The New York Public Library amazing women in American History Join Susan B. Anthony's fight for voting rights. Follow Sandra DayO'Connor to the U.S. Supreme Court and Sally Ride into space. Findthe answers to your questions about the amazing women in Americanhistory... Who were the Daughters of Liberty? See page 19. Who was the first woman to run for president? See page 79. Who were early leaders of the women's movement? See page 38. Who was Sojourner Truth, and how did she get her name? See page32. What were flappers? See page 115. Who was Mother Jones? See page 107. How did the National Organization for Women (NOW) begin? See page138. What is The Feminine Mystique, and why is it so significant? Seepage 139. Also in this series . . . * The New York Public Library Incredible Earth * The New York Public Library Amazing Space * The New York Public Library Amazing African American History Grade 5-9-From "Who were the first women in America?" to "When did the first woman astronaut go into space?" this book provides hundreds of facts. Presented in a question-and-answer format, the text is succinct, easy to read, and informative. Beginning with Native American women, the chronologically arranged chapters cover a variety of historical periods. Attention is given to abolitionists, the temperance and labor movements, and to developments in literature and science. Along with familiar figures such as Harriet Tubman, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Wilma Mankiller, Heinemann introduces many interesting women who may not be familiar to readers, such as Kaahumanu, a 19th-century ruler of Hawaii, and Susannah Salter, the first female to be elected as mayor in the United States. Pertinent black-and-white photos appear throughout. A useful index makes this a good resource for reports, and its broad scope and lively writing make it an entertaining read for anyone interested in U.S. history. Rebecca O'Connell, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, PA Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. Taking a chronological and historical approach, this entry in an ongoing series (The New York Public Library Amazing African American History, 1998, etc.) makes use of a question and answer format to respond to questions that students might be asked in class, or ask for themselves, about historical figures. The text is very clear and gratifyingly lively: Marginalia and boxed highlights expand upon or add to the Q&A material. Heinemann takes pains to include as much information as possible on Native American, African-American, Latina, and Asian women. She is careful about names, giving variants of first names and married names whenever possible, and doesn't shrink from straightforward explanations of complex issues, e.g., noting that even Quaker feminist Lucretia Mott thought women demanding the right to vote was too radical. She includes famous women such as First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, and far less famous ones like Nanye-hi (Nancy Ward), a Cherokee elder and leader who led her people to victory and who negotiated peace agreements with white settlers in 1755. It's a volume that is destined to be useful, enlightening, and even empowering. (bibliography, index, not seen, glossary, b&w photos) (Nonfiction. 10-14) -- Copyright ©1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. This comprehensive and interesting questions on American women's history, answered by America's leading reference resource, is the fourth book in the library's only young adult series. It contains over 400 questions and answers that are both challenging and intriguing, and a mine of fascinating information. Written in the wide-ranging, fact-filled style that has made the NYPL references famous, it includes informative lists, illustrations, fun facts, and side bars. The New York Public Library amazing women in American History Join Susan B. Anthony's fight for voting rights. Follow Sandra Day O'Connor to the U.S. Supreme Court and Sally Ride into space. Find the answers to your questions about the amazing women in American history... Who were the Daughters of Liberty? See page 19. Who was the first woman to run for president? See page 79. Who were early leaders of the women's movement? See page 38. Who was Sojourner Truth, and how did she get her name? See page 32. What were flappers? See page 115. Who was Mother Jones? See page 107. How did the National Organization for Women (NOW) begin? See page 138. What is The Feminine Mystique, and why is it so significant? See page 139. Also in this series . . . The New York Public Library Incredible Earth - The New York Public Library Amazing Space - The New York Public Library Amazing African American History The New York Public Library amazing women in American History Join Susan B. Anthony's fight for voting rights. Follow Sandra Day O'Connor to the U.S. Supreme Court and Sally Ride into space. Find the answers to your questions about the amazing women in American history... Who were the Daugh