Hidden heroes | Akron Public Library

1) Women with wings: women pilots of World War II

Author

Moore, Shannon Baker

Series

Hidden heroes

Pub. Date

[2017]

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Discusses how in the 1940s, women broke free from traditional gender roles by piloting aircraft both on the homefront and in combat, making critical contributions to the Allied victory in World War II.

2) The belles of baseball: the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

Author

Yomtov, Nelson

Series

Hidden heroes

Pub. Date

[2017]

3) Hidden Human Computers: The Black Women of NASA

Author

Edwards, Sue Bradford

Series

Hidden heroes

Pub. Date

[2017]

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Discusses how in the 1950s, black women made critical contributions to NASA by performing calculations that made it possible for the nation's astronauts to fly into space and return safely to Earth.

4) Occupying alcatraz: native American activists demand change

Author

Burling, Alexis

Series

Hidden heroes

Pub. Date

2017.

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The Muckrakers discusses how in the early 1900s, Ida Tarbell and other investigative journalists brought about change by exposing the illegal tactics and unethical practices of corporations. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

5) The Stonewall Riots: the fight for LGBT rights

Author

Poehlmann, Tristan

Series

Hidden heroes

Pub. Date

[2017]

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Discusses how in 1969, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people stood up for their rights against a society that criminalized their natural feelings, launching a movement whose legacy continues to this day.