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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Hillary Clinton's political career has included roles as First Lady, Senator, and presidential candidate. Her dedication to public service makes her a strong role model for young people looking to make their mark on the world in a positive way. Readers discover inspiring details about Clinton's life and work through engaging main text, detailed sidebars, and a timeline of her accomplishments. Full-color photographs and quotes from Clinton herself...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Who Is Hillary Clinton? Readers of our New York Timesbest-selling series can find out now!At age fourteen, Hillary Clinton thought it would be thrilling to become an astronaut, so she sent an application to NASA. The reply was a flat out rejection- the space program didn't take women. It was a critical moment for the young girl, one that made her realize the world she lived in needed changing and that she had better try to make those changes happen....
Author
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
After Frances Perkins witnessed the Triangle Waist Factory fire in 1911, she was forever changed. While some activists pressed factory owners for change, Frances decided to work to bring about new laws that would force employers to treat people better and make workplaces safer. This picture-book biography explains that when she became Secretary of Labor in Franklin Delano Roosevelt's administration--the first woman cabinet member--Frances had the...
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Series
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Many women have overcome the culture of gender inequality to make important contributions to society. These contributions include numerous firsts. In the twenty-first century, one woman who had already become a lawyer, a senator, and a secretary of state sought to claim another first: the first female president of the United States. That woman was Hillary Rodham Clinton. Hillary growing up -- Wellesley, Yale, and Bill Clinton -- First Lady Hillary...
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Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In 2021, Deb Haaland made history as the first Indigenous cabinet secretary. Serving as Secretary of the Interior, Haaland has championed climate and the rights of Native peoples. Discover Haaland's early life, her political career, and more."--