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sort list by publication date Aung San Suu Kyi Standing Up for Democracy in Burma Bettina Ling 1999 Edition Ela Bhatt Uniting Women in India Jyotsna Sreenivasan 2000 Edition Founder of the Self-Emplyed Women's Association(SEWA), Bhatt has dedicated herself to improving the lives of India's poorest and most oppressed citizens. Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams Making Peace in Northern Ireland Sarah Buscher, Bettina Ling 1999 Edition These two women, who were personally affected by the violence in Northern Ireland, found the courage to imagine and organize a peace movement that reflected the hopes of millions of people. Mamphela Ramphele Challenging Apartheid in South Africa Judith Harlan 2000 Edition A medical doctor, anthropologist, teacher and advisor to the Mandela government, Ramphele introduces young readers to the injustices of aprtheid and to real-life heroism. Marina Silva Defending Rainforest Communities in Brazil Ziporah Hildebrandt 2001 Edition An active member of reformer Chico Mendes' party and elected to Brazil's senate, Silva has advocated for environmental protection and sustainable development to worldwide acclaim. Rigoberta Menchu Defending Human Rights in Guatemala Michael Silverstone 1999 Edition Menchu won the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize. Winona LaDuke Restoring Land and Culture in Native America Michael Silverstone 2001 Edition Fighing for environmental justice and Native American peoples rights, LaDuke's work speaks to readers of all ages on the impact of one person's determination to change her world. Featured in Fall 2002 Teaching Tolerance magazine

Explore our Picture Books as well as our two young readers series: The Girls First! and Women Changing the World. For young adult readers, our Contemporary Classics by Women series features works such as Cress Delahanty, and Brown Girl, Brownsontes, intended to delight both young and old readers alike.