Lost In History: 33 Fascinating & Impactful American Women Who We Don't Talk About in School

Author Katharine Frothingham, a high school student, hopes a story or two will resonate and your curiosity will motivate you to find out more about that person (a suggested reading list is included) or search out other interesting and inspiring people we don't talk about in the classroom."Sometimes looking a little deeper than what we are exposed to in class reveals fascinating stories of incredible people who had a major impact on who we are today." - Katharine Frothingham

Bios include:

• the first American Indian medical doctor
• the first professional female astronomer
• the first woman to be awarded the American Institute or Architecture Gold Medal
• the first African American to receive a PhD. in economics
• the first woman to break the sound barrier
• the first female jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby
• the first Asian American to seek the Democratic Party's presidential nomination
• the first female appointed to the faculty at Harvard University
• the first woman to win and Academy Award for best director
• the first female member of Congress
• the first woman to qualify for and compete in the Indianapolis 500
• and 22 more