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Mrs. Bruce from Tacoma, WA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Wonderful Women of the World

Help me give my students a wide variety of books representing women from around the world that have made an impact in our lives.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Bruce's classroom raised $671

This project is fully funded

My Project

Today I had a teacher give me a list of books representing women in history. Out of my collection, I had 6 of them. When I reached out to her I was a little disappointed with the collection I had in the library. So here we are.

I need to build the library collection representing Women in History.

My goal is to add close to 50 books to the school library that almost 400 students will have access to. Other librarians in our district would also ave access to share these books with their students.

My students love to read. Each of these books represented in this project also have a bookmark that goes with them. Students will receive a bookmark once they read the books.

From musicians, to scientists, to althetes, these books represent many women that have made an impact in the world. I want to share with students their stories and hopefully light a spark to show them that hard work eventually will pay off.

Mrs. Bruce James Sales Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Rise!: From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou • Amazon Business $20.95 1 $20.95
Stacey's Extraordinary Words (hardcover) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
Malala’s Magic Pencil Hardcover Book • Lakeshore Learning Materials $17.99 1 $17.99
Sisters: Venus & Serena Williams • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Along Came Coco: A Story About Coco Chanel • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution!: The Story of the Trans Women of Color Who Made LGBTQ+ History • Amazon Business $17.95 1 $17.95
Astronaut Kalpana Chawla, Reaching for the Stars (Amazing Asian Americans) • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines • Amazon Business $15.98 1 $15.98
Just Like Beverly: A Biography of Beverly Cleary (Growing to Greatness) • Amazon Business $15.82 1 $15.82
Tu Youyou's Discovery: Finding a Cure for Malaria (She Made History) • Amazon Business $15.39 1 $15.39
Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya • Amazon Business $15.17 1 $15.17
The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Native Americans in History: A History Book for Kids (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $14.00 1 $14.00
Rolling Warrior: The Incredible, Sometimes Awkward, True Story of a Rebel Girl on Wheels Who Helped Spark a Revolution • Amazon Business $13.29 1 $13.29
Wilma's Way Home: The Life of Wilma Mankiller (A Big Words Book, 10) • Amazon Business $12.89 1 $12.89
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13 • Amazon Business $12.58 1 $12.58
Born Hungry: Julia Child Becomes "the French Chef" • Amazon Business $11.79 1 $11.79
Shirley Chisholm Dared: The Story of the First Black Woman in Congress • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Turning Pages: My Life Story • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Work It, Girl: Michelle Obama: Become a leader like • Amazon Business $11.68 1 $11.68
Herstory: 50 Women and Girls Who Shook Up the World (Stories That Shook Up the World) • Amazon Business $11.59 1 $11.59
Nina: A Story of Nina Simone • Amazon Business $11.52 1 $11.52
Work It, Girl: Oprah Winfrey: Run the show like CEO • Amazon Business $11.25 1 $11.25
The Story of Princess Diana: A Biography Book for Young Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers • Amazon Business $10.93 1 $10.93
Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code (Volume 1) (People Who Shaped Our World) • Amazon Business $10.64 1 $10.64
Our House Is on Fire: Greta Thunberg's Call to Save the Planet • Amazon Business $10.63 1 $10.63
Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice • Amazon Business $10.60 1 $10.60
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
Flying High: The Story of Gymnastics Champion Simone Biles (Who Did It First?) • Amazon Business $9.41 1 $9.41
Amanda Gorman (Volume 75) (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 75) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Tallchief: America's Prima Ballerina • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Dolly Parton (Volume 28) (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 28) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Story of Amelia Earhart: A Biography Book for New Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
She Persisted: Sally Ride • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
She Persisted: Patsy Mink • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Misty Copeland: Ready-to-Read Level 3 (You Should Meet) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
My Little Golden Book About Frida Kahlo • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Who Was Betty White? • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
My Little Golden Book About Betty White • Amazon Business $3.98 1 $3.98
Mae Jemison • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64

Materials cost

$484.17

Vendor shipping charges

$5.90

Sales tax

$42.36

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$569.69

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$100.53

Total project goal

$670.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$670.22

21 Donors

-$669.52

Donations toward project cost

-$569.69

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$99.83

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.70

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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