Picture Books About Outstanding Women
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The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq
by:
Jeanette Winter
4.17 avg rating β 3,667 ratings 3. 
Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909
by:
Michelle Markel
4.21 avg rating β 3,701 ratings 4. 
What to Do About Alice?: How Alice Roosevelt Broke the Rules, Charmed the World, and Drove Her Father Teddy Crazy!
by:
Barbara Kerley
4.08 avg rating β 2,465 ratings 
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Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker (Illustrated Biographies by Chronicle Books) 3.87 avg rating β 4,491 ratings
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The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps
by:
Jeanette Winter
4.11 avg rating β 2,867 ratings 10. 
Eleanor, Quiet No More: The Life of Eleanor Roosevelt (A Big Words Book, 4)
by:
Doreen Rappaport
4.35 avg rating β 593 ratings 11. 
When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson
by:
Pam MuΓ±oz Ryan
4.34 avg rating β 4,225 ratings 12. 
The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever 4.20 avg rating β 3,134 ratings
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Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman
by:
Kathleen Krull
4.31 avg rating β 2,228 ratings 
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Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors?: The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell
by:
Tanya Lee Stone
4.23 avg rating β 2,172 ratings 16. 
Miss Moore Thought Otherwise: How Anne Carroll Moore Created Libraries for Children
by:
Jan Pinborough
4.15 avg rating β 2,338 ratings 17. 
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
by:
Margarita Engle
4.27 avg rating β 3,803 ratings 
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Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle
by:
Claire A. Nivola
4.08 avg rating β 1,067 ratings 
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Here Come the Girl Scouts!: The Amazing All-True Story of Juliette 'Daisy' Gordon Low and Her Great Adventure
by:
Shana Corey
4.05 avg rating β 1,950 ratings 23. 
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Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills
by:
RenΓ©e Watson
4.28 avg rating β 1,052 ratings 
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One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia
by:
Miranda Paul
4.35 avg rating β 2,045 ratings 30. 
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
by:
Duncan Tonatiuh
4.41 avg rating β 6,283 ratings 
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Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race 4.44 avg rating β 3,273 ratings
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Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women 4.13 avg rating β 1,362 ratings
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Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx/La juez que creciΓ³ en el Bronx
by:
Jonah Winter
4.29 avg rating β 522 ratings 
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The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist
by:
Cynthia Levinson
4.44 avg rating β 1,712 ratings 
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Yours for Justice, Ida B. Wells: The Daring Life of a Crusading Journalist
by:
Philip Dray
4.24 avg rating β 161 ratings 43. 
Lillian's Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
by:
Jonah Winter
4.39 avg rating β 1,421 ratings 
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Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and BirutΓ© Galdikas (Primates, 1)
by:
Jim Ottaviani
3.84 avg rating β 7,273 ratings 47. 
Mary Walker Wears the Pants: The True Story of the Doctor, Reformer, and Civil War Hero
by:
Cheryl Harness
3.85 avg rating β 274 ratings 48. 
Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist
by:
Jess Keating
4.44 avg rating β 3,230 ratings 49. 
Dorothea's Eyes: Dorothea Lange Photographs the Truth
by:
Barb Rosenstock
4.17 avg rating β 491 ratings 50. 
Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya
by:
Donna Jo Napoli
4.21 avg rating β 1,036 ratings 51. 
Ballots for Belva: The True Story of a Woman's Race for the Presidency 4.11 avg rating β 133 ratings
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The Little Piano Girl: The Story of Mary Lou Williams, Jazz Legend
by:
Ann Ingalls
3.99 avg rating β 145 ratings 54. 
Gloria's Voice: The Story of Gloria Steinem, Feminist, Activist, Leader
by:
Aura Lewis
4.12 avg rating β 291 ratings 55. 
The Last Princess : The Story of Princess Ka'iulani of Hawai'i
by:
Fay Stanley
3.95 avg rating β 238 ratings 56. 
I Could Do That!: Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote (Melanie Kroupa Books)
by:
Linda Arms White
4.25 avg rating β 311 ratings 
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Heart on Fire: Susan B. Anthony Votes for President
by:
Ann Malaspina
4.09 avg rating β 140 ratings 
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"A" is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Women
by:
Lynne Cheney
4.26 avg rating β 341 ratings 62. 
Talkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman
by:
Nikki Grimes
4.21 avg rating β 699 ratings 63. 
Around America to Win the Vote: Two Suffragists, a Kitten, and 10,000 Miles
by:
Mara Rockliff
4.01 avg rating β 589 ratings 
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Nurse, Soldier, Spy: The Story of Sarah Edmonds, a Civil War Hero
by:
Marissa Moss
4.07 avg rating β 757 ratings 67. 
Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
by:
Susan Hood
4.38 avg rating β 2,115 ratings 
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Fannie in the Kitchen: The Whole Story From Soup to Nuts of How Fannie Farmer Invented Recipes with Precise Measurements 3.94 avg rating β 315 ratings
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The House That Jane Built: A Story About Jane Addams
by:
Tanya Lee Stone
4.31 avg rating β 1,233 ratings 75. 
Ada's Ideas: The Story of Ada Lovelace, the World's First Computer Programmer
by:
Fiona Robinson
4.07 avg rating β 528 ratings 
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Flying Solo: How Ruth Elder Soared into America's Heart
by:
Julie Cummins
3.79 avg rating β 130 ratings 
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Red Bird Sings: The Story of Zitkala-Ε a, Native American Author, Musician, and Activist
by:
Gina Capaldi
3.88 avg rating β 349 ratings 85. 
Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa
by:
Jeanette Winter
4.33 avg rating β 1,315 ratings 86. 
Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai
by:
Claire A. Nivola
4.23 avg rating β 789 ratings 87. 
Mermaid Queen: The Spectacular True Story Of Annette Kellerman, Who Swam Her Way To Fame, Fortune & Swimsuit History!
by:
Shana Corey
4.18 avg rating β 723 ratings 
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The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science
by:
Joyce Sidman
4.33 avg rating β 2,023 ratings 
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Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles
by:
Patricia Valdez
4.34 avg rating β 1,769 ratings 
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The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial
by:
Susan E. Goodman
4.30 avg rating β 582 ratings 96. 
Pocket Full of Colors: The Magical World of Mary Blair, Disney Artist Extraordinaire
by:
Amy Guglielmo
4.39 avg rating β 1,313 ratings 
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Fannie Never Flinched: One Woman's Courage in the Struggle for American Labor Union Rights 4.02 avg rating β 178 ratings
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