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Elinor McGrath, pet doctor : the story of America's first female veterinarian.

Authors : Johnson, Jacqueline (Veterinarian), author; Straathof, Alette, illustrator

Subjects: Veterinarians -- United States -- Juvenile literature; Women veterinarians -- United States -- Juvenile literature; BiographiesMcGrath, Elinor -- Juvenile literature

Availability: 8 Holdings

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The great explorer of Mammoth Cave : a graphic novel biography of Stephen Bishop.

Authors : Pryor, Shawn, author; Valdrighi, Alessandro, illustrator

Subjects: African American explorers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; African American explorers -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc; Enslaved persons -- Kentucky -- Mammoth Cave -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureMammoth Cave (Ky.) -- History -- Juvenile literature; Kentucky -- History -- 1792-1865 -- Juvenile literatureBishop, Stephen, 1821?-1857 -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literature

Availability: 5 Holdings

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Miles of style : Eunice W. Johnson and the Ebony Fashion Fair.

Authors : Brathwaite, Lisa D., author; Gaines, Lynn, illustrator

Subjects: Ebony (Chicago, Ill.) -- Juvenile literature; Fashion designers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; African American fashion designers -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureJohnson, Eunice Walker, 1916-2010 -- Juvenile literature

Availability: 4 Holdings

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The fabulous Fannie Farmer : kitchen scientist and America's cook.

Authors : Smith, Emma Bland, author; Reagan, Susan, illustrator

Subjects: Women cooks -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Cooks -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Cooking, American -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literatureMiss Farmer's School of Cookery -- Juvenile literatureFarmer, Fannie Merritt, 1857-1915 -- Juvenile literature

Availability: 5 Holdings

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Go forth and tell : the life of Augusta Baker, librarian and master storyteller.

Authors : McDaniel, Breanna J., author; Harrison, April, illustrator

Subjects: Children's librarians -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; African American women librarians -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Storytellers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureNew York Public Library -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureBaker, Augusta, 1911-1998 -- Juvenile literature

Availability: 16 Holdings

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Ida B. Wells marches for the vote.

Authors : Johnson, Dinah, author; Jordan, Jerry, illustrator

Subjects: African American women civil rights workers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Women -- Suffrage -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature; Women -- Suffrage -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literatureUnited States -- Race relations -- Juvenile literatureWells-Barnett, Ida B., 1862-1931 -- Juvenile literature

Availability: 7 Holdings

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What you never knew about Simone Biles.

Authors : Cox Cannons, Helen, 1971-, author

Subjects: Women gymnasts -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Women Olympic athletes -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Women gymnasts -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureBiles, Simone, 1997- -- Juvenile literature

Availability: 8 Holdings

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Queen of Leaves : the story of botanist Ynes Mexia.

Authors : Briseño, Stephen, author; Muñoz, Isabel, illustrator

Subjects: Women botanizers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Botanizers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureMexía, Ynés, 1870-1938 -- Juvenile literature

Availability: 6 Holdings

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Benito Juárez fights for justice.

Authors : Gutierrez Hernandez, Beatriz, author illustrator

Subjects: Presidents -- Mexico -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Presidents -- Juvenile literature; HistoryMexico -- History -- 1821-1861 -- Juvenile literature; Mexico -- History -- European intervention, 1861-1867 -- Juvenile literatureJuárez, Benito, 1806-1872 -- Juvenile literature

Availability: 8 Holdings

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This is tap : Savion Glover finds his funk.

Authors : Castrovilla, Selene, 1966-, author; Freeman, Laura (Illustrator), illustrator

Subjects: Dancers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Choreographers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Tap dancing -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literatureGlover, Savion -- Juvenile literature

Availability: 10 Holdings

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