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201) Eleanor Roosevelt
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A biography of the woman who followed her conscience to become the most admired, the most criticized, and the most influential woman in American history.
206) Women with a cause
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Biographies of four outstanding women in United States history: Anne Hutchinson, Lucretia Mott, Susan B. Anthony, and Eleanor Roosevelt.
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"As the bombs fell on Guernica and the Blitz terrorized Britons--even before Pearl Harbor--Americans watched and worried about attacks on their homeland. In May 1941, FDR established an Office of Civilian Defense to protect Americans from foreign and domestic threats. In this book, Matthew Dallek narrates the history of the Office of Civilian Defense. He uses the development of the precursor of "homeland security" as a way of examining constitutional...
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American Experience presents The Presidents: ten 20th century biographies that offer an intimate and compelling look at the men who have defined and re-defined the modern presidency, and who led the country through some of the most turbulent and consequential moment in our history.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.: Kids will take an in-depth look at the life of this civil rights leader and learn about his commitment to nonviolence in the pursuit of social change.
Eleanor Roosevelt: Through archival footage and stills, kids will examine the life of this passionate activist, who grew from a shy, self-conscious girl into a strong, outspoken woman admired by people all over the world.
Cesar Chavez: Kids will examine the life of this dedicated...
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