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Born in 1860s Missouri, nobody expected George Washington Carver to succeed. Slaves were not allowed to be educated. After the Civil War, Carver enrolled in classes and proved to be a star student. He became the first black student at Iowa State Agricultural College and later its first black professor. He went on to the Tuskegee Institute where he specialized in botany (the study of plants) and developed techniques to grow crops better. His work with...
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Susan B. Anthony may be an international icon but her campaign for women's rights had personal roots. Working as a school teacher in New York, Anthony refused to settle for less pay than her male colleagues which ignited her lifelong devotion to women's equality. Anthony toured the United States and Europe giving speeches and publishing articles as one of the most important advocates of women's rights. Learn more about the woman behind the movement...
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What life was like volume 12
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Time-Life Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.6 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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What life was like volume 15
Publisher
Time-Life Books
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.2 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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What life was like volume 11
Publisher
Time-Life Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 9
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English