With International Women’s Day just around the corner (March 8), I thought I’d take a moment to roundup (AKA shamelessly highlight) some posts I’ve done in the past here on Raincity Librarian that might help you set up your own Women’s Day / Women’s History Month displays! An interesting note: While March is Women’s History Month in the States, it actually isn’t until October here in Canada.
Lace up your shoes, grab a racket, and jump into the pool with these five pioneering women who broke gender stereotypes and helped inspired new generations of female athletes.
Five Feisty Females – The Arts
Dancers, singers, designers and artists are showcased in this collection of five picture book biographies celebrating fascinating, trail-blazing women in the arts.
These five women shatter the notion that the sciences are a men’s domain. Astronauts, marine biologists, mathematicians and more – thanks to these scientific pioneers, young girls everywhere can grow up knowing that with enough courage, determination and passion, they too can achieve even the loftiest goals.
Check out this Nonfiction Wednesday post I wrote all about this gorgeous picture book, written and illustrated by two incredibly talented Canadian women and telling the story of the brilliant and eccentric fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli.
Picture Book Biographies of Badass Women
Can’t get enough stories of strong, intelligent, hardworking, pioneering women? Me neither! This post features 9 picture book biographies of women you won’t want to wait to share with your students.
As a shark-obsessed female, I was thrilled to discover this biography of Eugenie Clark, who overcame sexism and racism to pursue her life-long goal of becoming a leading shark researcher, and in the process help change popular opinions about these ancient and incredible creatures.
Learn about daring women throughout history whose fashion choices helped redefine the way we think about gender, style and societal expectations, women like Katherine Hepburn, “who walked around the studio in her underwear when studio executives refused to let her wear her then-scandalous jeans”, and Coco Chanel, who helped usher in a world were women were free of restrictive clothes that kept them bound safely under wraps.
Bon Appetite – The Delicious Life of Julia Child
Anyone with a love of cooking will be familiar with the incredible force of nature that was the one and only Julia Child, a woman who lived life on her own terms, and believed in making life as delicious as possible, in every way.
And there you have it, just a few posts I’ve written here on the blog over the past few years that might be worth checking out in the lead up to International Women’s Day. But of course, don’t let March 8 be the only day you celebrate the accomplishments of incredible women!