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ABC History Book. By: Amber Ditmer. A is for. Airplane and Amelia. Amelia Earhart was the first American Aviator to fly across the Ocean by herself. Can you imagine flying across the Ocean by yourself?. B is for BRAVERY and BUS.
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ABC HistoryBook By: Amber Ditmer
A is for Airplane and Amelia. Amelia Earhart was the first American Aviator to fly across the Ocean by herself. Can you imagine flying across the Ocean by yourself?
B is for BRAVERY and BUS Rosa Parks was brave when she refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger.
C is for COIN and COURAGE Susan B. Anthony fought against slavery and for women’s rights. Her face was the symbol on a U.S. dollar coin.
D is for DOCTOR and DOROTHY Dorothy Hodgkin was a chemist and a doctor. She helped make penicillin which is the yummy pink medicine the doctor might give you when you are sick. Can you imagine how proud Dorothy would feel to know how much her hard work still helps us today?
Eleanor didn’t want to be an ‘Elegant’ first lady. She desired to be an inspiration and help people. Eleanor Roosevelt was the first lady, wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt. She was nicknamed ‘The President’s Eye’s, Ear’s, and Leg’s’ as she visited relief sights and notified the President of ways to help people and end suffering. She is known as the First Lady of the World. E is for ELEANOR, the President’s EYES, AND EARS
F is for FLAG Betsy Ross is said to have sewn the first American Flag. Betsy was just doing what was asked of her, but can you imagine how neat it would be to do something so important in life as to sew our American Flag? I bet it was hard work!
G is forGIRL and GERMANY Anne Frank was a young girl who was born in Germany. She wrote a diary when she was hiding from the Nazi Soldiers as a young girl.
H is for HEARING, HANDS, HELP, and HELEN KELLER Helen Keller was blind and deaf. Thankfully, she had a great teacher named Anne Sullivan who helped her learn to communicate with her hands and read braille. Can you imagine what it would be like to not be able to see or hear?
I is for IMAGINATIONIsadora Duncan: she revolutionized dance, rescuing it from stodgy formality and re-imagining it as a high art form based on natural body movements.
J is forJoan of Arc At the age of 19 Joan of Arc was the hero of France as she fought to protect her country from the English.
K is for KATE Kate Gleason is known for her engineering work as a female, when this was mostly a male field.
L is for Little andLouisa May Alcott Louisa May Alcott was the author of ‘Little Women’ and ‘Little Men’. She was also a Nurse.
M is forMOTHER Mother Teresa was a Roman Catholic missionary. She helped many people. She fed hungry children and worked to help the poor.
N is for Nurse Florence Nightingale is just one of many female nurses who dedicated herself to taking care of others. She was known as the ‘Lady with the lamp.’
O is for OLYMPICS Mildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias, known as just BABE, won two gold medals in the Olympics for track and field.
P is for Pocahontas A brave Native American princess of the Powhatan tribe who is said to have saved the life of a man her father was going to kill.
Q is for Queen Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, was a singer and musician who won 18 Grammy awards and sold over 75 million records.
R is for RAILROAD and RED CROSS Clara Barton was called the ‘Angel of the Battlefield as she helped people in the Civil War. She invented the Red Cross who helps people. Harriet Tubman escaped slavery and made over 13 rescue missions to help others escape, using the Underground Railroad.
S is for Space and Sally Ride Sally Ride was the first woman in Space.
T is for Truth and Triumph Sojourner Truth was born in to slavery. She escaped with her daughter. She triumphed when she won custody back of her son, who had been sold into slavery.
U is for UKELELE Queen Lili’ Uokalani was a ukulele player and maker along with her brother and Hawaii’s last Queen.
W is for WAR, WOMEN, and Wild West Annie Oakley is known as the Best Sharpshooter who ever lived. She became a star in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show Sybil Ludington was another young war heroine like Joan of Arc. When she was 16, she rode a long way to warn American colonial forces of approaching British troops.
X is for X-Ray Marie Curie was a physicist and chemist who invented the X-Ray machine.
Y is for yearn and Yousafzai Yearning to learn, Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist for female education who was shot in the head while fighting for her right for an education.
Z is for Zenobia Warrior Queen Zenobia was a Queen of Syria who led a famous revolt against the Roman Empire.
