The Book of Gutsy Women, Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience by Clinton, Hillary Rodham -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Dedication Introduction Early Inspirations

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 Rigoberta Menchú Tum Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Florence Griffith Joyner

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 Joliot-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 Vaccinators

Athletes

Alice Coachman and Wilma Rudolph Junko Tabei Billie Jean King Diana Nyad Abby Wambach Michelle Kwan Venus andSerena 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 Stroker 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

Epilogue Acknowledgments Index Photo Credits Copyright

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