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From Christine Schneider, MeL Education Specialist: Not only do we celebrate reading in the month of March, we also celebrate women!  Here are some suggestions for using MeL resources to read about women who have made some major contributions in STEM: BookFLIX : Primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall is considered to be the world’s foremost expert of chimpanzees. Introduce children to her endearing subjects and work as both a scientist and activist with this  featured pair  from BookFlix. Britannica School : Britannica offers leveled reading on a multitude of subjects. Plus they include over 46,000 biographies. We’ve pulled together some resource packs you can use with your students.  First, click into any level of Britannica ( Elementary ,  Middle , or  High ), and then click on either  Women in STEM – Elementary  or  Women in STEM – Secondary . eBooks : Learn more about women and careers in computer programing, ...

Witness: The Story of Our Times Told By the People Who Were There Witness Women in History: A collection of interviews with people who were there at key moments in women's history Last week I showcased the Black History collection.  This week I'd like to showcase the Women's History collection. If you are looking for first person accounts of key moments in women's history to use in your curriculum, you should check out BBC's Witness Women in History podcasts (a portion of their larger Witness segments).  Each podcast is an approximate 8 minute interview with people that witnessed these events.  Events span the globe.   Currently there are 73 episodes available. Episodes available include: War brides Women's baseball in WWII The Warsaw ghetto Women's strike in New York Anne Frank's Diary Mother Teresa The battle for votes for women Helen Keller Roe vs Wade Available on the BBC Website (iPlayer Radio) or by searching for speci...