Women's History Month
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Women’s History Month @ PPL Did you know Women’s History Month started right here in the state of California? Sonoma County was the first to declare a “Women’s History Week” for the week beginning March 7 in the late 1970s. The celebration expanded to a month over the next few years, and by 1995 a series of Congressional resolutions established the month of March as national Women’s History Month. Celebrating women’s history in March coincides with the United Nations’ International Women’s Day on March 8. Learn more about the national celebration at https://womenshistorymonth.gov/. Here is a selection of titles celebrating American women’s history, and American women who are making history today. These books, eBooks, audiobooks, and DVDs are available with your Pasadena Public Library card for checkout via curbside pickup or electronically with just a few clicks. BOOKS FOR CHILDREN Biddy Mason Speaks Up Arisa White and Laura Atkins, illustrated by Laura Freeman ©2019 Bridget "Biddy" Mason was an African American philanthropist, healer, and midwife who was born into slavery. When Biddy arrived in California, where slavery was technically illegal, she was kept captive by her owners and forced to work without pay. But when Biddy learned that she was going to be taken to a slave state, she launched a plan to win her freedom. She refused to be defined by her enslavement, and later became as a business and civic leader in the fledgling city of Los Angeles. Grades 7 and up. Changing the Equation: 50+ US Black Women in STEM Tanya Bolden ©2020 Author Tonya Bolden explores the black women who have changed the world of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) in America. Including groundbreaking computer scientists, doctors, inventors, physicists, pharmacists, mathematicians, aviators, and many more, this book celebrates over 50 women who have shattered the glass ceiling, defied racial discrimination, and pioneered in their fields. In these profiles, young readers will find role models, inspirations, and maybe even reasons to be the STEM leaders of tomorrow. Grades 5 – 8. Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer Traci Sorell, illustrated by Natasha Donovan ©2021 Mary Golda Ross designed classified airplanes and spacecraft as Lockheed Aircraft Corporation's first female engineer. Find out how her passion for math and the Cherokee values she was raised with shaped her life and work. Grades 2 – 5. Dream Big, Little One Vashti Harrison ©2018 This board book features 18 trailblazing black women in American history. Preschool Finish the Fight! The Brave and Revolutionary Women who Fought for the Right to Vote Veronica Chambers and Jessica Bennett ©2020 Who was at the forefront of women's right to vote? We know a few famous names, like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, but what about so many others from diverse backgrounds--black, Asian, Latinx, Native American, and more--who helped lead the fight for suffrage? It's time to celebrate the names and stories of the women whose stories have yet to be told. Grades 4 – 8. Leave it to Abigail!: The Revolutionary Life of Abigail Adams Barb Rosenstock, illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley ©2020 Everyone knew Abigail was different. Instead of keeping quiet, she blurted out questions. Instead of settling down with a wealthy minister, she married a poor country lawyer named John Adams. Instead of running from the Revolutionary War, she managed a farm and fed hungry soldiers. Instead of leaving the governing to men, she insisted they "Remember the Ladies." Instead of fearing Europe's kings and queens, she boldly crossed the sea to represent her new country. And when John become President of the United States, Abigail became First Lady, and a powerful advisor. Leave it to Abigail--an extraordinary woman who surprised the world. Grades 1 – 3. Path to the Stars: My Journey from Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist Sylvia Acevedo ©2020 An inspiring memoir for young readers about a Latina rocket scientist whose early life was transformed by joining the Girl Scouts and who currently serves as CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA. Grades 5 – 8. Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré Animka Aldaymuy Denise, illustrated by Paola Escobar ©2019 Nonfiction picture book about the life and legacy of Pura Belpré, the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City. Preschool and Up Pocket Full of Colors: The Magical World of Mary Blair, Disney Artist Extraordinaire Amy Guglielmo and Jacqueline Tourville, illustrated by Brigette Barrager © 2017 From her imaginative childhood to her career as an illustrator, designer, and animator for Walt Disney Studios, Mary wouldn't play by the rules. At a time when studios wanted to hire men and think in black and white, Mary painted twinkling emerald skies, peach giraffes with tangerine spots, and magenta horses that could fly. Grades K – 3. Ruth Objects: The Life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Doreen Rappaport, illustrated by Eric Velasquez ©2020 As a student, teacher, lawyer, and judge, Ruth often experienced unfair treatment. But she persisted, becoming a cultural icon, championing equality in pay and opportunity. Her brilliant mind, compelling arguments, and staunch commitment to truth and justice have convinced many to stand with her, and her fight continues to this day. Grades 1 – 3. She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World Chelsea Clinton, illustrated by Alexandra Boiger © 2017 This book celebrates thirteen American women who helped shape our country through their tenacity, sometimes through speaking out, sometimes by staying seated, sometimes by captivating an audience. They all certainly persisted. Includes Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, Clara Lemlich, Nellie Bly, Virginia Apgar, Maria Tallchief and more! Grades K – 3. Someday is Now: Clara Luper and the 1958 Oklahoma City Sit-ins Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich, illustrated by Jade Johnson ©2018 Presents the life of Clara Luper, an African-American teacher and local civil rights leader who taught her students about equality and led them in lunch counter sit-in demonstrations in Oklahoma City in 1958. Grades 1 – 3. What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?: The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan Chris Barton, illustrated by Ekua Holmes ©2018 Even as a child growing up in the Fifth Ward of Houston, Texas, Barbara Jordan stood out for her big, bold, booming, crisp, clear, confident voice. It was a voice that made people sit up, stand up, and take notice. Barbara took her voice to places few African American women had been in the 1960s: first law school, then the Texas state senate, then up to the United States congress. Throughout her career, she persevered through adversity to give voice to the voiceless and to fight for civil rights, equality, and justice. Grades K – 3. When Sue Found Sue: Sue Hendrickson Discovers her T. Rex Toni Buzzeo, illustrated by Diana Sudyka ©2019 From a very young age, Sue Hendrickson was meant to find things: lost coins, perfume bottles, even hidden treasure. Her endless curiosity eventually led to her career in diving and paleontology, where she would continue to find things big and small. In 1990, at a dig in South Dakota, Sue made her biggest discovery to date: Sue the T. rex, the largest and most complete T. rex skeleton ever unearthed. Grades 1 – 4. Wilma’s Way Home: the Life of Wilma Mankiller Doreen Rappaport, illustrated by Lilnda Kukuk ©2019 In 1956, the federal government uprooted Wilma Mankiller's family and moved them to California, wrenching them from their home, friends, and traditions in Oklahoma. Wilma found refuge in the Indian Centre in San Francisco, where, she worked to build and develop the local Native community and championed Native political activists. Returning later in life to Oklahoma with her daughters, Wilma took part in Cherokee government, becoming the first female chief of the Cherokee Nation. Grades 2 – 5. BOOKS FOR TEENS Because I was a Girl: True Stories for Girls of All Ages ©2017 Brief writings from an array of girls and women who are trailblazers in their fields, discussing the barriers they've faced, the battles they've fought, and the dreams they've brought to life. The entries are arranged by decade, from Dolores Huerta learning how organizations contribute to the community in the 1920s, to Mattie Johnston explaining that no one every told her she couldn't do anything "because I was a girl" in the 2000s. Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, a Life in Balance Simone Biles ©2016 Simone Biles' entrance into the world of gymnastics may have started on a daycare field trip in her hometown of Spring, Texas, but her God-given talent, passion, and perseverance have made her one of the top gymnasts in the world, as well as a four-time winner of Olympic gold in Rio de Janeiro. But there is more to Simone than the nineteen medals -- fourteen of them gold -- and the Olympic successes. Dissenter on the Bench: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Life and Work Victoria Ortiz ©2019 The life and career of the fiercely principled Supreme Court Justice, now a popular icon, with dramatic accounts of her landmark cases that moved the needle on legal protection of human rights, illustrated with archival photographs. Marooned in the Arctic: The True Story of Ada Blackjack, the “female Robinson Crusoe” Peggy Caravantes ©2016 Details the story of a young Inuit woman who, in 1921, learned to survive alone on isolated Wrangel Island by trapping foxes, catching seals, and avoiding polar bears, and who became a celebrity after finally being rescued two years later. Ms. Gloria Steinem: a Life Winifred Conkling ©2020 Throughout the years, Gloria Steinem is perhaps the single-most iconic figure associated with women's rights, her name practically synonymous with the word "feminism." Documenting everything from her boundary- pushing journalistic career to the foundation of Ms.