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Donne in azione

Questa emozionante serie segue i viaggi di donne coraggiose e intelligenti che non temono di affrontare le sfide del mondo. Ogni episodio è ricco di azione, colpi di scena inaspettati e forti protagoniste femminili che perseguono i loro obiettivi senza sosta. Dalle audaci avventure alle intricate trame, questi libri offrono narrazioni avvincenti per lettori in cerca di ispirazione ed eccitazione. Tuffatevi in un mondo in cui le donne plasmano il proprio destino e lasciano un segno indelebile.

The Many Faces of Josephine Baker: Dancer, Singer, Activist, Spy
She Takes a Stand
Marooned in the Arctic
Women of the Frontier
Reporting Under Fire
Heroinas de la II Guerra Mundial

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  • Hubo otros muchos héroes en la Segunda Guerra Mundial cuyos nombres no son tan conocidos como los de los generales norteamericanos Patton y Eisenhower, pero cuyas valerosas acciones contribuyeron a ganar la guerra. Son las heroínas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Algunas de ellas ya eran famosas antes de la guerra y otras lo serían después, pero la mayoría eran mujeres corrientes. Peluqueras, relojeras, trabajadoras sociales, estudiantes universitarias, adolescentes y esposas, todas ellas mujeres muy distintas entre sí que solo tenían una cosa en común: la indignación hacia los actos de Hitler. Cada una de estas mujeres, procedentes de distintos países y actuando en distintas misiones, pudieron hacer realidad lo que con indignación tenían que ver día a día durante el tiempo que duró la contienda: Maria von Maltzan, la condesa que escondía judíos; Josephine Baker, la espía cantante; Hannie Schaft, el Símbolo de la Resistencia; Pearl Witherington, la correo que se convirtió en líder; Marlene Dietricht, la artista que convirtió en estandarte su lucha contra Hitler y su régimen... Relatos inspiradores de la vida de estas mujeres durante la II Guerra Mundial, algunas de ellas todavía en su adolescencia, cuyo coraje marcó una diferencia en los oscuros días de la guerra.

    Heroinas de la II Guerra Mundial
  • Martha Gellhorn jumped at the chance to take a flight from Hong Kong to Lashio, at the foot of the Burma Road, to report firsthand for Collier's Weekly on the conflict between China and Japan. When she boarded the "small tatty plane" she was handed "a rough brown blanket and a brown paper bag for throwing up." Reporting Under Fire tells readers about women who, like Gellhorn, risked their lives to bring back scoops from the front lines. Sigrid Schultz broadcast news via radio from Berlin on the eve of the Second World War, and was the first to report that Hitler was planning a pact with the Russians. Margaret Bourke-White rode with Patton's Third Army and brought back the first horrific photos of the Buchenwald concentration camp. Marguerite Higgins typed stories while riding in the front seat of an American jeep that was fleeing the North Korean Army. These 16 remarkable profiles illuminate not only the inherent danger in these reporters' jobs, but also their struggle to have these jobs at all. Without exception, these war correspondents share a singular ambition: to answer an inner call driving them to witness war firsthand, and to share what they learn via words or images. Kerrie Logan Hollihan is the author of Rightfully Ours, Elizabeth I, The People's Queen, Theodore Roosevelt for Kids, and Isaac Newton and Physics for Kids, and has written for Boy's Life and Bird Watcher's Digest. She lives in Blue Ash, Ohio.

    Reporting Under Fire
  • "In 1921, four men ventured into the Arctic for a top-secret expedition: an attempt to claim an uninhabited island in Siberia for Great Britain. With the men was a 23-year-old Inuit woman named Ada Blackjack, who had signed on as a seamstress to earn money to care for her sick son. Conditions soon turned dire for the team when they were unable to kill enough game to survive. Three of the men tried to cross the frozen sea for help but were never seen again, leaving Ada with one ill team member who soon died of scurvy. She learned to survive in the icy world, teaching herself to trap and shoot animals, building a crude boat that allowed her to seal-hunt among the icy floes, and crafting a stove from old cans she cut and hammered together. Finally rescued in August 1923, after two months alone and two years total on the island, Ada became a celebrity, with newspapers calling her a "female Robinson Crusoe." Packed with sidebars on relevant topics such as cats on ships, Arctic hysteria, and Inuit culture and beliefs; excerpts from diaries, letters, and telegrams; historic photos; a map; source notes; and a bibliography, Marooned in the Arctic is an indispensable resource for any young adventure lover, classroom, or library"--

    Marooned in the Arctic
  • She Takes a Stand

    • 208pagine
    • 8 ore di lettura

    A source of inspiration for young women with strong social convictions, She Takes a Stand highlights 16 extraordinary women who have fought for human rights, civil rights, workers' rights, reproductive/sexual rights, and world peace. Among these are many who have been imprisoned, threatened, or suffered financial hardships for pursuing their missions to change the world for the better. Included are historic heroes such as anti-lynching crusader Ida B. Wells and suffragist Alice Paul, along with contemporary figures such as girls-education activist Malala Yousafzai; Sampat Pal Devi, who fights violence against Indian women; and SPARK executive director Dana Edell, who works to end the sexualization of women and girls in the media. Taking a multicultural, multinational perspective, She Takes a Stand spotlights brave women around the world with an emphasis on childhood details, motivations, and life turning points--in many cases gleaned from the author's original interviews--and includes related sidebars, a bibliography, source notes, and a list of organizations young women can explore to get involved in changing their world.

    She Takes a Stand
  • "Author Peggy Caravantes provides the first in-depth portrait of Josephine Baker written for young adults. This lively biography follows Baker's life from her childhood, to her participation in the civil rights movement, her espionage work in WWII, and the adoption of her twelve children. Also included are informative sidebars, fascinating photographs, source notes, and a bibliography"--

    The Many Faces of Josephine Baker: Dancer, Singer, Activist, Spy
  • La 4ème de couv. indique : "When Valentina Tereshkova blasted off aboard Vostok 6 on June 16, 1963, she became the first woman to rocket into space. It would be 19 years before another woman got a chance--cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya in 1982--followed by American astronaut Sally Ride a year later. By breaking the stratospheric ceiling, these women forged a path for many female astronauts, cosmonauts, and mission specialists to follow. Women in Space profiles 23 pioneers, including Eileen Collins, the first woman to command the space shuttle; Peggy Whitson, who logged more than a year in orbit aboard the International Space Station; and Mae Jemison, the first African American woman in space; as well as astronauts from Japan, Canada, Italy, South Korea, France, and more. Readers will also learn about the Mercury 13, American women selected by NASA in the late 1950s to train for spaceflight. Though they matched and sometimes surpassed their male counterparts in performance, they were ultimately denied the opportunity to head out to the launching pad. Their story, and the stories of the pilots, physicists, and doctors who followed them, demonstrate the vital role women have played in the quest for scientific understanding."

    Women in Space
  • Women in Blue

    • 240pagine
    • 9 ore di lettura

    "Balancing the stories of trailblazers from the past with those of today's dedicated officers, chiefs, FBI agents, and forensics experts, this collection of ... biographies traces the evolution of women in policing"--Dust jacket flap.

    Women in Blue
  • Women Heroes of World War I brings to life the brave exploits of 16 women from around the world who served their countries at a time when most women didn’t even have the right to vote. Seventeen-year-old Frenchwoman Emilienne Moreau assisted the Allies as a guide and set up a first-aid post in her home. Russian peasant Maria Bochkareva joined the Imperial Russian Army, was twice wounded in battle and decorated for bravery, and created and led the all-women combat unit the Women’s Battalion of Death. American journalist Madeleine Zabriskie Doty risked her life to travel twice to Germany during the war. Resented, watched, and pursued by spies, she was determined to report back the truth. These and other suspense-filled stories of daring girls and women from around the world are told through fast-paced narrative, dialogue, direct quotes, and document and diary excerpts. Historical background information opens each section, and each profile includes informative sidebars and “Learn More” lists of books and websites for further study, making this a fabulous resource for young history buffs or anyone who likes tales of bravery and courage. 

    Women Heroes of World War I
  • "Highlights 16 ... women who have fought for human rights, civil rights, workers' rights, reproductive/sexual rights, and world peace. Among these are many who have been imprisoned, threatened, or suffered financial hardships for pursuing their missions to change the world for the better. Included are historic heroes such as anti-lynching crusader Ida B. Wells and suffragist Alice Paul, along with contemporary figures such as girls-education activist Malala Yousafzai; 'Gulabi Gang' founder Sampat Pal Devi, who fights violence against Indian women; and SPARK executive director Dana Edell, who works to end the sexualization of women and girls in the media"--

    She Takes a Stand
  • "Parts of this book were originally published as Good Women of a Well-Blessed Land, Women's Lives in Colonial America (Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publishing, 2003). It has been substantially revised, updated, and expanded"--Title page verso.

    Women of Colonial America
  • These 32 suspense-filled stories unfold across Germany, Poland, Great Britain, the United States, and more, providing a reminder of women and girls' refusal to sit on the sidelines around the world and throughout history. Includes six new profiles that did not appear in the first edition.

    Women Heroes of World War II
  • A complete biographical look at the complex life of a world-famous entertainer. With determination and audacity, Josephine Baker turned her comic and musical abilities into becoming a worldwide icon of the Jazz Age.The many faces of Josephine Baker provides the first in-depth portrait of this remarkable woman for young adults.

    Many Faces of Josephine Baker