The book of gutsy women / Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781501178412
- ISBN: 1501178415
- Physical Description: xii, 450 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Simon and Schuster hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2019.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | EARLY INSPIRATIONS: First inspirations -- Harriet Tubman -- Anna Pavlova -- Isadora Duncan -- Margaret Chase Smith -- Margaret Bourke-White -- Maria von Trapp -- Anne Frank -- Rigoberta Menchú Tum -- Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Florence Griffith Joyner ("Flo-Jo") -- EDUCATION PIONEERS: Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz -- Margaret Bancroft -- Juliette Gordon Low -- Maria Montessori and Joan Ganz Cooney -- Mary McLeod Bethune -- Esther Martinez -- Daisy Bates -- Patsy Mink, Bernice Sandler, and Edith Green -- Ruby Bridges Hall -- Malala Yousafzai -- EARTH DEFENDERS: Marjory Stoneman Douglas -- Rachel Carson -- Jane Jacobs and Peggy Shepard -- Jane Goodall and "The Trimates" -- Wangari Maathai -- Alice Min Soo Chun -- Greta Thunberg -- EXPLORERS AND INVENTORS: Caroline Herschel and Vera Rubin -- Ada Lovelace and Grace Hopper -- Margaret Knight and Madam C.J. Walker -- Marie Curie and Irène Jolior-Curie -- Hedy Lamarr -- Sylvia Earle -- Sally Ride -- Mae Jemison -- HEALERS: Florence Nightingale -- Clara Barton -- Elizabeth Blackwell, Rebecca Lee Crumpler, and Mary Edwards Walker -- Betty Ford -- Mathilde Krim -- Dr. Gao Yaojie -- Dr. Hawa Abdi -- Flossie Wong-Staal -- Molly Melching -- Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha -- Caccinators -- ATHLETES: Alice Coachman and Wilma Rudolph -- Junko Tabei -- Billie Jean King -- Diana Nyad -- Abby Wambach -- Michelle Kwan -- Venus and Serena Williams -- Ibtihaj Muhammad -- Tatyana McFadden -- Caster Semenya -- Aly Raisman -- ADVOCATES AND ACTIVISTS: Dorothy Height and Sojourner Truth -- Ida B. Wells -- Eleanor Roosevelt -- Elizabeth Peratrovich -- Rosa Parks and Claudette Colvin -- Coretta Scott King -- Dolores Huerta -- The Peacemakers -- Victoria Mxenge -- Ai-jen Poo -- Sarah Brady, Gabby Giffords, Nelba Màrquez-Greene, Shannon Watts, and Lucy McBath -- Nza-Ari Khepra, Emma Gonzàlez, Naomi Wadler, Edna Chavez, Jazmine Wildcat, and Julia Spoor -- Becca Heller -- STORYTELLERS: Maya Angelou -- Mary Beard -- Jineth Bedoya Lima -- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie -- America Ferrera -- Ali Stoker -- Amani Al-Khatahtbeh -- ELECTED LEADERS: Bella Abzug -- Shirley Chisholm -- Ann Richards -- Geraldine Ferraro -- Barbara Jordan -- Barbara Mikulski -- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf -- Wilma Mankiller -- Michelle Bachelet -- Danica Roem -- GROUNDBREAKERS: Frances Perkins -- Katharine Graham -- Constance Baker Motley -- Edie Windsor -- Ela Bhatt -- Temple Grandin -- Ellen DeGeneres -- Maya Lin -- Sally Yates -- Kimberly Bryant and Reshma Saujani -- WOMEN'S RIGHTS CHAMPIONS: Rosa May Billinghurst -- The Suffragists -- Sophia Duleep Singh -- Fraidy Reiss -- Manal al Sharif -- Nadia Murad. Introduction -- Early inspirations -- Education pioneers -- Earth defenders -- Explorers and inventors -- Healers -- Athletes -- Advocates and activists -- Storytellers -- Elected leaders -- Groundbreakers -- Women's rights champions -- Epilogue. |
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Subject: | Women > Biography. Women > History. Courage. Resilience (Personality trait) |
Genre: | Biographies. |
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The Book of Gutsy Women : Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience
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Table of Contents
The Book of Gutsy Women : Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Introduction | p. ix | |
Early Inspirations | p. 1 | |
First Inspirations | ||
Harriet Tubman | ||
Anna Pavlova, Isadora Duncan, Maria Tallchief, and Virginia Johnson | ||
Helen Keller | ||
Margaret Chase Smith | ||
Margaret Bourke-White | ||
Maria von Trapp | ||
Anne Frank | ||
Rigoherta Menchú Tum | ||
Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Florence Griffith Joyner | ||
Education Pioneers | p. 53 | |
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz | ||
Margaret Bancroft | ||
Juliette Gordon Low | ||
Maria Montessori and Joan Ganz Cooney | ||
Mary McLeod Bethune | ||
Esther Martinez | ||
Daisy Bates | ||
Patsy Mink, Bernice Sandler, and Edith Green | ||
Ruby Bridges Hall | ||
Malala Yousafzai | ||
Earth Defenders | p. 95 | |
Marjory Stoneman Douglas | ||
Rachel Carson | ||
Jane Jacobs and Peggy Shepard | ||
Jane Goodall and "The Trimates" | ||
Wangari Maathai | ||
Alice Min Soo Chun | ||
Greta Thunherg | ||
Explorers and Inventors | p. 127 | |
Caroline Herschel and Vera Rubin | ||
Ada Lovelace and Grace Hopper | ||
Margaret Knight and Madam C. J. Walker | ||
Marie Curie and Irène Joliot-Curie | ||
Hedy Lamarr | ||
Sylvia Earle | ||
Sally Ride | ||
Mae Jemison | ||
Healers | p. 161 | |
Florence Nightingale | ||
Clara Barton | ||
Elizabeth Blackwell, Rebecca Lee Crumpler, and Mary Edwards Walker | ||
Betty Ford | ||
Mathilde Krim | ||
Dr. Gao Yaojie | ||
Dr. Hawa Abdi | ||
Flossie Wong-Staal | ||
Molly Melching | ||
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha | ||
Vaccinators | ||
Athletes | p. 199 | |
Alice Coachman and Wilma Rudolph | ||
Junko Tabei | ||
Billie Jean King | ||
Diana Nyad | ||
Abby Wambach | ||
Michelle Kwan | ||
Venus and Serena Williams | ||
Ibtihaj Muhammad | ||
Tatyana McFadden | ||
Caster Semenya | ||
Aly Raisman | ||
Advocates and Activists | p. 241 | |
Dorothy Height and Sojourner Truth | ||
Ida B. Wells | ||
Eleanor Roosevelt | ||
Elizabeth Peratrovich | ||
Rosa Parks and Claudette Colvin | ||
Coretta Scott King | ||
Dolores Huerta | ||
The Peacemakers | ||
Victoria Mxenge | ||
Ai-jen Poo | ||
Sarah Brady, Gabby Giffords, Nelba Marque/Greene, Shannon Watts, and Lucy McBath | ||
Nza-Ari Khepra, Emma Gonzalez, Naomi Wadler, Edna Chavez, Jazmine Wildcat, and Julia Spoor | ||
Becca Heller | ||
Storytellers | p. 303 | |
Maya Angelou | ||
Mary Beard | ||
Jineth Bedoya Lima | ||
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | ||
America Ferrera | ||
Ali Stroker | ||
Amani Al-Khatahtbeh | ||
Elected Leaders | p. 329 | |
Bella Abzug | ||
Shirley Chisholm | ||
Ann Richards | ||
Geraldine Ferraro | ||
Barbara Jordan | ||
Barbara Mikulski | ||
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf | ||
Wilma Mankiller | ||
Michelle Bachelet | ||
Danica Roem | ||
Groundbreakers | p. 371 | |
Frances Perkins | ||
Katharine Graham | ||
Constance Baker Motley | ||
Edie Windsor | ||
Ela Bhatt | ||
Temple Grandin | ||
Ellen DeGeneres | ||
Maya Lin | ||
Sally Yates | ||
Kimberly Bryant and Reshma Saujani | ||
Women's Rights Champions | p. 411 | |
Rosa May Billinghurst | ||
The Suffragists | ||
Sophia Duleep Singh | ||
Fraidy Reiss | ||
Manal al-Sharif | ||
Nadia Murad | ||
Epilogue | p. 438 | |
Acknowledgments | p. 441 | |
Index | p. 443 | |
Photo credits | p. 449 |