Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Girl Diver of the Great Lakes Fannie Baker 3
Dancing to Her Own Beat Betty Bloomer (Ford) 11
Freedom Seeker Dorothy Butler 21
A Musical Marvel Regina Carter 27
The Secret Soldier Sarah Emma Edmonds (Seelye) 33
An Adventurous Aviator Nancy Harkness (Love) 43
Acting Was Her Life Julie Harris 51
Yearning to Learn Marylou Hernandez (Olivarez-Mason) 59
The "We Can Do It!" Girl Geraldine Hoff (Doyle) 67
A Slugger in a Skirt Marilyn Jenkins 73
The First Known American Indian Writer Jane Johnston (Schoolcraft) 81
A Fierce Friend of Workers Myra Komaroff (Wolfgang) 89
Born to Race Julie Krone 97
Silver Screen Star Joan Leslie (Caldwell) 107
The Littlest Lifesaver Maebelle Mason (Connell) 115
A Petite Patriot Ella May (Willson) 121
Wrestling with the Rules Tricia McNaughton (Saunders) 127
A Supreme Songstress Diana Ross 133
A Pint-Sized Pioneer Anna Howard Shaw 143
Queen of the Court Serena Williams 155
Glossary 167
Photo Credits 177