Women - History

Black Women Athletes Photo Gallery

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Black Women Athletes Photo Gallery and related media

Website for the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House

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The Susan B. Anthony Museum and House web site has a learning section with a biography, a photo gallery, teacher resources, a timeline of her life, and other interesting information. This is a great local resource that can help support the Grade 4 Module about Susan B. Anthony and Women's Suffrage.

On Women's Right to Vote

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In the 1800s, women in the United States had few legal rights and did not have the right to vote. This speech was given by Susan B. Anthony after her arrest for casting an illegal vote in the presidential election of 1872. She was tried and then fined $100 but refused to pay.

Miss Susan B. Anthony Fined $100 and Costs for Illegal Voting

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Women in Medieval Times

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Copies: 1

The Other Half of History explores an aspect of history that is often overlooked - the history of women.

Author:

Fiona MacDonald

Lexile:

IG990L

Women in Ancient Egypt

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Copies: 1

Women have played critical roles in business, politics, and the family throughout history. However, it is only recently that these roles have been studied and valued by society as a whole. This landmark series explores women's contributions to cultures both ancient and modern, broadening readers' perspectives and enhancing their appreciation of this essential other half of history.

Author:

Fiona MacDonald

The Trouble with May Amelia

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Copies: 7

In this sequel to the Newbery Honor Book Our Only May Amelia, May Amelia Jackson is living with her seven brothers on a muddy farm on the banks of the Nasel River in Washington State — and she still can't act the part of a Proper Young Lady. So when her father proclaims that "girls are useless," May Amelia is determined to prove him wrong!

Author:

Jennifer L. Holm

Lexile:

690L

Lyddie

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When Lyddie and her younger brother are hired out as servants to help pay off their family farm's debts, Lyddie is determined to find a way to reunite her family once again. Hearing about all the money a girl can make working in the textile mills in Lowell, Massachusetts, she makes her way there, only to find that her dreams of returning home may never come true.

Author:

Katherine Paterson

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

860L

Length:

07:15

The Witch of Blackbird Pond (Unabridged)

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Orphaned Kit Tyler knows, as she gazes for the first time at the cold, bleak shores of Connecticut Colony, that her new home will never be like the shimmering Caribbean islands she left behind. In her relatives' stern Puritan community, she feels like a tropical bird that has flown to the wrong part of the world, a bird that is now caged and lonely.

Author:

Elizabeth George Speare

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

850L

Length:

06:34