Bibliograph

33 things every girl should know about women's history, from suffragettes to skirt lengths to the ERA, edited by Tonya Bolden

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33 things every girl should know about women's history, from suffragettes to skirt lengths to the ERA, edited by Tonya Bolden

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

33 things every girl should know about women's history

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

47739385

Responsibility statement

edited by Tonya Bolden

Sub title

from suffragettes to skirt lengths to the ERA

Summary

Uses poems, essays, letters, photographs and more to present the actions and achievements of women in the United States, from its beginnings up through the twentieth century

Table Of Contents

Past is prologue / Elizabeth Johnson -- Revolutionary petunias bloomed in Early America / Abigail Adams -- Women's declaration / Coline Jenkins-Sahlin -- Girls were once happy for homework / M. Carey Thomas -- The yellow wallpaper / Charlotte Perkins Gilman -- Women once vetoed later voted / Patricia C. McKissack -- Women were in the West / Natasha Tarpley -- U.S. Women are diverse / Suheir Hammad -- Legacy of wise words / Rosalie Maggio -- Landmarks of our lives / Marsha Weinstein -- Don't agonize, organize! / Ann Decker -- What women did before NOW / Shana Corey -- Labor pains have been intense / Sajaja Henderson-Holmes -- In World War II, women got to work / Betsy Kuhn -- Why Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) still rules / Kathleen Krull -- Representing / Elizabeth Friffith -- Life is sometimes a fashion parade / Ilene Beckerman -- Ladies pages / Norma Johnson -- Beauty can be a beast / Opira Edut -- Girl groups mean girl power / Ann Powers -- Title IX helped level the playing field / Fritz Beshar -- Who was first, and why does it matter / Sue Macy -- Women weren't always in the books / Nancy Gruver -- Time matters / Susan Barber -- Facets of feminism / Paula A Treckel -- Men can be feminists, too / Nomas -- Roll call for crusaders / Fran Ellers -- You can read all about it! / Kathleen Odean -- Women's health matters didn't always matter / Magee Hickey -- Body politics / Anastasia Higginbotham -- Making of a dollardiva (or, how did we get here???!??) / Joline Godfrey -- ERA that's yet to come / Roberta W. Francis -- Herstory of language / Judy Dothard Simmons -- Glossary -- About the contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Picture acknowledgments -- Index

Target audience

juvenile

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Thirty-three things every girl should know about women's history

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