Avisson young adult series | South Hadley Public Library

1) Eight who made a difference: pioneer women in the arts

Author

Stux, Erica

2) Mumbet: the life and times of Elizabeth Freeman : the true story of a slave who won her freedom

Author

Wilds, Mary

Series

Avisson young adult series

Publisher

Avisson Press

Pub. Date

1999

Description

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A biography of the eighteenth-century female slave whose court case helped to set precedents that would bar slavery in Massachusetts.

3) Raggin' the blues: legendary country blues and ragtime musicians

Author

Wilds, Mary

4) Hidden from history: the lives of eight American women scientists

Author

Zach, Kim K

Series

Avisson young adult series

Publisher

Avisson Press

Pub. Date

c2002

Description

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Short biographies of eight women who excelled in various scientific fields: Ellen Swallow Richards, Nettie Maria Stevens, Annie Jump Canon, Alice Hamilton, Florence Sabin, Alice Catherine Evans, Grace Murray Hopper, and Gertrude Belle Elion.

5) Freedom's martyr: the story of Jose Rizal, national hero of the Philippines

Author

Arruda, Suzanne Middendorf

Series

Avisson young adult series

Publisher

Avisson Press

Pub. Date

Description

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Phillipine patriot Jose Rizal is limned in this accessible book for young readers.

6) Fannie Lou Hamer: a voice for freedom

Author

Fiorelli, June Estep