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
Eleanor Roosevelt on What's My Line?
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Elizabeth Blackwell
Wangari Maathai
Planting the Trees of Kenya by Claire Nivola
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Alice Roosevelt
What to do About Alice? by Barbara Kerley
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
An interview with Sylvia Earle:
Moses: When Harriett Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Weatherford
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Esther Morris
Esther Morris
I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote by Linda Arms White and Nancy Carpenter
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Elizabeth Leads the Way! by Tanya Lee Stone
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Mary Kingsley
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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Annette Kellerman
Mermaid Queen by Shana Corey
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Georgia O'Keefe
A slideshow of her paintings:
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Juliette "Daisy" Gordon Low
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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
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Ida Lewis
Other biographies about women who inspire:
Basketball Belles by Sue Macy
Podcast with author
Nothing But Trouble: Story of Althea Gibson by Sue Stauffacher
A Woman for President: The Story of Victoria Woodhull by Kathleen Krull
Hiromi’s Hands by Lynne Barasch
They Called Her Molly Pitcher by Anne Rockwell
Only Passing Through by Anne Rockwell
When Marian Sang by 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
Ooh, great compilation!
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