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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

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March 5 Woman of the Day: Leontine Turpeau Current Kelly

In 1920, Leontine Turpeau Current Kelly is born in Washington, DC.
Later, she will become the first African American woman to be named a bishop of the United Methodist Church. She joined the ancestors June 28, 2012.

Information about her, can be found at this link: http://www.post-gazette.com/obituaries/2012/07/11/Obituary-Leontine-T-C-Kelluy-First-black-woman-bishop-in-a-major-Christian-denomination/stories/201207110127 and this link: http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jul/07/local/la-me-leontine-kelly-20120707

Video: http://www.visionaryproject.org/kellyleontine/

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March 4 Woman: Barbara McNair, Actress, Singer, TV Host

Today’s Woman is Barbara McNair: Actress, Singer, and one of the first African American women to host a TV show.  Information about this multitalented woman can be found at these links:

NYTimes Obituary: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/06/arts/television/06mcnair.html?_r=0

TV Biography:                                                              http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/barbara-mcnair/bio/141186

 

 

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March 3 Woman: Juanita Kidd Stout, Pioneer Judge in Pennsylvania

The woman for March 3 is Juanita Kidd Stout, the first African American woman to serve on a state supreme in Pennsylvania.  Find out more about this woman by clicking on the links below:

NYTimes Obituary: http://www.nytimes.com/1998/08/24/us/j-k-stout-pioneering-judge-in-pennsylvania-is-dead-at-79.html

Library of Congress American Memory: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/awhhtml/awmss5/judg_attys.html

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Rebecca Lee Crumpler: First African American Female Doctor

In honor of Women’s History Month, I will regularly post information on famous African American women.  Today’s woman is Rebecca Lee Crumpler, who was born on March 1 and became the first African American woman who earned her M.D. in 1864.

For more information about Dr. Crumpler, visit the following links below:

National Library of Medicine: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/physicians/biography_73.html

PBS:                  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/partners/early/e_pioneers_crumpler.html