Jill Tietjen
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English
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With carefully curated social media and news stories, it can be easy to forget that successful people have had their own hardships to overcome. But everyone faces obstacles and setbacks throughout their life, regardless of race, gender, faith, or social status.
In Over, Under, around, and Through the authors craft biographies of fifty successful women, based on interviews and historical records. In the process, they uncover some of the secrets to...
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Publisher
Lyons Press
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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"With more than 1200 women featured in the book, you will find names that everyone knows and loves?the movie legends. But you will also discover hundreds and hundreds of women whose names are unknown to you: actresses, directors, stuntwomen, screenwriters, composers, animators, editors, producers, cinematographers and on and on. Stunning photographs capture and document the women who worked their magic in the movie business."--Amazon.com.
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English
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This volume includes biographies of fifty successful women, who have all been inducted into halls of fame across the United States and the world. Based on interviews and historical records, each of their profiles discusses how they handled significant challenges in their lives. Learn from lives of: Temple Grandin, Marilyn Van Derbur Atler, Carlotta Walls LaNier, Dottie Lamm, Lena Archuleta, Dr. Justina Ford, Carla Brown. Throughout these biographies,...
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English
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For over four decades, Dr. Antonia Novello has served the nation in various capacities, including serving as Deputy Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, being named the first woman and the first Hispanic Surgeon General of the United States, and serving as the Commissioner of Health for the State of New York. Her life has been one of perseverance, battling childhood illness to become an advocate of health for young...