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Women's History Month - March 2008

In 1981, the U.S. Congress passed a resolution establishing National Women's History Week. The week was chosen to coincide with International Women's Day, March 8. In 1987, Congress expanded the week to a month. Every year since, Congress has passed a resolution for Women's History Month, and the U.S. president has issued a proclamation.

Children

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	Let me play: the story of Title IX by Karen Blumenthal
Title IX insured that girls had the same opportunity as boys to participate in sports and classes.

	Winners never quit! by Mia Hamm
Shows that being a team player is more important than winning or losing a game.

	The Wright sister by Richard Maurer
Presents a biography of Katharine Wright the sister of Orville and Wilbur Wright.

	Catching the moon: the story of a young girl's baseball dream by Crystal Hubbard
A biography of Marcenia "Toni Stone" Lyle Alberga the woman who broke baseball's gender barrier by becoming the first female roster member of a professional Negro League team.

	Mighty Jackie: the strike-out queen by Marissa Moss
In 1931, seventeen-year-old Jackie Mitchell pitches against Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in an exhibition game, becoming the first professional female pitcher in baseball history.

	Rabble rousers: 20 women who made a difference by Cheryl Harness
Each of these women spoke out loud her personal vision of a nation in which the powerless would have an equal chance at Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.

	They led the way: 14 American women by Johanna Johnston
The battle for equal rights began hundreds of years ago and there were many strong, influential women who fought hard for their freedom and for the freedom of others.

	A is for Abigail: an almanac of amazing American women by Lynne Cheney
Each letter of the alphabet is represented by an important woman in the history of the United States, as well as others in her same field of accomplishment.

	Mother to tigers by George Ella Lyon
Tells the story of how Helen Frances Theresa Delaney Martini cared for baby zoo animals, started the first zoo nursery and became the first woman zookeeper at the Bronx Zoo.

	Rachel: the story of Rachel Carson by Amy Ehrlich
Introduces children to the pioneer nature writer and activist who started the environmental movement.

	Women Suffrage by Deborah Kops
Profiles early leaders in the fight for women's rights, especially the right to vote, including Mary Wollstonecraft, Lucretia Mott, Sojourner Truth, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

	Created equal: women campaign for the right to vote, 1840-1920 by Ann Rossi
A brief history of American women's fight for voting rights.

	Flying higher: the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II by Wanda Langley
A history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP).

	With courage and cloth: winning the fight for a woman's right to vote by Ann Bausum
Detailed history of the women's suffrage movement.

	Miss Lady Bird's wildflowers: how a first lady changed America by Kathi Appelt
A biography of Lady Bird Johnson who, as the wife of President Lyndon Johnson, reminded citizens about the importance of conserving natural resources.

	Where the action was: women war correspondents in World War II by Penny Colman
Biography of women war correspondents reporting on Iwo Jima, concentration camps, famous battles, and Nazi rallies.

Young Adult

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	Smashed: story of a drunken girlhood by Koren Zailckas
Koren's story is that of thousands of girls like her who are not alcoholics-yet-but who routinely use booze as a shortcut to courage, a stand-in for good judgment, and a bludgeon for shyness.

	Fast girls: teenage tribes and the myth of the slut by Emily White
Provides an in-depth look at the girls who were labeled high school sluts and the culture that perpetuates the myth.

	The Guerrilla Girls' bedside companion to the history of Western art by (Group of artists) Guerrilla Girls
The Guerilla Girls provide a wildly entertaining and much needed corrective to traditional art history, and with it, an unabashed celebration of female artists through the centuries.

	Male/female roles; opposing viewpoints by Auriana Ojeda
Discusses gender roles in American society and how they are established.

	Feminism: opposing viewpoints by Jennifer A. Hurley
Describes the status of women in America, the differing views of the goals of feminism, and how it has affected our society, and includes the debate over whether or not the movement is obsolete.

	The beauty myth: how images of beauty are used against women by Naomi Wolf
Every day new products are introduced to "correct" inherently female "flaws", drawing women into an obsessive and hopeless cycle built around the attempt to reach an impossible standard of beauty.

Adult

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	The feminist movement by Nick Treanor
Discusses the development of the feminist movement, including world involvement and personal stories.

	Women's letters: America from the Revolutionary War to the present by Lisa Grunwald
Historical events of the last three centuries and personal milestones in women's lives come alive through these singular correspondences, over 400 letters accompanied by over 100 photographs.

	Revolutionary mothers: women in the struggle for America's independence by Carol Berkin
The American Revolution was a home-front war that brought scarcity, bloodshed, and danger into the life of every American.

	America's women: four hundred years of dolls, drudges, helpmates, and heroines by Gail Collins
The history of American women is about the fight for freedom. It is less a war against oppressive men than a struggle to straighten out the perpetually mixed message about women's roles that was accepted by almost everybody of both genders.

	Roar softly and carry a great lipstick by Autumn Stephens
Twenty eight women writers write on life, sex, and survival.

	Bachelor girl: the secret history of single women in the twentieth century by Betsy Israel
Journalist Betsy Israel shines a light on the old stereotypes that have stigmatized single women for years and celebrates their resourceful sense of spirit, enterprise, and unlimited success in a world where it is no longer unusual or unlikely to be unwed.

	Lighting the way: nine women who changed modern America by Karenna Gore Schiff
Chronicles how these remarkable women worked behind the scenes and against the odds in the major political movements of the last century.

Selected by Rhea Bradley, San Carlos Library, 3.2007

WEB RESOURCES

•	infoplease
•	Women’s History
•	National Women’s History Project
•	Women’s History Month
•	Women’s History Month Features & Resources-KQED
•	History Channel
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