JOIN US FOR A CHILDREN’S READ ALOUD IN HONOR OF WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH
FREE ADMISSION - REGISTRATION REQUIRED
DATE: Saturday, March 16th
TIME: 1:00pm-2:00pm
LOCATION: Bowne House at 37-01 Bowne Street, Flushing, NY 11354
WHAT TO EXPECT: You’re invited to our Women’s History Read Aloud for children. This is a FREE program. Bowne House educators will read books highlighting “Women Who Made a Difference.” The Read Aloud is appropriate for children ages 5 through 11. Refreshments will be served.
PLEASE NOTE: Tickets are only required for children in attendance. All children MUST be accompanied by an adult throughout the duration of the program.
We will be reading the following books:
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13 by Helaine Becker
“The bold story of Katherine Johnson, an African-American mathematician who worked for NASA during the space race and was depicted in the film Hidden Figures. From Katherine's early beginnings as a gifted student to her heroic accomplishments as a prominent mathematician at NASA, Counting on Katherine is the story of a groundbreaking American woman who not only calculated the course of moon landings but, in turn, saved lives and made enormous contributions to history.”
Her Name Was Mary Katharine: The Only Woman Whose Name is on the Declaration of Independence by Ella Schwartz
“Born in 1738, Mary Katharine Goddard came of age in colonial Connecticut as the burgeoning nation prepared for the American Revolution. As a businesswoman and a newspaper publisher, Goddard paved the way for influential Revolutionary media. Her remarkable accomplishments as a woman defied societal norms and set the stage for a free and open press. When the Continental Congress decreed that the Declaration of Independence be widely distributed, one person rose to the occasion and printed the document—boldly inserting her name at the bottom with a printing credit: Mary Katharine Goddard.
Here is an important biography of a groundbreaking woman who had the courage to write herself into the history she helped create.”Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx by Jonah Winter
“Before Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took her seat in our nation's highest court, she was just a little girl in the South Bronx. Justice Sotomayor didn't have a lot growing up, but she had what she needed -- her mother's love, a will to learn, and her own determination. With bravery she became the person she wanted to be. With hard work she succeeded. With little sunlight and only a modest plot from which to grow, Justice Sotomayor bloomed for the whole world to see.”
