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Title:

Because I was a girl : true stories for girls of all ages / edited by Melissa de la Cruz.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Henry Holt and Company,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

241 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject:

Women--Anecdotes.
Anecdotes.

Other Authors:

De la Cruz, Melissa, 1971- contributor. contributor.
Huerta, Dolores, 1930- contributor.
Bartlett, Bonnie, 1929- contributor.
Molina, Gloria, contributor.
McEvoy, Trish, contributor.
Semrud-Clikeman, Margaret, contributor.
Steinkellner, Cheri, contributor.
Bowen, Brenda, contributor.
Zambello, Francesca, contributor.
Knight, Holly, contributor.
Stohl, Margaret, contributor.
Bray, Libba, contributor.
Hay, Tina, contributor.
Jaffery, Zareen, contributor.
Acevedo, Elizabeth, contributor.
Calandrelli, Emily, contributor.
Houser, Jody, contributor.
Zion, Lenore, contributor.
Button, Katie, contributor.
Aveyard, Victoria, contributor.
Walden, Tillie, 1996- contributor.
Wallis, Quvenzhané, 2003- contributor.

Contents:

The 1920s-1930s. Dolores Huerta ; Bonnie Bartlett -- The 1940s. Gloria Molina ; Susan Morrison ; Williabel Jones Davis -- The 1950s. Trish McEvoy ; Margaret Semrud-Clikeman ; Cheri Steinkellner ; Brenda Bowen ; Francesca Zambello ; Babette Davis ; Holly Knight -- The 1960s. Margaret Stohl ; Anna Ponder ; Jill Lorie ; Katrina Adams ; Libba Bray -- The 1970s. Melissa De La Cruz ; Abby Falik ; Rebecca Soffer ; Tina Hay ; Anjanette Johnston ; Zareen Jaffery -- The 1980s. Elizabeth Acevedo ; Jena Friedman ; Emily Calandrelli ; Jane Hawley ; Jody Houser ; Loretta Miranda ; Lenore Zion ; Katie Button -- The 1990s. Victoria Aveyard ; Joan Hanawi ; Noor Tagouri ; Tillie Walden -- The 2000s. Quvenzhané Wallis ; Zoey Luna ; Mattie Johnston -- The 2010s -- Contributors -- Support girls and women around the women -- Special thanks.

Summary:

The collection includes writings from an impressive array of girls and women who are trailblazers in their fields, including bestselling authors Victoria Aveyard, Libba Bray, and Margaret Stohl; Hollywood heavy-hitters such as Quvenzhane Wallis; renowned chef Katie Button; aerospace and mechanical engineer Emily Calandrelli; and many more.

ISBN:

1250154464
9781250154460

OCLC:

(OCoLC)982433972

LCCN:

2017934604

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