Ruby Dee, actress and activistOct. 27, 1924-
Women of Hope: African Americans Who Made a Difference by Joyce Hansen (Scholastic, 1998)
Dee's Broadway debut in South Pacific was in 1943. Dee was and is an advocate for social issues of our times.
Read a biographical sketch of Ruby Dee and listen to an interview with her and her late husband, Ossie Davis on the PBS African American World site.
Theodore Roosevelt, U.S. President
Oct. 27, 1858-Jan. 6, 1919
Theodore by Frank Keating, illustrated by Mike Wimmer (Paula Wiseman Books/Simon & Schuster, 2006)
The oil-on-canvas illustrations in this book should be hanging in an art museum. Wow. This biography of Teddy Roosevelt, told in his own words, offered me more than facts. I felt as if I also knew Roosevelt's heart
The Theodore Roosevelt Association hosts a web site devoted to TR. Teddy and the Children's Room
Also check out the Smithsonian exhibit: Theodore Roosevelt: Icon of the American Century.
Nawal El Sadaawi, advocate
Oct. 27, 1931-
Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World by Cynthia Chin-Lee, illustrated by Megan Halsey and Sean Addy (Charlesbridge, 2005
"N" is for Nawal, in this collective biography about women. El Sadaawi is an advocate for women's rights, doctor and writer. Born in Egypt, she was imprisioned for her views of Arab women but has been released.
Visit Nawalsaadawi.net for more info.
