Women's+Experience

=Women's Experience=  __**Fiction**__ Rinaldi, Ann. **//A Break with Charity: A story about the Salem Witch Trials.//** Harcourt, 1992. This is the story of the Salem Witch Trials told by Susanna English 14 years after the trials. Susanna was on the fringe of the "bewitched girls" circle. She finds out that the girls are playing a game and wants to tell the other townspeople about this. One of the girls threatens to accuse Susanna's family of being witches if she tells. What will she do? Grades 6 - 12. Recommended by Bryan H.

Smith, Sherri L. **//Flygirl.//** G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2008. During World War II, a light-skinned African American girl "passes" for white in order to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots. Describes the experiences of Ida Mae Jones, an 18 year-old girl who must overcome the adversity not only drawn by her race but also by her sex so that she can fight for her country. Could also be valuable for the "African American" theme. Grades 7 - 10. Recommended by Josh __**Nonfiction**__

Bjornlund, Lydia. **//Women of Colonial America.//** Lucent Books, c2004. Discusses the place of Colonial women in the home, the workplace, in Native American communities, and as slaves and servants. The women are also examined in their roles as activists and leaders in the church and the community. Includes an annotated bibliography and notes. Recommended by LMC. Grades 6 - 9. Recommended by Stephanie Bolden, Tonya ed. **//33 Things Every Girl Should Know About Women's History : From suffragettes to skirt lengths to the E.R.A.//** Crown Publishers, c2002. 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. Grades 6 - up. Recommended by: John G. Clinton, Catherine, editor. **A Poem of Her Own: Voices of American women yesterday and today.** Abrams, 2003. This is a collection of poetry about the American experience, 1678-2001, by American woman. The works include poems by Anne Bradstreet, Emily Dickenson and Sylvia Plath, to name a few. There is a short biography of each poet at the end of the book. Grades 6 - 9. Recommended by Kim.

Fulton, Arabella. **//A Pioneer Woman's Memoir : Based on the journal of Arabella Clemens Fulton.//** Franklin Watts, c1995. From the series In their own words and based on the journal writings of Arabella Fulton. Grades 6 - up. Recommended by: John G.

 Grunwald, Lisa & Adler, Stephen, editors. **Women's Letters : America from the Revolutionary War to the present.** Dial Press, 2005. As the title of this work indicates, this is a collection of 400 letters written by American women. Letters of famous women such as Abigail Adams and Jackie Kennedy are included, but also everyday people like a nurse at Pearl Harbor. The letters show how the status of women has changed over the years and looks at their everyday lives as well as moments of historical significance. Interest level is Young Adult. Recommended by Kim.

Jacob, Iris. //**My Sisters' Voices : Teenage girls of color speak out.**// Henry Holt. c2002 This is a collection of writings from teenage girls of African American, Hispanic, Asian American, Native American, and biracial backgrounds. With candor and grace, they speak out on topics that are relevant not only to themselves and their peers but to anyone who is raising, teaching, or nurturing young women of color. Grades 7 - up. Recommended by: John G.

Joinson, Carla. **//Civil War Doctor : The story of Mary Walker.//** Morgan Reynolds Pub. c2007. A biography of Mary Edwards Walker who was one of the first women to receive a medical degree in the United States and went on to serve as a doctor to the Union soldiers during the Civil War. Her unconventional and determined life paved the way for generations of women in medicine and beyond. Grades 5 - up. Recommended by: John G.

Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody. //**Ladies First : 40 daring American women who were second to none.**// National Geographic, c2006. Readers are introduced to 40 American women of achievement who were first in their field. A full-page portrait begins each informative three-pae profile. The life stories of these women are as inspiring as they are diverse. Grades 4 - 7. Recommended by Stephanie Miller, Brandon Marie. **//Good Women of a Well-Blessed Land : Women's lives in colonial America.//** Lerner Publications, c2003 A social history of the American colonial period with a focus on the daily lives of women, including European immigrants, Native Americans, and slaves. Grades 6 - up. Recommended by: John G.

Vogel, Cynthia. //**Civil War Women: They made a difference.**// Cam-Terch Publ., c2007. Covers many topics about both northern and southern women during the Civil War, including the Underground Railroad and its benefactors, Civil War women with Ohio connections, women spies and soldiers, physicians and nurses, writers and educators, Presidents' wives and future First Ladies. Grades 9-up. Local author. Recommend by Stephanie (NF)

Vowell, Sarah. **//Take the Cannoli : Stories from the New World.//** Simon & Schuster, c2000. A collection of autobiographical stories describes the American experience and the author's life, from her childhood among devout Christians to her present incarnation as a radio host, in a witty and insightful style. Includes essays about Native Americans. Grades 9 - 12. Recommended by: John G.

Schlissel, Lillian. //**Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey.**// Schocken Books, c2004. Diary excerpts of women during the 1850’s and 60’s. Grades 8 - 12. Recommended by: John G.

Zeinert, Karen. //**Those Remarkable Women of the American Revolution.**// Millbrook Press, c1996. Examines the important contributions of various women, Patriot and Loyalist, to the American Revolution, on the battlefield, in the press, in the political arena, and in other areas and shows how they challenged the traditional female roles. Zeinert includes African American and Native American women and an extensive bibliography. Grades 6 - 9. Recommended by Stephanie