Describes Tubman's spiritual journey as she hears the voice of God guiding her north to freedom on that very first trip to escape the brutal practice of forced servitude. Tubman would make nineteen subsequent trips back south, never being caught, but none as profound as this first one.

Profiles fifty-two women in history who who have risked their lives for the sake of adventure, including Sophie Blanchard, Mary Anning, Minnie Spotted Wolf, and Alia Muhammad Baker.

Tells the stories of one hundred heroic women from around the globe and across history, from Elizabeth I to Serena Williams.

"Introduces readers to a group of thirteen incredible women who have shaped history all across the globe"--Front jacket flap.

Highlights the life and achievements of the popular singer and songwriter, including her childhood, rise to fame as a country singer, and her successful switch to pop music that helped her become one of the best-selling music artists of all time.

The biography of the Shoshone woman who joined the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Each letter of the alphabet is represented by an important woman in the history of the United States, as well as others in her same field of accomplishment.

A collection of artworks inspired by the lives and achievements of fifty famous women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, from the ancient world to the present, profiles each notable individual.