Trailblazing American Women: First in Their Fields (Collective Biographies)

Grade 5-8-Collective biographies of 10 remarkable women who were the first to break through barriers of gender and race in the fields of sports, politics, journalism, and the arts. Madam C. J. Walker, Antonia C. Novello, Jeannette Rankin, and seven others who made their mark are included. Each profile is written in a lively manner with interesting anecdotes and source documentation and is accompanied by two black-and-white photos. Kramer offers a bit more detail than Sue Heinemann's The New York Public Library Amazing Women in American History (Wiley, 1998), but the two books could serve as fine companion pieces.Elizabeth Stumpf, Clearfield Middle School, PA Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.