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Grrrl Power (in Juvenile/YA Non-Fiction)

Want to read up on awesome women doing awesomer things? Look no further! The ladies in these books will inspire you with their courage, wit, know-how, and audacity. For readers 12 and under.

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13 women artists children should know
Bettina Schèumann ; [translated from the German by Jane Michael].
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Girl rising
by Tanya Lee Stone.
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Here we are
edited by Kelly Jensen.
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Another YA pick but it may be accessible to the slightly younger set.

33 things every girl should know about women's history
edited by Tonya Bolden.
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This pick is solidly in the YA demographic but I had to add it just because.

Herstory
edited by Ruth Ashby and Deborah Gore Ohrn ; introduction by Gloria Steinem.
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Because I am a girl
Rosemary McCarney, with Jen Albaugh and Plan International.
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Fight like a girl
by Laura Barcella ; with illustrations by Summer Pierre.
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YA. Very current. I would say the majority of the women are from the US but overall it's pretty inclusive.

Founding mothers
Cokie Roberts ; illustrated by Diane Goode.
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Ladies of liberty
Cokie Roberts ; illustrated by Diane Goode.
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