigrant who led the largest strike of women workers in U.S. history in this book trailer for Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909.

  • Check out the author interview and ​​video book trailer for Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers to learn about this labor and civil rights activist.

  • Watch the video book trailer for Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World to see the 14 rebels who dared to make a difference.

  • Hear about the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in this Meet-the-Author Recording with Tanya Lee Stone for The House That Jane Built: A Story about Jane Addams.

  • Listen to Beth Anderson discuss the young African American teacher who took a stand for equal rights on transportation one hundred years before Rosa Parks in this Meet-the-Author Recording for Lizzie Demands a Seat!: Elizabeth Jennings Fights for Streetcar Rights.

  • Activist for female education Malala Yousafzai talks about finding her voice in this video book trailer for Malala’s Magic Pencil.

  • Check out titles from the She Persisted Series about women like Claudette Colvin, Ruby Bridges, Sonia Sotomayor, and others who stood up and spoke up for change!