Introduce children to American playwright Lorraine Hanberry, who was only 29 years old when she won the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play for "A Raisin in the Sun."

Zing! Here's Annie Oakley, one of the roughest, toughest women of the Wild West circuit. Her sharpshooting skills made her one of America's first superstars.

Meet Clara Barton, a famous nurse and humanitarian, by coloring in this portrait of her.

Florence Nightingale revolutionized nursing. Your little historian can learn about Florence's life in this biography worksheet.

Here's Marie Curie, a famous scientist, at home in her lab where she made some of the most important scientific discoveries of the 20th century.

Learn more about Julia Morgan, the woman who designed her way into California history, and also practice reading informational paragraphs.

Learn more about American history with this Rosie the Riveter paper doll.

Children get to know Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor with this All About Sonia Sotomayor Reader.

In this biography worksheet, children are introduced to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who in 1993 became the second female Justice of the Supreme Court in the United States.

Children are introduced to Amelia Boynton Robinson, a civil rights activist who got her start at a young age accompanying her mother as she registered African Americans to vote.

Learn more about Sally Ride's amazing career in aeronautics by coloring in this cartoonized version of her!

Malala is an activist from Pakistan who helps children all over the world fight for their right to an education. Use this fun paper doll coloring activity to introduce young learners to this inspiring young woman.

Meet Rachel Carson, a researcher and author who penned one of the most influential books of the 20th century.

Children read a brief biography of world renowned opera singer Marian Anderson, then answer a series of reading comprehension questions.

Introduce your child to Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic justice to be elected to the U.S. Supreme Court!

Use this printable booklet to introduce children to the inspiring story of Katherine Johnson, a barrier-breaking NASA mathematician, while building their vocabulary and boosting reading and writing skills.

Meet one of the most well-known Native American women in our country's history--Sacagawea!

Florence Nightingale revolutionized nursing and remains a beacon of proper healthcare to this day.

A great way to introduce nonfiction to early readers, this Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz biography breaks down important information into readable passages.

Sacajawea was an indispensable part of the Lewis and Clark expedition, using her navigation skills to help the team reach the West coast.

Show your support for this sensational suffragette by coloring her in!

A natural with numbers,Shakuntala Devi rose to fame at a young age by showing the calculator who's boss with her lightning-fast mental math.

Learn about Clara Barton and the work she did with this paper doll of Clara Barton for kids.

Learn more about this incredible woman—still inspiring activists over 100 years later—with this paper doll of Susan B. Anthony for kids.

Don't let her proper posture and folded hands fool you -- Susan B. Anthony has a long history of speaking her mind!

This worksheet is a brief introduction to the human rights activist and feminist Dorothy Pitman Hughes.

Kids who are just starting to read nonfiction can get their feet wet with this easy Julia Child biography that has a quick comprehension exercise at the end.

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about a famous person. Learners will research an important figure and then write down two true statements and one false statement.

Learn about influential writer and art patron Gertrude Stein, known in both the Jewish-American and art communities for being a famous writer and collector.

Josephine Baker was a civil rights activist, WWII spy, and world famous dancer. Children can learn about this inspiring woman through a short paragraph, then color and cut out the Josephine Baker paper doll and her performance outfit.