Henry Carter Hull

In this expanded edition, readers will encounter six new profiles of amazing women, as well as a new section on the Soviet Union. Zoya Matveyevna Smirnova-Medvedeva, for instance, was a machine-gunner who served in the trenches of the 25th Chapeyev Division, defending Stalingrad, who kept a detailed diary of life on the Eastern Front. Noor Inayat Khan was the first female radio operator sent into occupied France and transferred crucial messages to...

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American Indian Stories (1921) is remarkable for being perhaps the first literary work by a Native-American woman created without the mediation of a non-Native interpreter, or collaborator. Zitkala-Sa vividly articulates her disillusionment with the harshness of American-Indian boarding schools and the corruption of government institutions ostensibly established to help Native peoples. At the same time, Zitkala-Sa's collection of autobiographical...

"Authors Kaitlin Culmo and Emily McDermott (with stunning art by Kezia Gabriella) give new life to women whose achievements have been stolen, overlooked, or just plain ignored throughout recorded history. You may have learned that Cervantes "invented fiction" with Don Quixote in the 17th century. In reality, Lady Murasaki predated him by hundreds of years with her Tale of Genji in 11th-century Japan. These stories, which span science, art, and innovation...

This book is a story of abuse, love, hate, relationships, and forgiveness. Fay's life was full of heartache, pain, and sorrow but on reading it you meet a strong girl who won't be crushed, who will touch your heart, who will make you laugh and cry at the same time, you'll be angry for her, you'll want to protect her. She is a fighter there's no doubt, but she was damaged by the very ones who were supposed to protect and love her. The relationship...

In this collection of eloquent and moving essays, Ana Veciana-Suarez explores many of the topics closest to our hearts. In "Stitchwork," she expresses her mixed feelings about a mother who devotes all of her attention to her family. In the title essay, she examines, with unflinching honesty, the loss of her first husband, then gives us a humorous and compelling account of her remarriage in "Second Time Around." Veciana-Suarez offers wise reflections...

Meet the woman who made coding cool-and possible! Before she was a famous mathematician and the first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) was the daughter of well-known poet Lord Byron. Byron died when Ada was very young, and Ada's mother encouraged her interest in mathematics in an attempt to prevent Ada from turning into a melancholy poet like her father. Ada grew up and married a count, and as a countess, she was given access to some...

Women's stories are often written as if they spent their entire time on Earth casting woeful but beautiful glances towards the horizon and sighing into the bitter wind at the thought of any conflict. Well, that's not how it f**king happened. When you hear about a woman who was 100% pure and good, you're probably missing the best chapters in her life's story. Maybe she slept around. Maybe she stole. Maybe she crashed planes. Maybe she got shot, or...

Inspiring stories of unstoppable girls and everything they achieved-for kids ages 8 to 12 Girls are smart, capable, and determined! All over the world, young women have made huge strides in pop culture, politics, social justice, and more. This book explores 15 of these girls and the incredible impact they made before they were even 20 years old. Discover how they powered through challenges and stood up to anyone who said they couldn't make a difference....

From Mata Hari and Pocahontas to Lucrezia Borgia and Hedy Lamarr -- fascinating portraits of history's most unforgettable, and some unjustly forgotten, women. Cleopatra. Audrey Hepburn. Sappho. Calamity Jane. Marie Antoinette. Lilith. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Dame Emma Hamilton. Mary Shelley. Mary Frith. Some are celebrated in folklore legend; some are remembered only as movie stars; many will be familiar in their native countries; while others are,...