This month in your library...
March is Women's History Month!
In celebration of Women's History Month, below is a list of fiction and nonfiction titles that have been recognized under the Amelia Bloomer Project as books that celebrate women! Visit the Amelia Bloomer Project for a list of past and present recognitions.
For the Win by Cory Doctorow - Sweatshop workers unite to fight for better conditions all over the world.
I Am an Emotional Creature: The Secret Life of Girls Around the World by Eve Ensler - A collection of stories by women from all different cultures.
Girl in the Arena by Lise Haines - Lynn's father dies in the gladiator arena and she is forced to marry his killer.
Thunder Over Kandahar by Sharon McKay - Two girls from very different families bond together and face hardships while attempting escape from the Taliban.
My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira - Mary Sutter is bound and determined to become a surgeon amidst the horrors of the Civil War.
Cry of the Giraffe by Judy Oron - Based on a true story of an Ethiopian Jewish refugee who survives many hardships including slavery and rape.
For the Win by Cory Doctorow - Sweatshop workers unite to fight for better conditions all over the world.
I Am an Emotional Creature: The Secret Life of Girls Around the World by Eve Ensler - A collection of stories by women from all different cultures.
Girl in the Arena by Lise Haines - Lynn's father dies in the gladiator arena and she is forced to marry his killer.
Thunder Over Kandahar by Sharon McKay - Two girls from very different families bond together and face hardships while attempting escape from the Taliban.
My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira - Mary Sutter is bound and determined to become a surgeon amidst the horrors of the Civil War.
Cry of the Giraffe by Judy Oron - Based on a true story of an Ethiopian Jewish refugee who survives many hardships including slavery and rape.
Curveball, the Remarkable Story of Toni Stone: The First Woman to Play Professional Baseball in the Negro League by Martha Ackmann - The story of Toni who overcomes racial and gender boundaries during a time of civil unrest.
Girldrive: Criss-Crossing America, Redefining Feminism by Nona Willis Aronowitz and Emma Bee Bernstein - Two young women on a road trip interviewing women all across America. Revolutionary Women: A Book of Stencils, ed. by Queen of the Neighborhood - Short biographies and stencil images of female leaders from varying time periods and geographic areas. Ink-Stained Amazons and Cinematic Warriors: Superwomen in Modern Mythology by Jennifer Stuller - Stories of strong-willed women who break male barriers in comics, film, and television. |
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Good Reads. Good Reads Inc. 2011. Web. 27 February 2011.
updated on Sunday, February 27, 2011, at 12:30 p.m.
Good Reads. Good Reads Inc. 2011. Web. 27 February 2011.
updated on Sunday, February 27, 2011, at 12:30 p.m.