Tells the story of the Shoshoni Indian girl who served as interpreter, peacemaker, and guide for the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Northwest in 1805-1806.

Using a variety of primary sources, this biography of Harriet Tubman describes the life of a former slave who was responsible for helping many other slaves to freedom.

In just a few generations, Michelle Obama's family has blazed a path from a slave cabin to the White House. She's now writing a new chapter in history as a fresh kind of first lady, old-fashioned in many ways, yet so genuine and natural that she constantly surprises and inspires.

During World War II, 127 women managed to get "where the action was" by obtaining official accreditation from the U.S. War Department as war correspondents, a profession previously reserved for men.

Discusses the life of the pilot who was the first woman to cross the Atlantic by herself in a plane.

"A biography of Sacagawea, the Shoshone woman who served as a translator for the Lewis and Clark Expedition."--Provided by publisher.

Biography of the wife of President John Kennedy beginning with her childhood and including her years in "Camelot, " life with Aristotle Onassis, and later years as a grandmother.

A biography of the Philadelphia seamstress who helped design and make the first flag to represent the United States of America.

Tells the stories of three families who were helped by the work of Mary Breckinridge, the first nurse to go into the Appalachian Mountains and give medical care to the isolated inhabitants. Includes an afterword with facts about Breckinridge and the Frontier Nursing Service she founded.