THE GIRL BANDITS OF THE WARSAW GHETTO by Elizabeth Hyman is about the Jewish resistance in Poland during WW2, many of whom were women. It is a sad, eye opening true story about just how much humans can endure in the face of unspeakable cruelty & hardship. #Book #Herstory

IN THE SHADOW OF MAN by JANE GOODALL is about her early, groundbreaking years in Tanzania studying chimpanzees. It is a very approachable, fascinating look about her research and a worthwhile read for anyone. #Book #Herstory #History

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LIZZIE ‘SPIKE’ MURPHY (1894-1964) played an exhibition game against the Boston Red Sox in 1922. A first baseman out in field, she was known as a hitter once even getting a hit off Satchel Paige while playing the Negro Leagues. #Herstory 3/3

THE SIX by LOREN GRUSH is about the 1st six American women to become astronauts. Grush’s retelling of the challenges they & the other space shuttle astronauts faced is spellbinding, giving you a front row seat that is hard to put down. #Book #Herstory #History

At a time when women were expected to stay home, playing sports wasn’t allowed & few went to college, the YWCA camp at ASILOMAR provided opportunities to high school and college women they couldn’t get elsewhere. (2/3)

ASILOMAR CONFERENCE CENTER was 1st conference training facility owned by a women’s organization in the US. Founded (1913) by Phoebe Hearst & designed by Julia Morgan, it ran YWCA summer camps (1913-1934) to encourage high school girls to think beyond traditional roles. (1/3) #History #Herstory

ORDINARY EQUALITY by Kate Kelly provides a fascinating look into lives & challenges of the people who fought to win women’s right to vote in the US & so much more.

ORDINARY EQUALITY by Kate Kelly provides a fascinating look into lives & challenges of the people who fought to win women’s right to vote in the US & so much more. #History #Herstory #Book

I DISSENT by Debbie Levy. This children's book tells the story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's childhood, the challenges she faced and her journey to become the influential Supreme Court Justice (1993-2020) she was. #Herstory #LearnMore #Kids #Book

HIDDEN FIGURES: THE TRUE STORY OF FOUR BLACK WOMEN AND THE SPACE RACE by Margot Lee Shetterly. This is a remarkably informative kids book about the amazing female mathematicians and engineers behind the success of the early US space program. #Herstory #LearnMore #Kids #Book

THE MERCURY 13 by Martha Ackmann. This book tells the story of 13 female pilots who passed all the same tests as the Mercury astronauts, even surpassing their male counter parts on several, but were still rejected by NASA. #Herstory #LearnMore #Book