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Wood Creek
Andrea Barterian
4th
Famous Women
March 26
Our Print Resources:
[FH = Farmington Hills] [FA = Farmington] [REF = Reference Collection]

The Children's Department at either library has individual titles, on the specific woman you are researching, located in the Biography Collection. There are also many collected biographies that may have information on the individual woman that you are assigned.  Ask the librarian for help in locating these books. The following reference books may also be helpful.
Title      Call Number

 

Location

 

Notable American Women, 1607-1950      REF 920.72 N FH & FA
Notable American Women : The Modern Period      REF 920.72 N FH & FA
Her Way : Biographies of Women for Young People      Children's REF 920.72 K FH
African American Biography      Children's REF 920.009 A FH
Online Resources:
First Ladies of the United States http://www2.whitehouse.gov/WH/glimpse/firstladies/html/firstladies.html
Distinguished Women of the Past and Present http://www.netsrq.com/~dbois/
Women in Science  http://www.netsrq.com/~dbois/
Women's Biographies from the Women's International Center http://www.wic.org/bio/idex_bio.htm
Notable Women Ancestors  http://www.rootsweb.com/~nwa/
Assignment Information

Students are to read a biography of a famous woman in history (pre-assigned).  Then they are to research various sources for more information on that woman. After collecting notes in a fact sheet, compiling an outline and bibliography, they will present an oral report to the class.

 

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