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Amelia Bloomer Project  AmeliaBloomer Project 2008 Amelia Bloomer List Beginning Readers: Fiction Nonfiction Middle Grades:Fiction Nonfiction Young Adult : Fiction Nonfiction 2007 Amelia Bloomer List: (pdf) (html) 2006 Amelia Bloomer List: (pdf) (html) 2005 Amelia Bloomer List: (pdf) (html) 2004 Amelia Bloomer List: (pdf) (html) 2003 Amelia Bloomer List: (pdf) (html) 2002 Amelia Bloomer List: (pdf only) The 2008 Amelia Bloomer List Gender is probably the most restricting force in American life, whether the question is who must be in the kitchen or who could be in the White House. Gloria Steinem, “Women Are Never Front-Runners”, Op-Ed Piece, The New York Times, January 8, 2008 “There’s no doubt that women have made progress, but just because we get to vote and have the “right” to work doesn’t mean things are peachy keen. Anyone who thinks women have “won,” that all is well and good now, should ask why the president of Harvard can say that maybe women are naturally worse at math and then have people actually take him seriously. Or why a teacher can still get fired for being pregnant and unmarried.” Jessica Valenti, Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide to Why Feminism Matters, p.9. In 2007, the United States recognized the 30th anniversary of the National Women’s Conference, a celebration of women’s history and a call for women to create the future. In addition, we saw the 35th anniversaries of Roe v. Wade and Title IX, and followed closely the Presidential candidacy of a woman. At the same time, restrictions on women’s reproductive rights grew into a fight not about women’s rights but about pharmacists’ religious beliefs. Women still earned 77 cents for every dollar paid to men, and the high school drop out rate for American girls was at an all-time high. Politicians chose to spend billions of dollars subjugating foreign governments while starving social welfare programs at home. Feminism, a belief once woven tightly into the fabric of our “progressive” society, is unraveling at the hands of social and political conservatives. It is in this environment that the 2008 Amelia Bloomer Project honors the authors, illustrators, editors, and publishers who give life to books that encourage readers young and old to push the envelope and challenge what it means to be a woman, regardless of ethnicity or social-economic background. This year’s list includes books challenging the young women of today to take a new look at what it means to be feminist, showcasing who fought for our rights. These books bring to light the stories of women who break boundaries, from civil war doctors and journalists covering WWII to graffiti artists and girls demanding to be accepted for who they are. The 32 books on the 2008 Amelia Bloomer Project list encourage and inspire girls to be smart, brave, and proud. We are frustrated by the small number of truly powerful, well-written feminist books for young readers, and by the small number of non-white, non-Western characters. We are also dismayed by the dearth of authentic feminist fiction for beginning and middle readers. We challenge publishers to develop thoughtful feminist books that will open the eyes of young readers to the possibility of equality for women. Jyoti says simply, “The battle has just begun.” 2008 Amelia Bloomer Project: Jennifer Baltes, committee chair (WI), Amy Cheney, Alemeda County Library, Juvenile Hall (CA), Jane Cothron, Lincoln County Library District (OR), Christie Gibrich, Grand Prairie Public Library System (TX), Helma Hawkins, Kansas City Public Library (MO), Brenda Kilmer, Felix Varela Senior High School (FL), Maureen McCoy, Brooklyn Public Library (NY), Beth Olshewsky, San Marino Unified School District (CA), Nel Ward, Central Oregon Coast Children’s Book Preview Center (OR). The Amelia Bloomer Project is sponsored by the Feminist Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association. Recommended Titles 2008 Beginning Readers Fiction Funke, Cornelia. Princess Pigsty. il. by Kerstin Meyer. trans. by Chantal Wright. 2007. unp. Chicken House/Scholastic, $16.99 (978-0-439-88554-6/ 0-439-88554-X). PreK-2.Princess Isabella prefers scrubbing pots and feeding pigs to the boring life of a pampered, protected princess. Whelan, Gloria. Yatandou. il. by Peter Sylvada. 2007. 32p. Sleeping Bear, $17.95 (1-5852-6211-0). Gr. K-2. To help the women in her Mali village earn an income, eight-year-old Yatandou sells her beloved goat to help purchase a machine to grind grain. Nonfiction Atkins, Jeannine. Anne Hutchinson's Way. il. by Michael Dooling. 2007. unp. Farrar Strauss Giroux, $17.00 (978-0-374-30365-5/ 0-374-30365-7). PreK-Gr. 3. Susanna tells the story of her mother, Anne Hutchinson, a pioneer for religious freedom who ministered equally to men and women despite social and political opposition. Barasch, Lynne. Hiromi’s Hands. 2007. unp. Lee & Low Books. $17.95 (978-1-58430-275-9). K-3. Hiromi Suzuki follows her dream and defies tradition to become one of the first female sushi chefs in New York. Kay, Verla. Rough, Tough Charley. il. by Adam Gustavson. 2007. unp. Tricycle Press, $15.95 (978-1-582-46184-8). PreK-Gr. 2. Charley Parkhurst concealed her female identity to become a notable stagecoach driver and cast the first vote by a woman in 1868 Wyoming – one year before women there were officially permitted to vote. Slade, Suzanne. Susan B. Anthony Fighter for Freedom and Equality. il. by Craig Orback. 2007. 24p. Picture Window Books, $23.93 (978-1-4048-3104-9/ 1-4048-3104-5). Gr. 1-3. Susan B. Anthony fought for equality, including fair pay and opportunity for women. Shea, Pegi Deitz. Patience Wright: America’s First Sculptor and Revolutionary Spy. il. by Bethanne Andersen. 2007. unp. Henry Holt and Company, $17.95 (978-0-8050-6770-5/ 0-8050-6770-1). Gr. 1-3. While collecting clients in her wax sculpting business in the American Colonies and Great Britain, Patience Wright served as one of the most effective spies in the American Revolution, helping to change the course of battles. Middle Readers Fiction Perkins, Mitali. Rickshaw Girl. il. by Jamie Hogan. 2007. 96 p. Charlesbridge Publishing, $13.95 (978-1-58089-308-4). Gr. 4-7.Through artistry and determination, Naima finds a way to earn money and help her family in spite of social strictures on girls in her Bangladeshi village. Springer, Nancy. The Case of the Left-Handed Lady. 2007. 233p. Sleuth Philomel/Penguin, $12.99 (0-399-24517-6). Gr. 5-8. Enola Holmes relies on her wits and a knack for disguises to continue the search for her mother, evade her brother Sherlock, and locate a kidnapped heiress. Nonfiction Batten, Jack. Silent in an Evil Time: the Brave War of Edith Cavell. 2007. 135p. Tundra, $16.95 (978-0-88776-737-1). Gr. 5-8.World War I produced many unlikely martyrs, one of them Edith Cavell, a British citizen, nurse, hospital matron and wartime resistance fighter who saved thousands of soldiers.Gourley, Catherine. War, Women, and the |
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