Who did it first? : 50 politicians, activists, and entrepreneurs who revolutionized the world
Title:
Who did it first? : 50 politicians, activists, and entrepreneurs who revolutionized the world
Author:
Leslie, Jay, author.
ISBN:
9781250211729
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
113 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
Thomas Gallaudet -- Sarah Winnemucca -- Susan La Flesche -- Madam C. J. Walker -- Lin Zongsu -- George Shima -- Sirimavo Bandaranaike -- Ed Roberts -- Katharine Graham -- Indira Gandhi -- Thurgood Marshall -- Yvon Chouinard -- Sally Priesand -- Muhammad Yunus -- Sandra Day O'Connor -- Steve Jobs -- Benazir Bhutto -- Joan Ganz Cooney -- Patsy Mink -- Althea Garrison -- Nelson Mandela -- Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera -- Shirin Ebadi -- Oprah Winfrey -- Angela Merkel -- Women who ruled : featuring Elisabeth Domitien, Lucina da Costa Gomez-Matheeuws, Corazon Aquino, Ertha Pascal-Trouillot, Edith Cresson, Johanna Sigur℗ðardottir, Roza Otunbayeva, Yingluck Shinawatra -- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf -- Barack Obama -- Ursula Burns -- Tawakkol Karman -- Haben Girma -- Janet Mock -- Young activists : featuring Shawn Deangelo Walton, Shamma bint Suhail Faris Mazrui, Melati and Isabel Wijsen, Halima Aden, Marvia Malik, Yara Shahidi, Jasilyn Charger -- Schuyler Bailar -- Melinda Gates -- Jacinda Ardern -- LeBron James.
Abstract:
"Illustrated book with profiles of the men and women who have revolutionized politics, policy, and activism, with a focus on their accomplishments that were 'firsts' in their fields"-- Provided by publisher.
Reading Level:
Ages: 8-12.
Grades: 4-6.
