Biography of the first latina to become an astronaut.

Recounts how Michelle Robinson, who came from a modest neighborhood in Chicago, became a Harvard-educated lawyer and the wife of Barack Obama, and describes her role in his rise to the presidency and her relationship with her children.

"¿Quién dijo que las mujeres no eran exploradoras? Todos conocemos el nombre de algún pirata famoso, o de un astronauta que haya llegado al espacio, pero... ¿y las mujeres? Muchas lo petaron en sus viajes o inventaron máquinas con las que alcanzaron nuevos hitos. Aquí podrás encontrar a 25 superaventureras que cambiaron el mundo y demostraron su poder. Muchas de ellas han tenido un papel decisivo en nuestra historia y nunca lo hemos sabido,...

Born a slave in Maryland, Harriet Tubman knew first-hand what it meant to be someone's property; she was whipped by owners and almost killed by an overseer. It was from other field hands that she first heard about the Underground Railroad, which she travelled by herself north to Philadelphia. Throughout her long life, and long after the Civil War brought an end to slavery, this amazing woman was proof of what just one person can do.

A story of women who have embodied evil, full of humor and intelligence.

A STEM-focused addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling She Persisted series! Now available in Spanish! A lo largo de la historia, a las mujeres les han dicho que la ciencia no es para ellas porque no son suficientemente inteligentes, o porque sus cerebros simplemente no son capaces de ese tipo de estudio.   En este libro, Chelsea Clinton nos presenta a varias mujeres científicas que no prestaron atención a los que les dijeron que no y optaron...

This illustrated book introduces readers to 20 pioneering women from Spain or Latin America. These groundbreakers, from many different fields, include Isabel Barreto, the first female admiral from Spain, Matilde Montoya, the first female doctor in Mexico, Margot Duhalde, the first female pilot in Chile, and Rigoberta Mench?, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

"The inspiring memoir for young readers about a Latina rocket scientist whose early life was transformed by joining the Girl Scouts and who currently serves as CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA."--

Una colección de ensayos de la columna "What I Know For Sure" en la revista O, The Oprah Magazine. Organizados por tema, los ensayos se tratan de la alegría, la resistencia, la conexión, la gratitud, la posibilidad, el asobmro, la claridad y el poder. A collection of essays from Winfrey's "What I Know For Sure" column in O, The Oprah Magazine. Organized by theme, these essays offer a rare and powerful glimpse into the mind of one of the world's...