Women's History Month

Celebrating Women's History Month

March 25, 2021 | Michelle

March 25th is the birthday of two giants of Women's History--Aretha Franklin and Gloria Steinem. These two women paved the way for women's rights, civil rights, in the music industry, and beyond during the course of their lives. Let's eat a cupcake, sing, "Happy Birthday!," and enjoy learning about these two amazing women plus more history making ladies.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T : Aretha Franklin, the queen of soul by 1956- Carole Boston Weatherford

Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician, 1918-2020

February 24, 2020 | strande
Reaching for the Moon book cover

 

Katherine Johnson was a talented mathematician in a field dominated by white men.

After graduating high school at the age of 15 in the midst of the Great Depression, she earned a full scholarship to West Virginia State Institute's math department. Johnson briefly taught high school and then in 1940 was one of the first Black graduate students chosen to integrate West Virginia University.

In 1953 she began work as a research mathematician for what would become NASA. Katherine Johnson shattered barriers for all women, but particularly for Black women, earning the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015.

To celebrate the inspirational life of Katherine Johnson, check out the resources below or explore NASA's website. Learn about her and other amazing barrier-breaking mathematicians and scientists.

Reaching for the Moon : the autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson by Katherine G Johnson

This is Johnson's autobiography, but there are many books to introduce readers to her life in the Children's Biography collection.

More Women's Lives on Film

March 11, 2019 | SuzyQ

March is Women's History Month. Find out about the many brave and talented  women who have influenced world history by watching some of these fascinating documentaries from the Library's collection:

Hawaii's last queen [videodisc]
Dolores [videodisc]

International Women's Day

March 8, 2019 | SuzyQ

March 8 is International Women's Day - global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.

Girl rising [videodisc]

A groundbreaking film which tells the stories of nine extraordinary girls from nine countries, written by nine celebrated writers and narrated by nine renowned actors. Viewers will see a showcase of strength from the human spirit and the power of education to change the world.

Searching for Augusta [videodisc] : the forgotten angel of Bastogne

The  story of Augusta Chiwy, a black nurse who served in the US Army 10th Armored Division medical aid station during World War II.

Bold, Courageous and Daring!

March 7, 2019 | SuzyQ

March is Women's History Month. Find out about the many brave and talented  women who have influenced world history by reading some of these titles from the Library's collection:

Fifty Black women who changed America by Amy Alexander
Lighting the way : nine women who changed modern America by Karenna Gore Schiff

First Ladies of the United States

March 4, 2019 | SuzyQ

In honor of Women's History Month let's learn about the lives of our country's First Ladies ... and anticipate the country's First Man.

Martha Washington : an American life by 1943- Patricia Brady
Abigail Adams : a life by Woody Holton

Women's Lives on Film

March 3, 2019 | SuzyQ

March is Women's History Month. Find out about the many brave and talented  women who have influenced world history by watching some of these fascinating documentaries from the Library's collection:

One woman, one vote [videodisc]
Rachel Carson [videodisc]

New Books for Women's History Month

March 1, 2019 | SuzyQ

Marie Curie. Eleanor Roosevelt. Susan B. Anthony. Elizabeth I of England. Florence Nightingale. These remarkable women are well known to most of us, but there are many others in history just as remarkable whose names may not be as recognizable. In honor of Women's History Month we should all make some time to learn about them by reading some of the many biographies to found in the library's collection:

Eliza Hamilton : the extraordinary life and times of the wife of Alexander Hamilton by Tilar J Mazzeo
Tigerbelle : the Wyomia Tyus story by Wyomia Tyus

Even More Bold, Courageous and Daring!

March 20, 2018 | SuzyQ

March is Women's History Month. Find out about the many brave and talented women who have influenced world history by reading some of these titles from the Library's collection:

Spyglass : an autobiography by Hélène Deschamps
Witness : adventurer and foreign correspondent, friend and emissary of FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt, maker of--and witness to--history, tells her extraordinary story with 200 of her own photographs by Ruth Gruber

More Bold, Courageous and Daring!

March 12, 2018 | SuzyQ

March is Women's History Month. Find out about the many brave and talented  women who have influenced world history by reading some of these titles from the Library's collection:

Women heroes of World War II : 26 stories of espionage, sabotage, resistance, and rescue by Kathryn J Atwood

Presents profiles of war heroines from Germany, Poland, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Great Britain, and the United States.

Pioneer women : the lives of women on the frontier by Linda S Peavy

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