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How We Are Smart by W. Nikola-Lisa, illustrated by Sean Qualls (Lee & Low Books, 2006)
There are lots of ways of being smart. This collection of twelve talented people includes a portrait, short profile and a poem about Alexander Posey.
An 1933 article from Oklahoma’s Historical Society, Chronicles of Oklahoma provides additional insight into Posey’s life.
Women of Hope: African Americans Who Made a Difference by Joyce Hansen (Scholastic, 1998)
Born in Civil War times, Wells-Barnett was first a teacher. Then she was a part owner of a newspaper where she exposed the injustices of segregation in print.
Thomson Gale Co.is in the educational publishing business and posts a biography of Wells-Barnett on their website.
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.
The Daring Nellie Bly: America’s Star Reporter by Bonnie Christensen (Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2003)
Serious female reporters were a rare breed in the late 1880s. Bly not only took up the call, but succeeded brilliantly.
An article called, Nellie Bly: The Best Reporter in America is posted on the CUNY web site.
How We Are Smart by W. Nikola-Lisa, illustrated by Sean Qualls (Lee & Low Books, 2006)
There are lots of ways of being smart. This collection of twelve talented people includes a portrait, short profile and a poem about Alexander Posey.
An 1933 article from Oklahoma’s Historical Society, Chronicles of Oklahoma provides additional insight into Posey’s life.
