From: Ginny Moore Kruse <gmkruse>
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 12:34:56 -0600

I want to underscore Ginger's appreciation of "With Courage and Cloth: Winning the Fight for a Woman's Right to Vote" by Ann Bausum (National Geographic, 2004). Long ago I learned from my friend and colleague Donna Barkman that "woman suffrage" is the correct term when writing about this aspect of Women's History. Along with many other reasons to value Ann Bausum's book, she gets that right in her text, too.
  You've read Donna Barkman's name in previous CCBC-Net messages because she currently chairs the Jane Addams Children's Book Awards Committee. The Addams Book Awards are another place to locate some of the outstanding books about women and girls in hiathletesnd during these times, as well.
  Maia wrote about "Seven Brave Women" by Betsy Hearne with artwork by Bethanne Andersen (Greenwillow, 1997), one of my favorites as a gift book as well as being valuable in classroom environments. "Seven Brave Women" won the 1998 Jane Addams Children's Book Award in the Picture Book category.
  I've also been thinking about the significant contribution Sue Macy has made to readers of all ages through her writing about women athletes and the history of women in sports. Sue Macy's books include: "Girls Got Game: Sports Stories and Poems" (1991); A Whole New Ball Game: The Story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League" (1993); "Winning Ways: A Photohistory of Women in Sports" (1996); and Play Like a Girl: A Celebration of Women in Sports" (1998) - all published by Henry Holt. Look for her books in libraries, and consider them for your personal gift selections while you're at it, too...
  Cheers, Ginny
 

Ginny Moore Kruse gmkruse at education.wisc.edu
Received on Thu 18 Nov 2004 12:34:56 PM CST