A biography of Mother Teresa, a nun working in Calcutta, India, who has dedicated her life to doing what she could to help those who suffered from loneliness or poverty. She received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.

A biography of the zoologist focusing on her work with chimpanzees at the Gombe Stream Reserve in Tanzania.

A biography of the woman whose expose of the insane asylums in New York City in the late 1800s was the beginning of her journalistic career

Examines the life of the African-Amerian poet, from her childhood in the segregated South to her rise to prominence as a writer.

Presents the highlights of the life of a nineteenth century crusader who spent much of her life involved in the temperance, abolitionist, and women's rights movements.

Follows the life of Diana, Princess of Wales, from her childhood, through her experiences with the royal family and public life, to her death in 1997.

Biography of the first Hispanic justice on the US Supreme Court who was raised around poverty and prejudice in the Bronx.