Mar 18, 2008 3:46 PM |
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March is Women’s History Month! So of course, you’ve been spending the past
few weeks learning everything you can about the great accomplishments of
history-making women…
…haven’t you?
Well, if you’re a bit behind on your WHM activities, don’t
fret; BPL is a premier location for paying homage to history’s great
ladies. Brooklyn has a knack for
attracting uber-cool women – Lauren Bacall, Foxy Brown and Shirley Chisolm are
just a few of the high-achieving gals who once called the borough home – and
your library offers plenty of ways to bone up on women’s amazing contributions
to literature, culture, science and more.
Not sure where to start? Here’s a
few ideas:
- Visit
the BPL website for links to everything from a Women’s History crossword to lists of
fantastic female inventors.
- Browse
the collection for books by renowned female authors.
- Help
us honor Betty Smith, one of Brooklyn’s
greatest women writers and author of the classic novel, A Tree Grows in
Brooklyn, with readings and a bake sale at Leonard Library on March
31. (Bonus fact: Leonard was Betty
Smith’s own neighborhood library, and even makes a cameo as a setting in
her renowned novel!)
