Rebel girls (Chapter books)
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Celebrates the life of the first female self-made millionaire, Sarah Breedlove (1867-1919), the mastermind behind the Madame C.J. Walker empire and leading voice in support of natural hair care for black women.
"Sarah is the first in her family to be born free in Delta, Louisiana. But being free doesn't mean that Sarah doesn't have to work. She cooks, she cleans, she picks cotton, she does laundry, and she babysits. And when she works, she wraps...
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2.
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5 stars
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Growing up in nineteenth century London, England, Ada is curious about absolutely everything. She is obsessed with machines and with creatures that fly. She even designs her own flying laboratory! According to her mother, Ada is a bit too wild, so she encourages Ada to study math. At first Ada thinks: Bleh! Who can get excited about a subject without pictures? But she soon falls in love with it. One day she encounters a mysterious machine, and from...