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March 16 Woman of the Day: Tammi Terrell

Tammi Terrell (Tammy Montgomery) passed away on March 16, 1970 from numerous brain tumor surgeries.  She was best known for her duets with Marvin Gaye.  Information about this talented singer can be found here:

History.com: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/motown-soul-singer-tammi-terrell-dies                                                                                                                                         NPR: http://www.npr.org/2011/01/06/132685111/tammi-terrell-remembering-motowns-lost-star                                                                                                                      Rolling Star: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/readers-poll-the-10-greatest-motown-songs-20130807/8-marvin-gaye-and-tammi-terrell-aint-no-mountain-high-enough-0607402                                                                                                      Answers.com: http://www.answers.com/topic/tammi-terrell

 

 

KRLemmons African American Authors, African American Literature, African American Young Adult Literature, Lesson Plans, Multicultural Nonfiction, Resources

March 13 Woman of the Day: Harriet A. Jacobs

Harriet A. Jacobs, born in 1813, was one of the first African American women to publish an autobiography.  Her autobiography, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, told how she struggled to avoid the sexual advances of her master.  More information about this courageous woman can be found here:

More resources on Harriet A. Jacobs:

Yale University: http://www.yale.edu/glc/harriet/                                                                              PBS: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2923.html                                                                                                                                                      NPR: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1869987

Middle School lesson plan: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/slavery/teachers/lesson3.html

Teacher’s Guide: http://www.us.penguingroup.com/static/pdf/teachersguides/IncidentsSlaveGirlTG.pdf

Annenberg Learner: http://www.learner.org/amerpass/unit07/authors-7.html

KRLemmons African American Authors, African American Literature, African American Young Adult Literature, Children's literature, Resources

March 12 Woman of the Day: Virginia Hamilton

March 12 Woman of the Day is Virginia Hamilton, an award winning children’s and young adult’s author, who was born on this day in 1936.  Information about this amazing author can be found by clicking here:

Additional resources:                                                                                                  Biography.com: http://www.biography.com/people/virginia-hamilton-21106647    Scholastic.com: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/virginia-hamilton Audio from Open Road Media: http://video.openroadmedia.com/UTq3/meet-virginia-hamilton/

TeachingBooks.net: http://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?aid=444&a=1

KRLemmons African American Plays, African American Playwrights, Lesson Plans, Resources

March 11 Woman of the Day: Lorraine Hansberry

Lorraine Hansberry, who wrote the play, “A Raisin in the Sun”, is March 11 Woman of the Day. “A Raisin in the Sun” was the first African American play when it opened on Broadway on March 11, 1959.  More information about Hansberry and her play can be found by clicking here:

Biography from About.com: http://womenshistory.about.com/od/aframerwriters/p/hansberry.htm

Lesson plan on “A Raisin in the Sun” from EdSITEment: http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/raisin-sun-quest-american-dream

Shmoop: http://www.shmoop.com/a-raisin-in-the-sun/

Audio Patricia Marx interviews Lorraine Hansberry: http://www.wnyc.org/story/lorraine-hansberry/

KRLemmons African American History, Resources

March 10 Woman of the Day: Hallie Quinn Brown

Hallie Quinn Brown is March 10 Woman of the Day.  An educator, elocutionist, she will pioneer the movement for black women’s clubs in the United States.  More information about this pioneering woman can be found here:

Additional sources: About. com: http://womenshistory.about.com/od/aframer18631900/p/hallie_brown.htm

Hallie Quinn Brown Center: http://www.hallieqbrown.org/1099.html

Voices from the Gap, University of Minnesota: http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/brownHallie.php

Sage Publications: http://www.sagepub.com/upm-data/11830_Chapter3.pdf

KRLemmons African American History, Resources

March 8 Woman of the Day: Phyllis Mae Dailey, African American Nurse

Born on this day in 1945, Phyllis Mae Dailey becomes one of the first African American nurses commissioned to serve in the U.S. Navy Reserve.  To read more about her and other African American nurses, click here:

Additional information about Phyllis Mae Daley:                                                                      Photo from National Archives: http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/todays-doc/?dod-date=308