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Scholastic (1989)
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Presents portraits of fourteen American women who played important roles in American history, including Emma Willard, Abigail Adams, and Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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They Led the Way is about fourteen women; Johanna Johnston writes about Anne Hutchinson, Anne Bradstreet, Lady Deborah Moody, Phyllis Wheatley, Abigail Adams, Emma Willard, Ernestine Rose, Elizabeth Blackwell, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Clara Barton, Victoria Woodhull, Nellie
This book is really great for a short version of information that you want to know. Each person is brought to life with everyday talk and an insight to what made these women do what they did to help change America.
I would use this book as a resource for my class. Students may use it to research about a certain woman, or in general how these women changed America; whether it was helping abolish slavery or becoming a nurse, each woman has made a contribution to American history. Students may also make a Vin diagram comparing women from the past to women of the present.
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Bly, and Carrie Chapman Catt. Each has a chapter telling about their life and what has made them famous. This book is really great for a short version of information that you want to know. Each person is brought to life with everyday talk and an insight to what made these women do what they did to help change America.
I would use this book as a resource for my class. Students may use it to research about a certain woman, or in general how these women changed America; whether it was helping abolish slavery or becoming a nurse, each woman has made a contribution to American history. Students may also make a Vin diagram comparing women from the past to women of the present.
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0590413422 / 9780590413428