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Susan B. Anthony
Alexandra Wallner follows Susan B. Anthony from her birth to her death by detailing her life, goals, hardships and accomplishments.
July 7, 2014
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The Silencing of Mary Dyer
In this chapter, Carnes details oppression experienced by the early New England colonists. In particular, he chronicles Mary Dyer’s path from a once uncomfortably conforming Puritan to an outspoken Quaker unshaken by threats, banishment and even death.
January 23, 2017
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Supermom Saves the Day
Who says girls can't be superheroes? Sheila and her classmates learn that both girls and boys can be superheroes, thanks to their teacher, Mrs. Miller.
February 10, 2017
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Mama Played Baseball
With her husband away fighting in World War II, Amy's mother gets a job playing baseball in the first professional women's league.
July 7, 2014
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Zahrah’s Hijab
As a young Muslim girl, Zahrah wore her hijab to school on what is considered to be the most important day of the week in Islam—Friday. Not everyone at Zahrah's school understands her religious traditions, but a visit from her mom changes this.
July 9, 2014
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Peace Begins With You
Katherine Scholes begins this informative piece by describing the multi-facted nature of the word "peace" and what it can mean to different people at different times. Then she provides concrete ways that each of us can be a peacemaker.
July 3, 2014
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Crocodile and Ghost Bat Have a Hullabaloo: An Australian Tale of Name-Calling
Although carefully planned at twilight so all animals can attend, things go terribly wrong during this walkabout. The group creates such a terrible hullabaloo that Namarrkun, the lightning man, is forced to show his strength.
July 2, 2014
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What Is Talmud?: A Jewish tale set in medieval Germany
This story introduces the Talmud, an important book in the Jewish faith that contains the ideas and teachings from hundreds of rabbis. A father reads a story from the Talmud to his daughter and they talk about its meaning.
July 3, 2014
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The Three Billy Goats Gracious
A retelling of "The Three Billy Goats Gruff," this story puts a cooperative twist on the traditional Norwegian tale.
July 3, 2014
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Tough Guise: By playing a role, I discovered myself
In this essay, Melvin Pichardo, a young aspiring actor, becomes so immersed in becoming a character for a role that he begins to question who he is as a person and what he feels and thinks.
December 22, 2015