Biographies for Women's History Month

In honor of Women's History Month, here are biographies that I have enjoyed sharing with my students (all year long). I have included resources from TeachingBooks, publishers, and the authors along with footage that compliments the books.

I begin with Eleanor Roosevelt. She and Eleanor of Aquitaine top my list of most admired people.  

Eleanor: Quiet No More by Doreen Rappaport

Study Guide

Eleanor Roosevelt on What's My Line?
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Elizabeth Blackwell

Who Says Women Can’t Be Doctors? by Tanya Lee Stone

MacMillan Teacher Guide
Interview with Tanya Lee Stone

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Wangari Maathai

Planting the Trees of Kenya by Claire Nivola

Library Sparks: Readers' Theatre

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Alice Roosevelt

What to do About Alice? by Barbara Kerley

TeachingBooks Resources

Author webpage on Alice Roosevelt.
The song written for Alice Roosevelt:

Alice Roosevelt talking about her father's inauguration:

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Sylvia Earle

Life in the Ocean: Life of the Oceanographer Sylvia Earle by Claire Nivola

TeachingBooks Resources

An interview with Sylvia Earle:

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Fannie Farmer

Fannie in the Kitchen by Deborah Hopkinson

TeachingBooks Resources

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Harriet Tubman

Moses: When Harriett Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Weatherford

TeachingBooks Resources

Teacher Guide

An interview with Kadir Nelson:

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Esther Morris

I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote by Linda Arms White and Nancy Carpenter

TeachingBooks Resources

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Elizabeth Leads the Way! by Tanya Lee Stone

TeachingBooks Resources

Teacher Guide
An interview with Tanya Lee Stone:

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Mary Kingsley

Uncommon Traveler: Mary Kingsley in Africa by Don Brown

This young girl's report on Mary Kingsley is impressive.

This is a preview of documentary about Mary Kingsley
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Jane Goodall
Me...Jane by Patrick McDonnell

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Annette Kellerman

Mermaid Queen by Shana Corey

Interview with author

Interview with illustrator

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Georgia O'Keefe

Georgia in Hawaii by Amy Novesky

Lesson Ideas

A slideshow of her paintings:


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Juliette "Daisy" Gordon Low

Here Come the Girl Scouts! by Shana Corey
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Ida Lewis

The Bravest Woman In America by Marissa Moss

Other biographies about women who inspire:

Basketball Belles by  Sue Macy

Podcast with author 

Nothing But Trouble: Story of Althea Gibson by Sue Stauffacher

Teacher Guide

Interview with the author

A Woman for President: The Story of Victoria Woodhull by Kathleen Krull

Interview with Kathleen Krull

Stone Girl, Bone Girl by Laurence Anholt 

Rosa by Nikki Giovanni

Shelley : Bound for Legend by Robert D. San Souci

Coretta Scott by Ntozake Shange

Hiromi’s Hands by Lynne Barasch

America’s Champion Swimmer: The Story of Gertrude Ederle by David Adler

They Called Her Molly Pitcher by Anne Rockwell

Teacher Guide

Only Passing Through by Anne Rockwell

TeachingBooks Resources

Lesson ideas

When Marian Sang by Pam Munoz Ryan

TeachingBooks Resources

Library Sparks Reader's Theatre

Library Sparks: Meet Pam Munoz Ryan

Fly High: The Story of Bessie Coleman by Louise Borden

Vision of Beauty: Sara Breedlove Walker by Kathryn Lasky 

You Forgot Your Skirt, Amelia Bloomer by Shana Corey

Wilma Unlimited by Kathleen Krull