The Life and Times Of...Women. a Bibliography of Women's Biographies for Use in Various Secondary School Curricular Areas
DOCOHBIT BBSOHB ED 141 247 SO 010 132 AUTB08 Bachmann, Gail TITLB The Life and Times of...Women. A Bibliography of Women's Biographies for Use in Various Secondary School Curricular Areas. IOB DATS 77 BOTB 35p.; Bot available in hard copy due to poor reproducibility of original document BDBS PBICB HP-SO. 83 Plus Postage. BC Bot'Available .from EDBS/ DBSCBIPTOBS Bibliographies; ^Biographies; Blacks; Ethnic Groups; ^Females; Instructional Aids; Junior High School Students; *8onfiction; Secondary Education ABSTBACT Secondary teachers and librarians will find the bibliography a helpful tool for identifying women's biographies. Biographies are valuable for building reading skills, background of a 'subject,- or personal development. These biographies are appealing to young people en the basis' of subject interest, reading, level, depth of detail, and'writing style'. Suitability for junior high students is indicated where it is appropriate. Impact of sexism is evident in the lack of references to women in the fields of business and science. Ethnic group representation is good for Blacks but less comprehensive for,Otiental, Jewish, Bezican-American, and American Indian women. The 141 entries are presented in four .categories: Background Beading, Bibliographies of Biographies of Bomen, Individual Biographies, and Collective 'Biographies. The 63 individual biographies comprise the main section of the document. Provided are title, author, publisher, date, length, and extensive annotations. A range of women, interests, and life styles are included, such as Barie curie, Billie Jean King, llizabeth Blackwell .(first woman doctor) , Battalia Jackson, Golda Beir, Eleanor BooseTOIt, and a 15-year-old girl stricken with cancer. A subject index categorizes entries in areas such as career education, music, American problems, family living, and ethnic .studies.
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