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Marlene Wagman-Geller

Fabulous Female Firsts

The Trailblazers Who Led the Way (Female Empowerment, Amazing Women, Inspirational Women)

Marlene Wagman-Geller

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Mango Media
24 June 2020

People & places (Children's&YA)

Series: Celebrating Women

The audience for this book will will include:

Women ages 12 to 102: The volume would be an apropos gift for fodder in the modern day water coolers: emails, texts, and Twitter Popular History Readers of both genders. Viewers of The Biography Channel. Each chapter offers a biography of a riveting personality whose name, if not story, lives on. Trivia Lovers: The stories behind the names would be welcome fodder Gift for teenage girls

Sellingpoints for this book will include:

Good non-fiction choice for book clubs. Subject lends itself to good social media promotions. As the chapters are concise, and independent from one another, it is a good volume for coffee shops, hair salons, and waiting-rooms.

By: Marlene Wagman-Geller
Imprint: Mango Media
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm,
ISBN: 9781642501803
ISBN 10: 1642501808
Series: Celebrating Women
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 24 June 2020
Recommended Age: From 12 to 17 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Table of ContentsChapter 1: Dr. Mary Walker (1865) Congressional Medal of Honor Chapter 2: Marie Curie (1903) The Nobel Prize Chapter 3: Ella Anderson de Wolfe (1905) American Interior Decorator Chapter 4: Gertrude Ederle (1926) Swim the English Channel Chapter 5: Hattie McDaniel (1940) African-American to Win an Academy Award Chapter 6: Alice Coachman (1948) African-American to Win Olympic Gold Medal Chapter 7: Golda Meir (1948) Prime Minister of Israel Chapter 8: Emma Gatewood (1955) Hike the Appalachian Trail Chapter 9: Kathrine Switzer (1967) Run the Boston Marathon Chapter 10: Muriel Siebert (1967) Securities Broker on The New York Stock Exchange Chapter 11: Nichelle Nichols (1968) First Inter-racial Kiss on American Television Chapter 12: General Anna Hays (1970) American General Chapter 13: Diane Crump (1970) Jockey to Ride the Kentucky Derby Chapter 14: Carol Channing (1972) Perform at Super Bowl Half-Time Chapter 15: Junko Tabei (1975) Climb Mt. Everest Chapter 16: Pauli Murray (1977) Episcopalian Minister Chapter 17: Sandra Day O’Connor (1981) Supreme Court Judge Chapter 18: Sally Ride (1983) American in Space Chapter 19: Wilma Mankiller (1985) Female Chief of the Cherokee Nation Chapter 20: Aretha Franklin (1985) Inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Chapter 21: Whoopi Goldberg (1994) Host the Academy Awards Chapter 22: Madeleine Albright (1997) Secretary of State Chapter 23: Kathryn Bigelow (2010) Best Director Academy Award Chapter 24: Misty Copeland (2015) African-American Principal Dancer: American Ballet Theater Chapter 25: Viola Desmond (2018) Woman on Canadian Postage Stamp

Marlene Wagman-Geller received her B.A. from York University and her teaching credentials from the University of Toronto and San Diego State University. Currently, she teaches high school English in National City, California. Reviews from her first three books (Penguin/Perigree) have appeared in The New York Times and the Associated Press article appeared in dozens of newspapers such as The Chicago Tribune, The Huffington Post, and The Washington Post. She also penned a review for a Penguin Publishers title.

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Fabulous Female Firsts

The Trailblazers Who Led the Way (Female Empowerment, Amazing Women, Inspirational Women)

Marlene Wagman-Geller

$29.99

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