ICS Inter-Community School Library: Choice Boards: International Women's Day

Books in the Library

Meet 20 Epic Women - one for every school day in March (starting March 4). Each slide includes a photograph, book cover linked to Epic, and a 4-minute or less YouTube video to complement the story. Please vet both book and video before sharing with your class. You’ll find stories about women from all over the globe - scientists, artists, performers, designers, inventors, engineers, politicians, and activists.

Slideshow courtesy of Children's Librarian "The Book Wrangler" - https://linktr.ee/therealbookwrangler

What is International Women's Day?

One Day We Won’t Need This Day | Nike

Last Year's International Women's Day

Sonia Boyce, Barbara Hepworth, Yayoi Kusama, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Dayanita Singh: 5 Women Artists’ Stories

Sonia Boyce, Barbara Hepworth, Yayoi Kusama, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Dayanita Singh: 5 Women Artists’ Stories

The Solar Grandmothers of Ambakivao, Madagascar

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, the UK’s first female doctor

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, the UK’s first female doctor

IWD Britannica

IWD Britannica
"International Women’s Day is a holiday that honours women and promotes women’s rights. It takes place every year on 8 March. International Women’s Day dates back to 1911, when many women were fighting for the right to vote. The United Nations (UN) began sponsoring the day in 1975."

IWD World Book Kids

IWD World Book Kids
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International Women's Day (IWD) is observed on March 8 in many countries. Its purpose is to recognize women's cultural, economic, political, and social achievements. It also promotes women's rights and gender equality. In some countries, it is a national holiday."

Copa 71: Film shows record-breaking women's World Cup

Copa 71: Film shows record-breaking women's World Cup
"In 1971, an unofficial women's football World Cup attracted crowds of more than 100,000, but was quickly erased from history. Now a new film tells the remarkable story of the tournament, and the disappointment that followed."

The Lost Lionesses
"It’s just before kick-off on a blazing August day in 1971.
Trudy and her mostly teenage team-mates are preparing to walk out in front of 90,000 boisterous fans in Mexico City’s packed, towering stadium for a crucial World Cup match.

Back home, where women's football is just emerging from a 50-year ban, the girls are used to playing in parks for a handful of spectators. So this is unlike anything they have experienced in England."