15 Comic Artists to Check Out for Women’s History Month
We wouldn’t have comics without talented women. These 15 artists are among the best.
175th Anniversary of the Seneca Falls Women’s Rights Convention
On July 19, 1848, American women gathered in Seneca Falls to launch a fight for their rights, dignity, and equality of opportunity. 175 years later, the conversation continues.
16 of the Scariest Horror Novels for Feminists
In celebration of Women’s History Month, let’s take a look at the horror fiction that scared some diversity into an otherwise male-dominated genre.
Five Queer Women Who Helped Shape a Movement
This month Toledo is celebrating PRIDE and there is no better time to take a deep dive into the LGBTQ+ women who have helped to shape the fight for equality and justice in Queer communities of yesterday and today.
Historic Heroines: Renaissance Queens
Five grand women and epic books to go along with them.
Women’s History for Kids on hoopla
Through your TLCPL hoopla account, share the uplifting stories and inspiring accomplishments of heroic women with your young readers and encourage them to dream beyond the feats of the past and into a future full of promise.
A Feminist’s Guide to Books About Women’s History
There is a common misconception that if a book is about a woman, then it must also be feminist. Sadly, this is most definitely not the case. Many books that claim to tell the
Women’s Suffrage and Baseball in 1911 Toledo
Edwin J. Tippett, a 1911 graduate of Toledo Central High School, put forth his proposal to determine the fate of Women's Suffrage once and for all in the Almanac's Class Novel.
Feed Your Harriet Need
Now that I’ve seen the biopic Harriet and have a taste for who this incredible woman was - I’ve begun searching for more information about her life, and wanted to share some recommended reading (and viewing).
Women’s Education as an Experiment
What was it like for women seeking education in 1920s America?
HerStory: Intersectional Feminism
In celebration of Women's History Month, join the Steinem Sisters Collection for HerStory: Intersectional Feminism. Featuring four of the Toledo region’s most celebrated women’s activists and forward-thinkers, this special program will investigate how the feminist movement can be more diverse and inclusive through a renewed focus on intersectionality.
Best Nonfiction Books of 2016
The best of the best in biographies, memoirs, business, leadership, history, poetry, science, and general nonfiction books of the year.
