[bksvol-discuss] Re: Women's History Month books
- From: "Jamie Yates, CPhT" <mirxtech@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Bookshare Volunteers <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 20:40:59 -0500
Books For Women's History Month Non-Fiction and Research Titles about
Ladies Who Have Made History
Mar 18, 2008 <http://www.suite101.com/daily.cfm/2008-03-18> *Adrienne Wilson
* <http://www.suite101.com/profile.cfm/pinkcottoncandy7>
March is National Women's History Month otherwise known as a perfect time
to read up on the mothers, wives, and daughters of antiquity.
Since 1987, *National Women's History
Month*<http://www.nwhp.org/whm/history.php>has been celebrated
throughout classrooms and community centers across
America. This March discover the hair-raising, heart-stirring, and unsung
exploits of women across the centuries. Whether a girl in primary school,
high school, or even a history maker yourself take this list to your local
library or bookstore.
- *Lives of Extraordinary Women: Rulers, Rebels (and What the Neighbor's
Thought)--- *by Kathleen Krull and Illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt.
Profiles on 20 different women who took charge. Harcourt Children's
Books,2000
- *100 Women Who Shaped World History---*by Gail Meyer Rolka. From
obscure and ancient to famous and still alive, this book covers the basics
and beyond of women's history. Bluewood Bokks, 1994
- *33 Things Every Girl Should Know About Women's History: From
Suffragettes to Skirt Lengths and the E.R.A. --- *by Tonya Bolden. Filled
with poetry, letters, and riveting essays this book is an excellent primer
for "herstory". Crown Books for Young Readers,2002
- *Heroines: Great Women Through the Ages---* by Rebecca Hazell. 12 women
with a sense of right are chronicled in this book that is predictable in the
best possible way. Abbeville Press, 1995
- *Girls Think Of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women---
* by Catherine Thimmesh and Illustrated by Melissa Sweet. A celebration
of the creative spirit of female inventors. Houghton Mifflin, 2002
- *Black Women of the Old West---* by William Loren Katz. Complete with
pictures, this rich in detail book covers a little known but fascinating
demographic of women who answered the call to westward expansion.
Antheneum,1995
- *From Rags to Riches: A History of Girl's Clothing in America--- *by
Leslie Stills. The topic of women's fashion is shown to have vast cultural
implication is this fun educational tool. Holiday House 2006
- *Women and Girls in the Middle Ages--- *by Kay Eastwood. Though
glamorized through movies and television, this book tells the truth about
girls in the Middle Ages. Crabtree Publishing Company, 2003
- *A Separate Battle: Women and the Civil War (Young Readers' History Of
the Civil War) --- *by Ina Chang. Letters, photograph, and maps are just
some of the unique treats from this exceptional testimony to home-front,
hard-won battles. Puffin, 1996
- *Into A New Country: Eight Remarkable Women of the Old West--* by Liza
Ketchum. Native American, Chinese and African American Women are
refreshingly included in this narrative on pioneer females who are worthy of
applause. Little,Brown, 2000
- *She's A Rebel: The History of Women in Rock & Roll--- *by Gillian G.
Gaar. An intriguing glimpse in to the world of women who jam for their
bread. Seal Pr, 1992
- *Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History--- *by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich.
Ulrich explores the merits of this thesis first proposed by her in 1976 in a
college paper. *Washington
Post*<http://www.amazon.com/Well-Behaved-Women-Seldom-Make-History/dp/1400041597/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1205876202&sr=1-2>calls
this, " a pleasure to read". Knopf, 2007
- *Ladies of the Grand Tour: British Women in Pursuit of Enlightenment
and Adventure in Eighteenth-Century Europe--- *by Brian Dolan. A nice
swirl of both travel anecdotes and plucky women. HaperCollins, 2001
Explore the untold stories of women who changed things behind the scences or
front row and center.
Read more at Suite101: *Books For Women's History Month: Non-Fiction and
Research Titles about Ladies Who Have Made
History*<http://feminist-literature.suite101.com/article.cfm/books_for_womens_history_month#ixzz0hS17jOwc>
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Jamie in Michigan
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