Claudette Colvin [She persisted]by Cline-Ransome, Lesa 

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Subjects: Colvin, Claudette,|d1939- African Americans - Alabama - Montgomery - Biography African American civil rights workers - Alabama - Montgomery - Biography African Americans - Segregation - Alabama - Montgomery - History Segregation in transportation - Alabama - Montgomery - History Montgomery (Ala.) - Biography Montgomery (Ala.) - Race relations - History|y20th century

Summary: Before Rosa Parks famously refused to give up her seat on a bus, fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin made the same choice. She insisted on standing up-or in her case, sitting down-for what was right.

Harriet Tubman [She persisted]by Pinkney, Andrea Davis 

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Subjects: Tubman, Harriet,|d1820?-1913 Underground railroad Fugitive slaves African American women - Biography

Summary: Born enslaved, Harriet Tubman rose up to become one of the most successful, determined and well-known conductors of the Underground Railroad.

Sally Ride [She persisted]by Abawi, Atia 

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Subjects: Ride, Sally United States.|bNational Aeronautics and Space Administration - Biography Women astronauts - United States - Biography Astronauts - United States - Biography Women physicists - United States - Biography

Summary: As the first American woman in space, Sally Ride broke barriers and accomplished things she'd been told she wouldn't be able to do.

Virginia Apgar [She persisted]by DasGupta, Sayantani 

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Subjects: Apgar, Virginia,|d1909-1974 Anesthesiologists - United States - Biography Women physicians - United States - Biography Physicians - United States - Biography

Summary: There weren't many women who tried to become doctors when Virginia Apgar went to medical school. Among her many accomplishments, she's best known for creating the Apgar test to check the health of newborn babies.