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Kids on Strike!
by Bartoletti, Susan Campbell
Bartoletti highlights the roles that children and young adults played in American labor strikes during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Topics
Women's History,
19th-Century History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Sandpiper, 2003, New York, NY
Mama Went to Jail for the Vote
by Karr, Kathleen
A humorous and poignant fictional story, this book is also an eye-opening view of the women's suffrage movement.
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Topics
Women's History,
19th-Century History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Preschool, Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Hyperion Books for Children, 2005, New York, NY
Maria Mitchell: A Life in Journals and Letters
by Albers, Henry
A biography of Maria Mitchell which includes extensive quotes from Maria Mitchell’s journals and letters.
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Topics
Women's History,
19th-Century History - Age Groups High School, Adult
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher College Avenue Press,, 2001, Clinton Corners, NY
Maria's Comet
by Hopkinson, Deborah
Loosely based upon the childhood of Maria Mitchell, America's first woman astronomer, here is story of a girl who yearns for adventure.
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Topics
Women's History,
19th-Century History - Age Groups Preschool, Early Elementary: K-3, Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Simon & Shuster, 2003, New York, NY
Mary McLeod Bethune
by Eloise Greenfield
Story of a woman who fought against many challenges in the Post-Civil-War South in her effort to bring education to all children.
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Topics
African American History,
Women's History,
20th-Century History - Age Group Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher HarperTrophy, 1977, New York, NY
Award Key
- Caldecott Medal
- Most distinguished American picture book for children (annually).
- Newberry Medal
- Most distinguished contribution to American literature for children (annually).
- Coretta Scott King Award
- Distinguished books by authors and illustrators of African descent which promote an understanding and appreciation of the American dream (annually).
- Golden Kite Award
- Outstanding examples of text, illustration, fiction and nonfiction (four awards annually).
- Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award
- Outstanding work of historical fiction published by a U.S. publisher set in the New World.
