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The First Ladies

From Martha Washington to Michelle Obama, 4th Edition

by Betty Boyd Caroli

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Publisher: Madison Park Press

Publication date: April 10, 2009

From Martha Washington to Michelle Obama, these entertaining profiles mark the changing role of first lady. Photos.

Mrs. Lincoln

A Life

by Catherine Clinton

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Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers Llc

Publication date: January 06, 2009

A deft and insightful biography of Mary Todd Lincoln, from her childhood to her White House years and beyond.

Wrestling with Moses

How Jane Jacobs Took on New York's Master Builder and Transformed the American City

by Anthony Flint

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Publisher: Random House Inc.

Publication date: August 04, 2009

The story of activist Jane Jacobs’ clash with power broker Robert Moses—an urban planning battle that inspired us to look at cities as living, breathing organisms rather than fodder for destructive “renewal” projects.

Alice

Alice Roosevelt Longworth, From White House Princess to Washington Power Broker

by Stacy A. Cordery

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Publication date: October 01, 2007

She was the ultimate insider: daughter of Teddy Roosevelt and wife and mistress to Washington’s top politicians.

Franklin & Lucy

President Roosevelt, Mrs. Rutherford, and the Other Remarkable Women in His Life

by Joseph E. Persico

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Publisher: Random House Trade Pub/Div Random House

Publication date: May 06, 2008

Explores FDR’s relations with the women in his life, chiefly his affair with his wife’s social secretary, Lucy Mercer.

Mr. Jefferson's Women

by Jon Kukla

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Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc./Random House

Publication date: October 09, 2007

A pioneering study that reveals how Jefferson’s biases shaped women's roles in American law, society and politics.

She Always Knew How

Mae West: A Personal Biography

by Charlotte Chandler

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Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Publication date: February 01, 2009

An engrossing portrait of the legendary Mae West that perfectly captures her inimitable voice and sassy attitude.

Cleopatra

Last Queen of Egypt

by Joyce Tyldesley

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Publisher: Basic Books Inc.

Publication date: September 01, 2008

Stripping away preconceptions, Egyptologist Joyce Tyldesley offers a fascinating look at a most extraordinary queen.

There Is No Alternative

Why Margaret Thatcher Matters

by Claire Berlinski

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Publisher: Basic Books Inc.

Publication date: October 01, 2008

How Thatcher seized control of Britain’s Conservative Party, and undid the nation’s postwar socialist consensus.

Almost Astronauts

13 Women Who Dared To Dream

by Tanya Lee Stone

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Publisher: Candlewick Press

Publication date: February 24, 2009

Even though the Mercury 13 women did not make it into space, their example empowered young women and blazed a trail for future generations to follow. This is their inspiring true story. (Ages 9-12)