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Budding Biographers In Need of Women of Distinction Books

My students need over 66 books about various Women of Distinction for our Biography Unit.

  • $536 goal

This project expired on September 17, 2010.

This project expired on September 17, 2010.

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Mrs. Oldham John Muir Elementary School
Seattle, WA Grades 3-5

My Students

We want to study the many footprints women have left in our world. To do so, we need a variety of text informing students of the extraordinary contributions made by women throughout history.

My classroom is full of readers.

They just LOVE to read. If they could, they could read all day. But alas! Other subjects must be studied! My students are very inquisitive about the world. They bring so many questions and insights to classroom discussions, there's always a struggle with making sure we fit everything we need in our day. I teach in an urban city public elementary school. 58% of our school student body qualifies for the free/reduced school lunch program. My classroom is very diverse with students representing a variety of ethnic backgrounds. Our classroom community is very reflective of the surrounding school neighborhood community.

My Project

Having a vast selection of non-fiction women biographies will inform the classroom about women's contributions to our world. The collection of books will also inspire the girls in my class to see that they can make a difference, they can do anything, and to not let the gender issue of "being a girl" get in the way of their dreams. With this collection we will be able to study women of distinction and how their contribution has made an impact in our world. I typically do a biography unit every year and I was inspired by a former 3rd grade teacher, who is now retired, to spend Women's History Month studying women. Her idea certainly planted a seed which has led me to these resources. Our biography project will be centered around this collection. Students will study a women of distinction, write about their achievements, and present it to the class.

The women I have found biographies are not only inspiring, but are from diverse areas of study; math, science, literature, politics, social justice, and civil rights.

My goal is for students to see a piece of themselves in these women and to work hard toward their dreams.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

26 students impacted
Mrs. Oldham John Muir Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Seattle, WA View local requests

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

26 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Marie Curie Vicki Cobb • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Mother Teresa Maya Gold • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Sojourner Truth (History Maker Bios Series) Laura Hamilton Waxman • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Mary Cassatt: Family Pictures Jane O'Connor, Jennifer Kalis (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Helen Keller: A Photographic Story of a Life (DK Biography Series) Leslie Garrett, Manufactured by DK Publishing Staff • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Wilma Rudolph: Olympic Runner (Childhood of Famous Americans Series) Jo Harper, Meryl Henderson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Frida Kahlo, The Artist Who Painted Herself (Smart About the Art Series) Margaret Frith, Tomie dePaola (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Mia Hamm (Sports Heroes and Legends Series) Sean Adams • Barnes and Noble $4.45 1 $4.45
Amelia Earhart (History Maker Bios Series) Jane Sutcliffe, Tim Parlin (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Coretta Scott King (History Maker Bios Series) Laura Hamilton Waxman • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Madam C.J. Walker (History Maker Bios Series) Susan Bivin Aller • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Marian Anderson (History Maker Bios Series) Jane Sutcliffe • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Anne Hutchinson (History Maker Bios) Susan Bivin Aller • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Sterling Biographies: Rosa Parks: Courageous Citizen Ruth Ashby • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Sterling Biographies: Anne Frank: Hidden Hope Rita Thievon Mullin • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Sterling Biographies: Marian Anderson: A Voice Uplifted Victoria Garrett Jones • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Juliette Low Susan Bivin Aller • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Susan B. Anthony Stephanie Sammartino McPherson • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Nellie Bly Shannon Knudsen • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Abigail Adams (DK Biography Series) Kem Knapp Sawyer • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Amelia Earhart Tanya Stone • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Annie Oakley: A Photographic Story of a Life Charles M. Wills • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Eleanor Roosevelt Kem Knapp Sawyer • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Harriet Tubman Kem Knapp Sawyer • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Laura Ingalls Wilder Tanya Lee Stone, Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Betsy Ross: Designer of Our Flag (Childhood of Famous Americans Series) Ann Weil, Al Fiorentino (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Coretta Scott King: First Lady of Civil Rights George Edward Stanley, Meryl Henderson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Elizabeth Blackwell: Girl Doctor (Childhood of Famous Americans Series Joanne Landers Henry, Robert Doremus (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Louisa May Alcott: Young Novelist Beatrice Gormley, Meryl Henderson, Beatrice Gormlry, Meryl Henderson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Laura Ingalls Wilder Meryl Henderson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Molly Pitcher: Young Patriot (Childhood of Famous Americans Series) Augusta Stevenson, Gene Garriott (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Rosa Parks Kathleen Kudlinski, Meryl Henderson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Susan B. Anthony: Champion of Women's Rights (Childhood of Famous Americans Series) Helen Albee Monsell, Al Fiorentino (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Sacagawea: American Pathfinder (Childhood of Famous Americans Series) Flora Warren Seymour, Peter Roop, Flora W. Seymour, Robert Doremus (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Benazir Bhutto: Pakistani Prime Minister and Activist Mary Englar • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Bessie Coleman: Daring Stunt Pilot Trina Robbins, Ken Steacy (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Jane Goodall: Animal Scientist Katherine Krohn, Cynthia Martin (Illustrator), Anne Timmons (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Molly Pitcher: Young American Patriot Jason Glaser, Bill Anderson (Illustrator), Todd Aaron Smith (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Wilma Rudolph: Olypmic Track Star Lee Engfer, Cynthia Martin (Illustrator), Anne Timmons (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Betsy Ross and the American Flag Kay Olson, Anna-Maria Cool (Illustrator), Sam Delarosa (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Clara Barton: Angel of the Battlefield Allison Lassieur, Brian Bascle (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Conversations with J. K. Rowling J. K. Rowling, Lindsey Fraser • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Eleanor Roosevelt: First Lady of the World Ryan Jacobson, Gordon Purcell (Illustrator), Barbara Schulz (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Elizabeth Blackwell: Americas First Woman Doctor Trina Robbins, Cynthia Martin (Illustrator), Anne Timmons (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Ellen Ochoa Jayne Keedle • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
Fossil Girl: Mary Anning's Dinosaur Discovery Catherine Brighton, Catherine Brighton (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Four Pictures by Emily Carr Nicolas Debon • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Frida Kahlo Jill A. Laidlaw • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Hillary Clinton: An American Journey Laura Driscoll, Judith V. Wood (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Jane Addams: Pioneer Social Worker Charnan Simon • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Lucy Maud Montgomery: A Writer's Life Elizabeth MacLeod • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Mary Anning: Fossil Hunter Sally M. Walker, Phyllis V. Saroff (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Mary Cassatt Mike Venezia, Sarah Mollman Underhill, Mike Venezia (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Michelle Obama David Colbert • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Mother Teresa: Friend to the Poor Kathleen Kudlinski • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Native American Doctor: The Story of Susan LaFlesche Picotte Jeri Ferris • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
Revolutionary Poet: A Story about Phillis Wheatley Maryann N. Weidt, Mary O'Keefe Young (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
Sally Ride Elizabeth Raum • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
A Voice of Her Own: The Story of Phillis Wheatley, Slave Poet Paul Lee, Paul Lee (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Mae Jemison Elizabeth Raum • Barnes and Noble $7.06 1 $7.06
Oprah Winfrey Wil Mara • Barnes and Noble $4.45 1 $4.45
Michelle Kwan Anne E. Hill • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
Rachel Carson: Clearing the Way for Environmental Protection Mike Venezia, Mike Venezia (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Between Two Worlds: A Story about Pearl Buck Barbara Mitchell, Karen Ritz (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Elizabeth Cady: Stanton Social Reformer Michael Burgan • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Dorothea Lange Mike Venezia, Mike Venezia (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25

Materials cost

$398.19

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $25.88

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$439.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$96.37

Total project goal

$535.41

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