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Alter, Judy

Extraordinary Women of the American West

288 pp. | Children's Press | April, 1999 | Library ISBN 0-516-20974-4 $$37.00
(3) YA Extraordinary People series. In brief but lively essays, Alter profiles more than fifty notable women, including explorers and adventurers (Sacajawea, Bessie Coleman), artists and entertainers (Georgia O'Keeffe, Maria Tallchief), athletes (Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Shannon Miller), and social and political activists (Jeannette Rankin, Pat Schroeder). Organized chronologically and illustrated with black-and-white drawings and photographs, the book is noteworthy for its inclusion of many women of color. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Jackie C. Horne

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