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• Becoming Madam Secretary

  Dray, Stephanie,

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  Frances Perkins, inspired by her revolutionary ancestors, arrives in New York City at the turn of the century, determined to make a difference. She works with children in Hell’s Kitchen and immerses herself in Greenwich Village’s social scene,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ella

  a Novel

  Richards, Diane,

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  After her mother's death in 1932, fifteen-year-old Ella Fitzgerald works for the mob to support her family. Arrested and sent to the New York Training School for Girls, she escapes and returns to Harlem, dancing for pennies on the street. Seeking a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Finding Margaret Fuller

  a Novel

  Pataki, Allison,

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  Young, bold, and brilliant, Margaret Fuller accepts an invitation from Ralph Waldo Emerson to join his circle of Transcendentalists. She becomes a key figure, inspiring Louisa May Alcott and Nathaniel Hawthorne, and befriending Henry David Thoreau.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Jackie

  a Novel

  Tripp, Dawn Clifton,

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  This intimate story of love and power, family and tragedy, loss and reinvention offers a glimpse into the world of a deeply private woman who led many lives, forging a legacy out of grief and shaping history even as she was living it.

• A Right Worthy Woman

  a Novel

  Watson, Ruth P.,

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  A novel based on the true story of Virginia's black Wall Street explores the life of the indomitable Maggie Lena Walker, the daughter of a formerly enslaved woman who became the first black woman to establish and preside over a bank in the United…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Old Lion

  a Novel of Theodore Roosevelt

  Shaara, Jeff, 1952-

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  The New York Times bestselling author traces the remarkable life of one of the most consequential figures in the U.S. and the world at large, from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century, revealing a man who shaped the foundations of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The First Ladies

  Benedict, Marie,

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  Initially drawn together because of their shared belief in women's rights and the power of education, civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt fight together for justice and equality, holding each other's hands…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The General and Julia

  a Novel

  Clinch, Jon,

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  Desperate to complete his memoirs before his death so his family has financial security and he some salvation, Ulysses S. Grant, riddled with cancer, journeys back in time to the crucial moments of his life as a general and twice-elected president…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post

  Pataki, Allison,

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  The epic reimagining of the extraordinary life of Marjorie Merriweather Post, the American heiress who lived and loved on a grand scale, reveals the heartbreak she endured as a wife four times over in vastly different, dramatic marriages.

• Carolina Built

  Alexander, Kianna,

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  Describes the life of real estate magnate Josephine N. Leary, a freed plantation slave who taught herself how to be a business woman, manage her finances, make smart investments and to ultimately become a successful entrepreneur.

• The Women's March

  a Novel of the 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession

  Chiaverini, Jennifer,

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  Inspired by actual events, this novel offers a fascinating account of a crucial but little-remembered moment in American history that follows Alice Paul, Ida Wells-Barnett, and Maud Malone, who bravely risked their lives and liberty in the fight to…Read moreRead more of this annotation