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- Contributor
-
- Morrison, Susan,
- Luna, Zoey,
- Walden, Tillie, 1996-
- Bray, Libba,
- Bartlett, Bonnie, 1929-
- trueDe la Cruz, Melissa, 1971-
- Lorie, Jill, 1967-
- Zambello, Francesca,
- Bowen, Brenda,
- Acevedo, Elizabeth,
- Semrud-Clikeman, Margaret,
- Friedman, Jena, 1983-
- Hay, Tina,
- Miranda, Loretta, 1987-
- Houser, Jody,
- Calandrelli, Emily,
- Hawley, Jane, 1988-
- Button, Katie,
- Zion, Lenore,
- Soffer, Rebecca,
- Tagouri, Noor, 1993-
- Adams, Katrina, 1968-
- Jaffery, Zareen,
- Davis, Williabel Jones, 1947-
- Wallis, Quvenzhané, 2003-
- Knight, Holly,
- Molina, Gloria,
- McEvoy, Trish,
- Huerta, Dolores, 1930-
- Aveyard, Victoria,
- Johnston, Anjanette,
- Hanawi, Joan, 1993-
- Johnston, Mattie
- Stohl, Margaret,
- Falik, Abby, 1979-
- De la Cruz, Melissa, 1971-
- Steinkellner, Cheri,
- Davis, Babette,
- Ponder, Anna Katheryn,
- 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
- Brief writings from an array of girls and women who are trailblazers in their fields, discussing the barriers they've faced, the battles they've fought, and the dreams they've brought to life. The entries are arranged by decade, from Dolores Huerta learning how organizations contribute to the community in the 1920s, to Mattie Johnston explaining that no one every told her she couldn't do anything "because I was a girl" in the 2000s
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 241 pages
- 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
- Support girls and women around the women
- Isbn
- 9781250154460
- Label
- Because I was a girl : true stories for girls of all ages
- Title
- Because I was a girl
- Title remainder
- true stories for girls of all ages
- Statement of responsibility
- edited by Melissa de la Cruz
- Contributor
-
- Morrison, Susan,
- Luna, Zoey,
- Walden, Tillie, 1996-
- Bray, Libba,
- Bartlett, Bonnie, 1929-
- trueDe la Cruz, Melissa, 1971-
- Lorie, Jill, 1967-
- Zambello, Francesca,
- Bowen, Brenda,
- Acevedo, Elizabeth,
- Semrud-Clikeman, Margaret,
- Friedman, Jena, 1983-
- Hay, Tina,
- Miranda, Loretta, 1987-
- Houser, Jody,
- Calandrelli, Emily,
- Hawley, Jane, 1988-
- Button, Katie,
- Zion, Lenore,
- Soffer, Rebecca,
- Tagouri, Noor, 1993-
- Adams, Katrina, 1968-
- Jaffery, Zareen,
- Davis, Williabel Jones, 1947-
- Wallis, Quvenzhané, 2003-
- Knight, Holly,
- Molina, Gloria,
- McEvoy, Trish,
- Huerta, Dolores, 1930-
- Aveyard, Victoria,
- Johnston, Anjanette,
- Hanawi, Joan, 1993-
- Johnston, Mattie
- Stohl, Margaret,
- Falik, Abby, 1979-
- De la Cruz, Melissa, 1971-
- Steinkellner, Cheri,
- Davis, Babette,
- Ponder, Anna Katheryn,
- Contributor
-
- Morrison, Susan,
- Luna, Zoey,
- Walden, Tillie, 1996-
- Bray, Libba,
- Bartlett, Bonnie, 1929-
- Lorie, Jill, 1967-
- Zambello, Francesca,
- Bowen, Brenda,
- Acevedo, Elizabeth,
- Semrud-Clikeman, Margaret,
- Friedman, Jena, 1983-
- Hay, Tina,
- Miranda, Loretta, 1987-
- Houser, Jody,
- Calandrelli, Emily,
- Hawley, Jane, 1988-
- Button, Katie,
- Zion, Lenore,
- Soffer, Rebecca,
- Tagouri, Noor, 1993-
- Adams, Katrina, 1968-
- Jaffery, Zareen,
- Davis, Williabel Jones, 1947-
- Wallis, Quvenzhané, 2003-
- Knight, Holly,
- Molina, Gloria,
- McEvoy, Trish,
- Huerta, Dolores, 1930-
- Aveyard, Victoria,
- Johnston, Anjanette,
- Hanawi, Joan, 1993-
- Johnston, Mattie
- Stohl, Margaret,
- Falik, Abby, 1979-
- De la Cruz, Melissa, 1971-
- Steinkellner, Cheri,
- Davis, Babette,
- Ponder, Anna Katheryn,
- Subject
-
- History
- trueGender role
- Sex role
- Anecdotes
- Young women -- Conduct of life -- Anecdotes
- Women
- trueBiographies -- Identity
- Biography
- trueSex discrimination against women
- Anecdotes
- Juvenile works
- Women -- Biography
- trueSocial issues -- Human rights | Women
- Sex role -- History -- Sources
- trueWomen's rights
- YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Girls & Women
- trueWomen -- Social conditions -- 20th century
- trueCollective biographies
- Sources
- Young women -- Conduct of life
- Women -- Anecdotes | Juvenile literature
- trueNarrative nonfiction for kids and teens
- trueAutobiographies and memoirs
- YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Inspirational & Personal Growth
- Language
- eng
- 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
- Brief writings from an array of girls and women who are trailblazers in their fields, discussing the barriers they've faced, the battles they've fought, and the dreams they've brought to life. The entries are arranged by decade, from Dolores Huerta learning how organizations contribute to the community in the 1920s, to Mattie Johnston explaining that no one every told her she couldn't do anything "because I was a girl" in the 2000s
- Summary
- An uplifting collection of true accounts by women and girls about the obstacles, challenges and opportunities they faced because of their gender. Includes the stories of successful women in the arts, finance, politics and more as written by such contributors as Victoria Aveyard, Libba Bray and Margaret Stohl
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10599344
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- Dewey number
- 305.4
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- portraits
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
- 980L
- Intended audience source
- Lexile
- LC call number
- HQ1123
- LC item number
- .B425 2017
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 980
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 10
- 12
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- 1971-
- 1930-
- 1929-
- 1947-
- 1967-
- 1968-
- 1979-
- 1983-
- 1988-
- 1987-
- 1993-
- 1993-
- 1996-
- 2003-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- De la Cruz, Melissa
- Huerta, Dolores
- Bartlett, Bonnie
- Molina, Gloria,
- Morrison, Susan,
- Davis, Williabel Jones
- McEvoy, Trish,
- Semrud-Clikeman, Margaret,
- Steinkellner, Cheri,
- Bowen, Brenda,
- Zambello, Francesca,
- Davis, Babette,
- Knight, Holly,
- Stohl, Margaret,
- Ponder, Anna Katheryn,
- Lorie, Jill
- Adams, Katrina
- Bray, Libba,
- Falik, Abby
- Soffer, Rebecca,
- Hay, Tina,
- Johnston, Anjanette,
- Jaffery, Zareen,
- Acevedo, Elizabeth,
- Friedman, Jena
- Calandrelli, Emily,
- Hawley, Jane
- Houser, Jody,
- Miranda, Loretta
- Zion, Lenore,
- Button, Katie,
- Aveyard, Victoria,
- Hanawi, Joan
- Tagouri, Noor
- Walden, Tillie
- Wallis, Quvenzhané
- Luna, Zoey,
- Johnston, Mattie
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- True
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- Women
- Women
- Young women
- Sex role
- YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Girls & Women
- YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Inspirational & Personal Growth
- Sex role
- Women
- Young women
- Target audience
- adolescent
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- true stories for girls of all ages
- Label
- Because I was a girl : true stories for girls of all ages, edited by Melissa de la Cruz
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
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- 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 -- Support girls and women around the women
- Control code
- 21116914
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 241 pages
- Isbn
- 9781250154460
- Lccn
- 2017934604
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)982433972
- Label
- Because I was a girl : true stories for girls of all ages, edited by Melissa de la Cruz
- Carrier category
- volume
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
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- text
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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 -- Support girls and women around the women
- Control code
- 21116914
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 241 pages
- Isbn
- 9781250154460
- Lccn
- 2017934604
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)982433972
Subject
- Anecdotes
- Anecdotes
- trueAutobiographies and memoirs
- trueBiographies -- Identity
- Biography
- trueCollective biographies
- trueGender role
- History
- Juvenile works
- trueNarrative nonfiction for kids and teens
- trueSex discrimination against women
- Sex role
- Sex role -- History -- Sources
- trueSocial issues -- Human rights | Women
- Sources
- Women
- Women -- Anecdotes | Juvenile literature
- Women -- Biography
- trueWomen -- Social conditions -- 20th century
- trueWomen's rights
- YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Girls & Women
- YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Inspirational & Personal Growth
- Young women -- Conduct of life
- Young women -- Conduct of life -- Anecdotes
Genre
- trueAnecdotes
- trueAutobiographies and memoirs
- trueBiographies
- trueBiography
- trueCollective biographies
- trueHistory
- Juvenile literature
- Juvenile works
- trueNarrative nonfiction for kids and teens
- trueSocial issues
- trueSources
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