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March 21 Woman of the Day Norma Sklarek, African American Architect

March 21 Woman of the Day is Norma Sklarek, the first licensed African American female   architect in 1954.  Information about this pioneer can be found here:

Visionary Video: http://www.visionaryproject.org/sklareknorma/

About.com: http://architecture.about.com/od/architectsaz/p/sklarek.htm

Obituary, includes slide show of Sklarek’s projects: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/10/norma-merrick-sklarek-first-black-female-licensed-architect-dies_n_1268748.html#s683993&title=Norma_Sklarek

Women in Architecture: http://women-in-architecture.com/fileadmin/wia/pdfs/PDFs_Role_Models/Norma_Merrick_Sklarek.pdf

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March 20 Woman of the Day Mae C. Jemison

March 20 Woman of the Day is Mae C. Jemison, the first African American female astronaut.  Information about this pioneer can be found here:

Space.com: http://www.space.com/17169-mae-jemison-biography.html                                Short bio via YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgOaIKshbIU                            Living Smart interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv4TditrXt8

Books About Mae C. Jemison:

Mae Jemison: Awesome Astronaut (Women in Science) by Jill C. Wheeler (2012)

Mae Jemison: Out of This World (Gateway Biographies) by Rose Blue (2003)

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March 22 Woman of the Day: Debi Thomas, World Figure Skater Champion

March 22 Woman of the Day is Debi Thomas, the first African American woman to win a world figure skating championship on this day in 1986.  Thomas is now a doctor.  Read about this pioneer here:

Dr. Thomas: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/physicians/biography_318.html

Profile via YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsrznhtp1nI

1986 World Figure Skating Championships, Ladies Long Program: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZK-BNn4HYg

1988 Winter Olympics, Short Program: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChmdEFrn3OY

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March 17 Woman of the Day: Myrlie Beasley

March 17 Woman of the Day is Myrlie Beasley, who was born on March 17 1933, later marries Medgar Evers, and later becomes the first woman Chairperson of the NAACP.  More information about this amazing woman can be found here:

Other resources:                                                                                                                  History.com:http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/myrlie-evers-williams      

PBS Interview with Tavis Smiley: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/tavissmiley/interviews/civil-rights-advocate-myrlie-evers-williams/     

NPR Interview: http://www.npr.org/2012/12/15/167271915/a-civil-rights-figures-long-road-to-carnegie-hall   

Speech on the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington: http://abcnews.go.com/US/video/myrlie-evers-williams-march-washington-anniversary-freedom-free-20095511

 

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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

 

 

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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

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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

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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/

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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