Women's History Month 2008

8Oates, Stephen A. A Woman of Valor: Clara Barton and the Civil War E 621.024 1994

Stebner, Eleanor. The Women of Hull House: A Guide in Spirituality, Vocation, and Friendship (Jane Addams) HV 4196.C4 S74 2006

Freedman, Russell. A Voice that Challenged a Nation: Marion Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights ML 3930.A5 F73 2004

Oden, Amy. In Her Words: Women’s Writings in the History of Christian Thought (Elizabeth Cady Stanton) a collection of writings BV 639.W7 I5 1994

Brooks, Paul. The House of Life: Rachel Carson at Work QH 31.C33 B7

Groothuis, Rebecca Merrill. Women Caught in the Conflict: The culture war between traditionalism and feminism BV 639.W7 G76 1994

Schroeder, Alan. Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman E 444.T82 S37 1996

Scharf, Lois. Eleanor Roosevelt: First Lady of American Liberalism E807.1.R48 S34 1987

Ward, Geoffrey C. Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. HQ 1412.W36 1999

On My Own: The Years Since the White House (Eleanor Roosevelt)
E 807.1.R424

Humez, Jean McMahon. Harriet Tubman: The Life and the Life Stories E 444.T82 H86 2003


Keiler, Allan. Marian Anderson ML 420.A6 K45 2000

Banner, Lois W. Elizabeth Cady Stanton: The Right is Ours HQ 1413.S67 S54 2007

Steinberg, Alfred. Mrs. R: The Life of Eleanor Roosevelt E 807.1.R59

Davis, Allen Freeman. American Heroine: The Life and Legend of Jane Addams HV 28.A35 D38

Nolan, Jeannette. The Story of Clara Barton of the Red Cross HV 569.B3 N6

Diliberto, Gioia. A Useful Woman: The Early Life of Jane Addams HV 40.32.A33 D56

Pryor, Elizabeth Brown. Clara Barton: Professional Angel HV 569.B3 P78 1987


Beckett, Wendy. A World of Our Own Women as Artists Since the Renaissance N8354.B67

Heller, Nancy. Women Artists N8354.H45 1993

Rosen, Randy and Catherine Coleman Brawer. Making Their Mark: Woman Artists Move into the Mainstream, 1970-85 N6512.M27 1989

Women Who Changed their World

First Century BC

Abbott, J. Cleopatra DT92.7.A18

1st Century AD

Brock, A. G. Mary Magdalene, the first Apostle BS2485.B73 2003

17th Century

Dorsey, E. Pocahontas E90.P6 D7

Grant, C. Queen and Cardinal: A memoir of Anne of Austria and her relations with Cardinal Mazarin DC124.3.G7

Winship, M. The Times and Trials of Anne Hutchinson BX7148.M4 W552005

18th Century

Southan, B. C. Jane Austen.PR4037.S59 1968

19th Century

Bennett, P. Emily Dickinson:

Woman Poet PS1541.Z5 B44 1990

Gollaher, David. Voice for the Mad: the life of Dorothea Dix HV28.D6 G65 1995

Marks, E. Colette PQ2605.O28 Z73

Nightingale, Florence. Letters.
UH347.N6 N5

Tomalin, C. The Life and Death of Mary Wollstoncraft PR5841.W8 Z84

Wilson, Dorothy. Lone Woman: The story of Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman doctor R154.B623 W5

Twentieth Century

Burgess, Alan. The Small Woman. [Gladys Aylward] BV3427.A9 B8


Brooks, P. The House of Life QH31.C33 B7 [Rachel Carson]

Carson, Rachel. Under the Sea-Wind QH92.C3 1952

Chukovskaya, Lydia. The Ahkmatova Journals. PG3476.A324 Z58213 2002

Earhart, A. The Fun of It. TL540.E3 A32


Frank, Anne. The Diary of a Young Girl DS135.N6 F73313 1995

Goodall, Jane. 40 Years at Gombe QL31.G58 L56 1999

Harpaz, B. The Girls in the Van. [Hilary Clinton] E837.C55 H37 2001

Keller, Helen..Selected writings HV1624.K4 A27 2005

Kirk, C. J.K. Rowling PR6068.O93 Z739 2003

Learning, B. Katharine
Hepburn PN2287.H45 L43 1995

Lillard, A. Montessori: The Science behind the Genius LB1029.M75 L53 2005

Montessori, Maria. The
Montessori method LB775.M7613 1964a

Parks, Rosa My Story. F334.M753 P37 1992

Porter, David. Mother Teresa: the early years BX4406.5.Z8 P67 1986

Rosenstiel, L. Nadia Boulanger: A life in music ML423.B42 R7 1982

Fleming, Candace. Our
Eleanor E807.1.R48 F67 2005

Scharf, l. Eleanor Roosevelt: the first lady of American liberalism E807.1.R48S34 1987

Skaerved, M. Dietrich PN2658.D5 S54 2003

I AM WOMAN:WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH 2004

This list celebrates the ways women have impacted every segment of society.

The Arts
Alexander, Jane. Command
Performance: An actress in the
Theater of Politics NX768.A43 A3
2000
Edwards, A. Vivien Leigh.
PN2598.L46 E3

Business
Drachman, V. Enterprising Women: 250
years of American Business
HC102.5.D73 2002
Epstein, R. A Shop of One’s Own
HF5429.S527 2002

Literature
Gilbert, S. & Gubar, S. The Norton
Anthology Literature by Women
PS508.W7 N65 1996
Inge, T. Southern Women Writers: The New
Generation PS261.S58 1990
Kenney,C. The Remarkable Case of Dorothy
L. Sayers PR6037.A95 Z74 1990
Kilcup, K. ed. Nineteenth-Century American
Women Writers PS508.W7 N56 1997

Military
Breuer, W. War and American Women:
Heroism, Deeds, and Controversy
UB418.W65 1997

Journalism
Beasley, M. & Gibbons, S. Taking Their
Place: A Documentary History of Women
and Journalism PN4888.W65 B45 1993
Hosley, D. & Yamada G. Hard News:
Women in Broadcast Journalism
PN4888.B74 H67 1987

Politics
Harpaz, B. The Girls in the Van [politics]
E887.C55 H37 2001.

Christianity
Becker, C. Leading Women: How Church
Women Can avoid Leadership Traps and
Negotiate the Gender Maze
BV652.3.B38 1996.
Chaves, M. Ordaining Women: Culture and
Conflict in Religious Organizations
BV676.C46 1997
Cunningham, L. & Hamilton, D. Why
Not Women? BV4415.C86 2000
Grammer, E. Some Wild visions:
Autobiographies by female Itinerant
evangelists in 19th century America
BV3780.G73 2003
Kung, Hans. Women in Christianity
BT704.K86 2001
Mitchell, E. Ed. Women: To Preach or not
to Preach BV676.W585 1991
Tucker, R. & Liefeld, W. Daughters of
the Church. BV639.W7 T83 1987

Agriculture
Sachs, C. Gendered Fields. Rural
Women, Agriculture and Environment
HQ1240.S28 1996

Activists/Feminists

Diamonstein, B. Open Secrets: Ninety-four
women in Touch with our Time
HQ1420.D54
Watson, M. Lives of their Own:
Rhetorical dimensions in
Autobiographies of Women Activists
CT25.W28 1999


Social Work
Ginzberg, L. Women and the Work of
Benevolence HQ1418.G56 1990
Parker, J. Women and Welfare: Ten
Victorian Women in Public Social Service
HV541.P37 1989.


Women in History
Conway, J. Written by Herself:
Autobiographies of American Women
PS647.W6 W75 1992
Hufton, O. The Prospect before Her: A
History of Women in Western Europe,
1500-1800 HQ1587.H84 1996

Science & Technology
Ambrose, S. Journeys of women in
Science and Engineering
Q130.J681997
Howes, E. Connecting Girls and Science
Q130.H69 2002
Margolis, J. & Fisher, A. Unlocking the
Clubhouse: Women in Computing
QA76.26.M36 2002
Stanley, A. Mothers and Daughters of
Invention: Notes for a Revised
History of Technology T36.S73 1995
Wyer, M. ed. Women, Science, and
Technology: A Reader in feminist
science studies Q130.W678 2001

Mathematics
Henrion, C. Women in Mathematics:
The Addition of Difference
QA27.5.H46 1997
Parker, M. ed. She Does Math! Real-Life
Problems from Women on the Job
QA27.5.S53 1995

Medicine
Scrivener, L. & Barnes, J. A
Biographical Dictionary of Women
Healers: Midwives, Nurses, and
Physicians. Ref. R 692.S38 2002

Education
Titone, C. & Maloney, K. Women’s
Philosophies of Education: Thinking
Through our Mothers LC1752.T46
1999

Women Who Changed the World

Women's History Month 2007

These titles were entered in chronological order instead of alphabetical.

Abbott, J. Cleopatra. DT92.7.A18

Brock, A. G. Mary Magdalene, the first Apostle. BS2485.B73 2003

Dorsey, E. Pocahontas. E90.P6 D7

Grant, C. Queen and Cardinal: A memoir of Anne of Austria and her relations with Cardinal Mazarin. DC124.3.G7

Winship, M. The Times and Trials of Anne Hutchinson. BX7148.M4 W552005

Southan, B. C. Jane Austen: the critical heritage. PR4037.S59 1968

Bennett, P. Emily Dickinson: Woman Poet. PS1541.Z5 B44 1990

Gollaher, David. Voice for the Mad: the life of Dorothea Dix. HV28.D6 G65 1995

Marks, E. Colette. PQ2605.O28 Z73

Nightingale, Florence. Letters of Florence Nightingale. UH347.N6 A4 1974

Wilson, Dorothy. Lone Woman: The story of Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman doctor. R154.B623 W5

Tomalin, C. The Life and Death of Mary Wollstonecraft. PR5841.W8 Z84

Burgess, Alan. The Small Woman. [Gladys Aylward] BV3427.A9 B8

Brooks, P. The House of Life. QH31.C33 B7 [Rachel Carson]

Carson, Rachel. Under the Sea-Wind. QH92.C3 1952

Chukovskaya, Lydia. The Ahkmatova Journals. PG3476.A324 Z58213 2002

Earhart, A. The Fun of It. TL540.E3 A32

Frank, Anne. The Diary of a Young Girl. DS135.N6 F73313 1995

Goodall, Jane. 40 Years at Gombe. QL31.G58 L56 1999

Harpaz, B. The Girls in the Van. [Hilary Clinton] E837.C55 H37 2001

Learning, B. Katharine Hepburn. PN2287.H45 L43 1995

Lillard, A. Montessori: The Science behind the Genius. LB1029.M75 L53 2005

Montessori, Maria. The Montessori method. LB775.M7613 1964a

Parks, Rosa. My Story. F334.M753 P37 1992

Porter, David. Mother Teresa: the early years. BX4406.5.Z8 P67 1986

Rosenstiel, L. Nadia Boulanger: A life in music. ML423.B42 R7 1982

Fleming, Candace. Our Eleanor. E807.1.R48 F67 2005

Scharf, l. Eleanor Roosevelt: the first lady of American liberalism. E807.1.R48S34 1987

Skaerved, M. Dietrich. PN2658.D5 S54 2003

Kirk, C. J.K. Rowling. PR6068.O93 Z739 2003