From the monthly archives:
Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World by Cynthia Chin-Lee, illustrated by Megan Halsey and Sean Addy (Charlesbridge, 2005)
Horne, best known for her hit song, Stormy Weather, sang and acted in several Hollywood musicals beginning in 1938.
PBS Online News Hour celebrated Horne’s 80th birthday. Read all about it here.
Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World by Cynthia Chin-Lee, illustrated by Megan Halsey and Sean Addy (Charlesbridge, 2005)
Born in Texas, Zaharias was an accomplished golfer, basketball player and track and field star who won two gold medals and one silver in the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Sports Illustrated for Women.CNN features a bio of Didrikson Zaharias on their site.
Flora and Tiger: 19 Very Short Stories from My Life by Eric Carle (Philomel, 1997)
Peek into the life of renowned children’s author and illustrator Eric Carle via the stories he tells about his childhood and present day life.
Take a field trip to The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, MA and explore the exhibits and resources.
Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World’s Fastest Woman by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by David Diaz (Harcourt, 1996)
A sickly child, Rudolph grew up to be the first woman to win three, count ‘em, three Olympic gold medals. What an inspiration!
The National Women’s Hall of Fame posts a short bio of Rudolph and her many athletic honors.
Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World by Cynthia Chin-Lee, illustrated by Megan Halsey and Sean Addy (Charlesbridge, 2005)
Chinese women’s rights advocate Xiefen, founder at age 16 of the “Women’s Journal,” also established a girl’s school in her homeland.
From the Minnesota State University at Mankato e-museum, read about the times in which Xiefen lived during the Qing Dynasty.
