Documents the life and achievements of the nineteenth-century Northern Paiute leader, examining how her aptitude for languages and diplomacy enabled her to advocate on behalf of her tribe.

"Malala Yousafzai won the Nobel Peace Prize at the age of seventeen for speaking out against injustice even when it was terrifying to do so. She was an ordinary Muslim girl who wanted to attend school, and refused to stop protesting for her rights. She continues to fight for women's rights and free education for children all over the world"--

A true account of a deep mother-son bond and the joy and toll of growing up with a radical mother in a radical age follows Carol Andreas, a traditional 1950s Mennonite housewife-turned-Marxist rebel, as she and her young son, whom she kidnapped from his straitlaced father, travel the world, chasing the revolution together.

Looks at six African American female performers whose work had a significant impact on the civil rights movement and American society in general: Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Pam Grier, Lena Horne, Cicely Tyson.