{"id":660,"date":"2009-03-06T20:06:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-06T20:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/library\/2009\/03\/06\/womens-history-month-2009\/"},"modified":"2018-07-18T21:30:13","modified_gmt":"2018-07-18T21:30:13","slug":"womens-history-month-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/library\/2009\/03\/06\/womens-history-month-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Women’s History Month 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"

In celebration of Women’s History Month<\/a>, Langsdale Library is highlighting works that touch on this year’s theme: “Women Taking the Lead to Save our Planet<\/a>.” We have also highlighted some other works by or about women that may be of interest. The permanent location for this guide is: http:\/\/langsdale.ubalt.edu\/whm\/whm2009.htm<\/a>; for more resources, please see our Women’s Studies Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For help locating these titles, or to locate additional resources, please stop by or contact<\/a> the Reference Desk.<\/p>\n

Books<\/span>
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<\/a> Africa in My Blood: An Autobiography in Letters – The Early Years<\/em>
Jane Goodall
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000
QL31.G58 A3 2000<\/strong><\/p>\n

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<\/strong> <\/a> An Atomic Romance: A Novel<\/em>
Bobbie Ann Mason
New York: Random House, 2005
PS3563.A7877 A88 2005<\/strong><\/p>\n

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<\/a> A Companion to Feminist Geography<\/em>
Lise Nelson & Joni Seager
Malden, MA: Blackwell Pub., 2005
Net Library E-Book<\/a> (Access to this electronic book is available to students, faculty, staff, and on-site users at USMAI institutions)<\/p>\n

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<\/a>Courage for the Earth: Writers, Scientists, and Activists Celebrate the Life and Writing of Rachel Carson<\/em>
Peter Matthiessen
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2007
QH545.P4 C684 2007<\/p>\n

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<\/a>Ecological Politics: Ecofeminists and the Greens<\/em>
Greta Gaard
Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1998
GE197 .G33 1998<\/p>\n

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<\/a> The Gentle Subversive: Rachel Carson, Silent Spring, and the Rise of the Environmental Movement<\/em>
Mark Hamilton Lytle
New York: Oxford University Press, 2007
QH31.C33 L98 2007<\/p>\n

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<\/a> Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey<\/em>
Jane Goodall
New York: Warner Books, 1999
QL31.G58 R45 1999<\/p>\n

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<\/a> Saving the World: A Novel<\/em>
Julia Alvarez
Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2006
PS3551.L845 S28 2006<\/p>\n

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<\/a>Silent Spring<\/em> (40th Anniversary Ed.)
Rachel Carson
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2002
QH545.P4 C38 2002<\/p>\n

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<\/a> The Tree-Sitter: A Novel<\/em>
Suzanne Matson
New York: Norton, 2006
PS3563.A8378 T74 2006<\/p>\n

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<\/a> Women Pioneers for the Environment<\/em>
Mary Joy Breton
Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1998
GE55 .B74 1998<\/strong> <\/p>\n

Films & Documentaries (films written and\/or directed by women)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Kissing Jessica Stein<\/em> (2002)
Writers: Heather Juergensen and Jennifer Westfeldt
PN1997.2 .K577 2002<\/p>\n

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Marie Antoinette<\/em> (2007)
Director: Sofia Coppola
PN1995.9.H5 M3754 2007<\/p>\n

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Sherrybaby <\/em>(2006)
Writer and Director: Laurie Collyer
PN1995.9.M45 S547 2006<\/p>\n

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Thelma & Louise, Special Edition<\/em> (1991)
Writer: Callie Khouri
PN1997 .T485 2003<\/p>\n

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Vanity Fair<\/em> (2005)
Director: Mira Nair
PN1997.2 .V36 2005<\/p>\n

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<\/a>
Waitress<\/em> (2006)
Writer and Director: Adrienne Shelley
PN1997.2 .W258 2007<\/p>\n

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Women Behind the Camera<\/em> (2007)
Director: Alexis Krasilovsky
TR849.A1 W66 2007<\/strong><\/p>\n

Websites<\/span>

American Women: A Gateway to Library of Congress Resources for the Study of Women’s History & Culture in the United States<\/a><\/strong>
http:\/\/memory.loc.gov\/ammem\/awhhtml\/index.html <\/p>\n

National Women’s History Museum Cyber Exhibits<\/a><\/strong><\/span>
http:\/\/www.nwhm.org\/exhibits\/index.html
While this museum awaits a permanent home in Washington, DC, the NWHM has created more than a dozen online exhibits celebrating women’s contributions to American history.<\/p>\n

National Women’s History Project<\/a><\/strong>
http:\/\/www.nwhp.org\/
Founded in 1980, this organization sets the theme for U.S. Women’s History Month each year. The site also contains a list of Women’s History Month honorees past and present, as well as links to other resources.<\/p>\n

Presidential Proclamation for Women’s History Month 2009<\/a><\/strong>
http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/the_press_office\/Womens-History-Month-2009\/
Read President Obama’s proclamation, which was signed on March 3.<\/p>\n

Smithsonian Education – Women’s History Month<\/a><\/strong>
http:\/\/www.smithsonianeducation.org\/heritage_month\/whm\/index.html
Find a list of resources, events, and visitor information.<\/p>\n

Women’s History Month<\/a><\/strong>
http:\/\/womenshistorymonth.gov\/
This page links to online collections and exhibits, events, multimedia files, and information for teachers. Sponsors include the Library of Congress, National Endowment for the Humanities, Smithsonian Institution, the U.S. Holocaust Museum, and the National Park Service.<\/p>\n

Women’s History Month Free Resources Site (Gale)<\/a><\/strong>
http:\/\/www.gale.cengage.com\/free_resources\/whm\/index.htm
Includes screensavers, calendars, activities, biographies, a quiz, and other materials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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