Publisher's Synopsis
Girl-Empowerment at it's best! This is part 2 of a 4-part children's book series empowering girls and teaching young boys to ascribe to true gender equality. All are based on true stories of little girls who against all odds, and during a time when women, African Americans, immigrant Americans, and other minorities were more marginalized than they are today, nevertheless persisted with their sheer Grit to pursue what they love, and along the way shattered all sorts of ceilings, and became America's "First Women To ..." >The editors at CreateSpace Publishing commented: "This book is a fascinating and diverse mix of stories ...with numerous excellent examples and plentiful diversity. ... [The author] has done an excellent job in breaking down some fairly complicated concepts for young readers. ...The book is written at the grade-school level, and [the] structure works marvelously well and builds on itself to create a powerful compendium of accomplished women. ... The tone is straightforward and is enhanced by the use of simple declarative sentences. [The tone] works well for its target audience, which is grade school girls and boys...." >Parents are encouraged to read these books together with their daughters and sons. This book gently skims the surface of the complex and sensitive issues that each girl had to overcome before becoming America's "First Woman to..." and provides an opportunity for all parents to educate their young ones based on the appropriate maturity level as they wish. Each woman is featured in her own chapter with a colorful portrait (at the end of each chapter). This part 4 (of 4) includes: The First Woman in America to Become a Federal Judge, the First American Woman to Be Awarded A Nobel Prize, the First Woman Elected to the US Senate, the First American Woman to Win the Nobel Prize in Literature, the First Female War Photojournalist, the First Woman in America to Win the Nobel Prize in Medicine, the First Woman to Become a US Ambassador, the First African American Woman to Win a Pulitzer Prize, the First African American Female Aerospace Engineer at NASA, the First Woman in America to Win a Nobel Prize in Physics, the First Asian American Woman to be Elected to the US Congress, the First Woman in America to Receive a PhD in Computer Science, the First African American Woman to Become a US Ambassador, the First African American Woman to Become a Federal Judge, the First Woman to Own a Membership Seat on the New York Stock Exchange, the First Woman to Run the Boston Marathon with a Bib Number, and the First African American Woman Elected to the US Congress.
