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From: DAJ <daj9999_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 07 May 2014 18:55:52 -0700 (PDT)
Pam Munoz Ryan's _Riding Freedom_ is a fictionalized account of the childhood and early adulthood of Charley Parkhurst, the first woman to vote in California, who lived most of his life as a man (stagecoach driver and farmer); indeed, though there is speculation about Parkhurst's birth name and parentage, actual evidence still seems elusive. Parkhurst has also been the subject of a picture book, now OP.
DAJ
19th-Century Girls Series - http://www.readseries.com
-------------------------------------------- On Wed, 5/7/14, Elisa Gall <elisamcclain_at_gmail.com> wrote:
Subject: Re: [ccbc-net] Cross Dressing as Girls
To: "ccbc-net ccbc-net" <ccbc-net_at_lists.wisc.edu>
Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2014, 9:34 PM
I'm a big fan of
Nurse, Soldier, Spy: The Story of Sarah Edmonds, A Civil
War Hero by Marissa Moss (illus. John Hendrix). Edmonds
was living as a
man (Frank Thompson) long before he enrolled in the Union
army, and later
married a man and lived publicly as a female veteran. Moss
explains these
facts in a gripping but matter-of-fact narrative, and
Hendrix's
illustrations showcase nothing less than a strong, brave
hero. The story is
about a spy who just happens to be
genderfluid-Sarah/Frank's gender identity is not the
main conflict. In my experience, books like this open the
doors for
discussions about the gender spectrum and societal norms in
general, and can help to build inclusivity in communities
and classrooms.
-Elisa
Elisa Gall
LS Librarian
Latin School of Chicago
312.582.6294
I have a hard time thinking of picture books where the focus
is a girl
rebelling against gender roles imposed by society or
questioning the
gender that they have been assigned. I do know a few that
question or
fight how girls are "supposed to" dress &
behave: Princess Pigsty,
Princess Knight & Pirate Girl. All three are by Cornelia
Funke.
A few chapter books come to mind such as Marty McGuire
and Rickshaw Girl too though there are more. I think Julie
and Paul have
hit it though that a situation like that is somehow more
acceptable in
mainstream U.S. society so authors may not find that enough
of a
conflict.
--
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Received on Wed 07 May 2014 08:59:03 PM CDT
Date: Wed, 07 May 2014 18:55:52 -0700 (PDT)
Pam Munoz Ryan's _Riding Freedom_ is a fictionalized account of the childhood and early adulthood of Charley Parkhurst, the first woman to vote in California, who lived most of his life as a man (stagecoach driver and farmer); indeed, though there is speculation about Parkhurst's birth name and parentage, actual evidence still seems elusive. Parkhurst has also been the subject of a picture book, now OP.
DAJ
19th-Century Girls Series - http://www.readseries.com
-------------------------------------------- On Wed, 5/7/14, Elisa Gall <elisamcclain_at_gmail.com> wrote:
Subject: Re: [ccbc-net] Cross Dressing as Girls
To: "ccbc-net ccbc-net" <ccbc-net_at_lists.wisc.edu>
Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2014, 9:34 PM
I'm a big fan of
Nurse, Soldier, Spy: The Story of Sarah Edmonds, A Civil
War Hero by Marissa Moss (illus. John Hendrix). Edmonds
was living as a
man (Frank Thompson) long before he enrolled in the Union
army, and later
married a man and lived publicly as a female veteran. Moss
explains these
facts in a gripping but matter-of-fact narrative, and
Hendrix's
illustrations showcase nothing less than a strong, brave
hero. The story is
about a spy who just happens to be
genderfluid-Sarah/Frank's gender identity is not the
main conflict. In my experience, books like this open the
doors for
discussions about the gender spectrum and societal norms in
general, and can help to build inclusivity in communities
and classrooms.
-Elisa
Elisa Gall
LS Librarian
Latin School of Chicago
312.582.6294
I have a hard time thinking of picture books where the focus
is a girl
rebelling against gender roles imposed by society or
questioning the
gender that they have been assigned. I do know a few that
question or
fight how girls are "supposed to" dress &
behave: Princess Pigsty,
Princess Knight & Pirate Girl. All three are by Cornelia
Funke.
A few chapter books come to mind such as Marty McGuire
and Rickshaw Girl too though there are more. I think Julie
and Paul have
hit it though that a situation like that is somehow more
acceptable in
mainstream U.S. society so authors may not find that enough
of a
conflict.
--
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