Mississippi Library Commission Blog: women's history

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Friday, March 31, 2017

10 Books by Mississippi Women You Need to Read

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Mississippi is the land of storytellers. It's the birthplace of literary greats Richard Wright, Willie Morris, and William Faulkner, to ...

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

The Best of the Best: Reading Your Way Through Women's History Month

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Continuing with Women's History Month here is a list of books by or about women for older readers. Non-Fiction: Hidden Figu...

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Young Adult Books for Women's History Month

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To celebrate Women’s History Month we have put together this list of young adult books by and/or about strong women. We hope that you can f...

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Remembering Mary Church Terrell

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Mary Eliza Church Terrell was born on this day, September 23, in 1863. When she was only six, her parents sent her from their home in Memp...

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Don't Iron While the Strike is Hot

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Women’s Equality Day commemorates the Nineteenth Amendment , which gave women in the United States the right to vote. The Nineteenth Amen...

Friday, March 27, 2015

Women through the Pages

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It's the final week of Women's History of Month and we've got a few more books up our sleeve we want you to read. These books a...

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