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XBox360 Games CHILDRENS SERVICES Apply for Library Card Board of Trustees Building History Circulation Policy Contact Information Driving Directions Hours Mission Statement Staff LIBRARY INFORMATION MONTHLY THEME: WOMENS HISTORY March is National Women's History Month. Silent Spring by Rachel Carson. (Rachel Carson was widely known as the founder of the contemporary environmental movement). First published in 1962, Silent Spring alerted a large audience to the environmental and human dangers of indiscriminate use of pesticides, spurring revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. ~excerpted from the book cover A Thousand Years Over A Hot Stove: A History of American Women Told Through Food, Recipes, and Remembrances by Laura Schenone. The profound relationship between women and food is a story admirably told by Laura Schenone in a book filled with historic insights, moving anecdotes, and lively illustrations. ~excerpted from the book jacket Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History celebrates a renaissance in history inspired by amateurs, activists, and professional historians. The book ranges over centuries and cultures and is a tribute to history and to those who make it. ~excerpted from the book jacket American Women Activists' Writings: An Anthology 1637-2002 by edited by Kathryn Cullen-DuPont. Throughout America's history, women have contributed to more than their own goals of freedom and equality. This anthology--remarkable, highly readable, and heroic in scope--redefines 'activism' beyond the strict realm of politics to embrace the many reform movements that women have galvanized and revolutionized : religious tolerance, civil rights, wildlife conservation, environmental protection, the labor movement, reproductive rights, and nuclear disarmament. ~excerpted from the book jacket Women at Play: The Story of Women In Baseball by Barbara Gregorich In 1943 the first and only women's professional baseball league was born, the one featured in the movie A League of Their Own. Nearly 600 women, all of them skilled athletes, earned a living by playing on all-female baseball teams in the All-American Girls Baseball League. Women at Play is the first book to tell the whole fascinating story. ~excerpted from the book cover Leading Ladies: American Trailblazers by Kay Bailey Hutchison. In a series of skillfully drawn biographical portraits, United States senator and bestselling author Kay Bailey Hutchison examines the lives of sixty-three pioneers in military service, journalism, public health, social reform, science, and politics-all American women. ~excerpted from the book jacket The Edge of the Sea by Rachel Carson. Written in the 1950s, before nature documentaries allowed most of us to see the wonders of marine life with our own eyes, Carson's ability to introduce those wonders to us through evocatively-written description alone (with illustrations) remains truly amazing. ~excerpted from Amazon.com review From Eve To Dawn: A History of Women In The World, (vols 1 & 2) by Marilyn French. Marilyn French spent over fifteen years with a team of researchers and prominent historians examining women's lives and activities in civilizations and societies spanning the ages. ~excerpted from the book cover Online Databases... The Tappan Library offers a variety of history-related databases free to our patrons. To access any of the library's databases from your home or office or mobile device, please visit our homepage at http://www.taplib.org and from the home page, click on Adult Services tab and then select Databases from the drop-down menu. If you need any assistance, please call the Library at 359-3877, and we would be happy to help you. Encyclopedia Britannica Online Type in the search term Women's History to find comprehensive information on National Women's History Month as well as information about women environmentalists. Gale Expanded Academic ASAP Type in Women's History in the subject guide search to learn about women's contributions to history. Facts on File World News Digest Gives timelines and News Digest articles concerning women around the world. Additional Online Resources... Online resources and websites to learn more about women's history and places to visit that highlight women's contributions to society, history, and environmental protection. The Library of Congress resources: This website is a gateway to the Library of Congress resources for the study of women's history and culture in the United States. The National Women's Hall of Fame : The museum is located at Seneca Falls, NY, and features an alphabetical directory of famous women and their backgrounds. The National Museum of Women in the Arts : The National Museum of Women in the Arts is the only museum in the world dedicated exclusively to recognizing the contributions of women artists. Women's International Center: Women’s International Center was founded in 1982 as a non-profit education and service foundation with the mission to ‘acknowledge, honor, encourage and educate women’. The History Channel website: Highlight of Women's History Month on the History Channel website. 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