A Year of Reading

  Friday, August 14, 2020 was the 85th anniversary of the Social Security Act, and for this, and more, we have Frances Perkins to thank! Pra...

The women who made me who I am      gave each other home perms      led Cub Scout dens and Brownie Scout troops      grew asparagus fo...

Franki recently shared her love for Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World by Susan Hood. (Olivia of @Livbits loves it, to...

Meet Amanda Gorman, the first National Youth Poet Laureate! "The unprecedented title, to be awarded annually, honors a teen poet w...

What is Feminism? Some women have the luxury of joining a cause. Fighting for equal rights and equal pay. Finding their voices,...

photo via unsplash They Can't Shut Us All Up They can shut me up but they can't change the truth-- I'm Rosa and Hilla...

Founding Mothers: Remembering the Ladies by Cokie Roberts illustrated by Diane Goode Harper, 2014 review copy provided by the publis...

The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever by H. Joseph Hopkins illustrated by Jill McElmurry ...

Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart by Candace Fleming  Schwartz & Wade, 2011 Last night I finished readin...