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American heroines : the spirited women who shaped our country Cover Image Book

American heroines : the spirited women who shaped our country / Kay Bailey Hutchison.

Hutchison, Kay Bailey, 1943- (Author).

Summary:

Explores the lives of women who have made significant contributions to American history and society, including Red Cross founder Clara Barton, aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart, and Fortune 500 CEO Carlton Fiorina.

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  • ISBN: 0060566353
  • ISBN: 9780060566357
  • Physical Description: xvi, 384 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: 1st edition
  • Publisher: New York : William Morrow, [2004]

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Formatted Contents Note:
1. PIONEERS AND PRESERVATIONISTS: Mary Austin Holley -- Ann Raney Coleman -- Jane Long -- Adina De Zavala -- Clara Driscoll -- WOMEN OF TODAY: Anne Legendre Armstrong -- 2. WOMEN OF FAITH: Elizabeth Seton -- Mary Baker Eddy -- Mary Shindler -- WOMEN OF TODAY: Marj Carpenter -- 3. EDUCATION FOR EVERYONE: Emma Willard -- WOMEN OF TODAY: Lynne Cheney -- Ruth Simmons -- Rosalyn Yalow -- 4. SAVING LIVES: Clara Barton -- WOMEN OF TODAY: Elizabeth Dole -- Bernardine Healy -- Antonia Novello -- 5. THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: Sarah Winnemucca -- Elizabeth Palmer Peabody -- 6. A WOMAN'S ART: Mary Cassatt -- Marian Anderson -- Latina Performers -- Selena Quintanilla -- WOMEN OF TODAY: Beverly Sills -- 7. CONQUERING THE SKIES: Amelia Earhart -- Jacqueline Cochran -- WOMEN OF TODAY: Sally Ride -- 8. PUBLIC LIVES, PUBLIC SERVICE: Margaret Chase Smith -- WOMEN OF TODAY: Geraldine Ferraro -- Sandra Day O'Connor -- 9. RENAISSANCE WOMEN: Oveta Culp Hobby -- WOMEN OF TODAY: Carleton S. Fiorina -- Muriel Siebert -- Madeleine Albright -- Condoleezza Rice -- 10. WOMEN LOOK AT THE WORLD: Margaret Bourke-White -- Marguerite Higgins -- WOMEN OF TODAY: Barbara Walters -- Cokie Roberts -- Jane Friedman -- 11. SETTING RECORDS, MAKING HISTORY: Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias -- Althea Gibson -- WOMEN OF TODAY: Jackie Joyner-Kersee -- Nadia Comaneci.

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Heroes > United States > Biography.
Women heroes > United States > Biography.
Women > United States > Biography.
Richardson, Elsie Pyatt > Memorial and Honorarium.
McDowell County Republican Party, Donors.
Women.
Womyn.
United States > Biography.
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