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		You are here: Teach >Thematic Units > Women in History     Related Resources for Women in History   Buy the Book If a Bus Could Talk: The Story of Rosa Parks Author: Faith Ringgold Description: This book details the life of the African American woman and civil rights worker, Rosa Parks, who refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Grade Level: K-3 Activity: http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/ sec3/k2/unit11/1l1.htm Buy the Book The Keeping Quilt Author: Patricia Polacco Description: Four generations of a Russian family are represented in a quilt in this beautifully illustrated book. Grade Level: 1-3 Activity: http://www.eduplace.com/hmco/school/tview/ tviews/delsteele1.html http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/patch /patchtg.html http://wx.ed.uiuc.edu/YLP/Units /Curriculum_Units/95-96/Quilts_MBMartin /table_contents.html Buy the Book A Picture Book of Eleanor Roosevelt Author: David A. Adler Description: Eleanor Roosevelt's life story is told in this biography. Grade Level: 1-3 Activity: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eleanor/ http://www.greatwomen.org/rsevelt.htm Buy the Book Ruth Law Thrills a Nation Author: Don Brown Description: This is the story of Ruth Law, who tried to be the first women pilot to fly from Chicago to New York in one day. Activity: http://www.quest.arc.nasa.gov/space/frontiers/ activities/desk/lit.html Buy the Book Betsy Ross: Designer of Our Flag (The Childhood of Famous Americans Series) Author: Ann Weil Description: This book summarizes the life of Betsy Ross, who is traditionally recognized as the designer of the first American flag. Grade Level: 3-5 Activity: http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/ http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/4182/ Buy the Book Susan B. Anthony: Champion of Women's Rights (The Childhood of Famous Americans Series) Author: Helen Albee Monsell Description: This biography reflects upon the life of Susan B. Anthony, famous women's rights crusader. Grade Level: 3-5 Activity: http://www.history.rochester.edu/class /sba/first.htm Civil War Heroines Buy the Book Author: Jill Cannon Description: Women were a large part of the Civil War, and this book explains some of their accomplishments. Grade Level: 5th Buy the Book Freedom Train Author: Dorothy Sterling Description:This book describes significant events in the life of Harriet Tubman. Grade Level: 5th Activity: http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score /free/freetg.html http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/nettie /nettietg.html