CONTENTS

Note from the Author

Esther—Queen of Persia

Cleopatra—Queen of Egypt

Grace O’Malley—Pirate

Naya Nuki—Survivor

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley—Author

Ada Byron Lovelace—Mathematician and Computer Programmer

Annie Oakley—Sharpshooter

Nellie Bly—Journalist

Eleanor Roosevelt—Activist and United Nations Delegate

Dora Thewlis—Suffragette

Josephine Baker—Dancer and Spy

Grace Murray Hopper—Computer Scientist and Navy Admiral

Mary Lou Williams—Pianist and Composer

Beverly Cleary—Author

Ruth Bader Ginsburg—US Supreme Court Justice

Julie Andrews—Actress, Singer, and Author

Wangari Maathai—Environmental Activist

Aretha Franklin—Singer

Hillary Rodham Clinton—Politician and Secretary of State

Sheila Sri Prakash—Architect

Arlen Siu Bermúdez—Revolutionary, Poet, and Musician

Björk—Singer, Songwriter, and Actress

Selena—Singer

Fawzia Koofi—Politician

Mindy Kaling—Comedian, Actress, and Author

Jhamak Ghimire—Author

Venus and Serena Williams—Tennis Players

Beyoncé—Singer

Danica Patrick—Race Car Driver

Misty Copeland—Ballet Dancer

Sarah McNair-Landry—Adventurer and Cinematographer

Nadia Nadim—Soccer Player

Adele—Singer and Songwriter

Emma Watson—Actress and Activist

Hou Yifan—Chess Grandmaster

Lizzy Clark—Actress and Activist

Bethany Mota—YouTube Vlogger and Fashion Designer

Tavi Gevinson—Author, Editor, and Actress

Simone Biles—Gymnast

Malala Yousafzai—Activist

Bindi Irwin—Conservationist and Actress

Amandla Stenberg—Actress and Activist

Chloe Kim—Snowboarder

Jazz Jennings—Activist

Ashima Shiraishi—Rock Climber

Acknowledgments

Recommended Resources

Notes

In the profiles in this book, passages of literary narrative based on factual events were imagined by the author in an attempt to draw the reader into the life and perspective of the profiled girl.