Women of the Bay State
25 Massachusetts Women You Should Know

The first African-American nurse in the United States. A woman who rallied lady pilots during World War II. A champion paralympic skier. These and 22 other stories take students through the history of Massachusetts. This second book in the series “America’s Notable Women,” highlights the lives of 25 of the Commonwealth’s extraordinary ladies.

Reading level 5.5 and ages 9 and up

Featuring:

• Mary Dyer
• Anne Dudley Bradstreet
• Rebecca Towne Nurse
• Abigail Adams
• Elizabeth Porter Phelps
• Lucretia Mott
• Dorothea Lynde Dix
• Maria Mitchell
• Lucy Larcom
• Louisa May Alcott
• Isabella Stewart Gardner
• Ellen Swallow Richards
• Mary Mahoney
• Edith Wharton
• Florence Bascom
• Edith Nourse Rogers
• Marita Bonner
• Katharine Lane Weems
• Bette Davis
• Mary Bunting
• Nancy Harkness Love
• Joyce Chen
• Eunice Kennedy Shriver
• Tenley Albright
• Laurie Stephens

ISBN 0-9723410-5-6 
by Kathleen W. Deady and the Write Sisters
Illustrated by Lisa Greenleaf

Coming Fall 2009:

Women of the Golden State
25 California Women You Should Know

What do the 25 ladies in the third book of the "America's Notable Women Series" have in common? Strength, creativity, and tenacity.  Lead students through a basic introduction to biography by sharing the stories of these fabulous Golden State women,  It's all here: Illustrated profiles, glossaries, further reading, timelines, and captivating "Tidbits."