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Krull, Kathleen.

Lives of extraordinary women : rulers, rebels (and what the neighbors thought) [contracted braille] / by Kathleen Krull. - Stuart, Fla. : Braille International, Inc., 2011. - 2 v. of contracted braille.

Contracted braille.

Cleopatra --
Eleanor of Aquitaine --
Joan of Arc --
Isabella I --
Elizabeth I --
Nzingha --
Catherine the Great --
Marie Antoinette --
Victoria --
Harriet Tubman --
Tz'u-hsi --
Gertrude Bell --
Jeannette Rankin --
Eleanor Roosevelt --
Golda Meir --
Indira Gandhi --
Eva Peron --
Wilma Mankiller --
Aung San Suu Kyi --
Rigoberta Menchu.

Biographical sketches of twenty powerful women - queens, warriors, prime ministers, revolutionary leaders, Indian chiefs, and first ladies - and how they triumphed. While focusing on daring deeds, Krull also includes events of human interest, such as Cleopatra looting foreign libraries to add to her world-famous collection in Alexandria.

For grades 3-6.



Source: BR75647

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women heads of state--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Women in politics--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Dewey Class. No.: 320.082 KRU