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=2014 Amelia Bloomer List Highlights Feminist Books for Young Readers=



The Amelia Bloom er Project, a product of the ALA Social Responsibilities Round Table’s (SRRT) Feminist Taskforce, announced the 2014 Amelia Bloomer List at ALA’s Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia, held Jan. 24-28, 2014. The bibliography consists of well written and illustrated books with significant feminist content, intended for young readers from birth to 18 years old. This year’s list includes titles published between July 1, 2012 and Dec. 31, 2013.

Named for Am elia Bloomer, a pioneering 19th century newspaper editor, feminist thinker, public speaker and suffragist, the list features books about girls and women that spur the imagination while confronting traditional female stereotypes. The bibliography is intended to aid children and teens in selecting high-quality books; it may also be used as a recommended reading list for youth and those who interact with them and as a collection development or reader’s advisory tool for librarians.

The Amelia Bloomer Project committee members are Ann Bever, Katelyn Browne, Jennie Law, Katie Mitchell, Lalitha Nataraj, Linda Parsons, Kelly Rottmund, Gesse Stark-Smith, April Witteveen, and Joy Worland. For the full Amelia Bloomer list and more information, please visit the Amelia Bloomer Project blog.

The top 10 titles of the 2014 Amelia Bloomer List:
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 * **//Flying Solo: How Ruth Elder Soared into America’s Heart//** by Julie Cummins, Illus. by Malene R. Laugesen. 2013. Unpaged. Roaring Brook Press, $17.99 (978-1-5964-3509-4). K-Gr.2 -- Pioneering female aviator Ruth Elder used her personality, style, and marketing skills to compete in an area that did not readily welcome women.
 * //**Rookie Yearbook Two**// edited by Tavi Gevinson. 2013. 348p. Drawn & Quarterly, $29.95 (978-1-7704-6148-2). Gr.7-up -- Thoughtful and provocative writing from Rookie’s second year continues to promote equality and feminism.
 * //**Global Baby Girls**// by the Global Fund for Children. 2013. Unpaged. Charlesbridge Publishing, $6.95 (978-1-5808-9439-5). PreS -- Baby girls around the globe are beautiful, strong, bold, and bright.
 * //**Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers’ Strike of 1909**// by Michelle Markel, Illus. by Melissa Sweet. 2013. Unpaged. Balzer + Bray, $17.99 (978-0-0618-0442-7). K-Gr.4 -- Clara Lemlich bravely protested unfair working conditions in New York, and in 1909 she led the largest walkout by women workers in U.S. history.
 * //**However Long the Night: Molly Melching's Journey to Help Millions of African Women and Girls Triumph**// by Aimee Molloy. 2013. 252p. HarperOne, $25.99 (978-0-0621-3276-5). Gr.10-up -- Molly Melching developed a holistic, community-driven education system that respectfully ensures the well-being and health of Senegalese women and girls.
 * //**Double Victory: How African American Women Broke Race and Gender Barriers to Help Win World War II**// by Cheryl Mullenbach. 2013. 266p. Chicago Review Press, $19.95 (978-1-5697-6808-2). Gr.9-up -- Many African American women overcame legal and social barriers to serve their country during World War II and helped lay the foundation for the civil rights movement.[[image:rookie.jpg width="210" height="253" align="right"]]
 * //**The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued Their Bosses and Changed the Workplace**// by Lynn Povich. 2012. 249p. PublicAffairs, $25.99 (978-1-6103-9173-3). Gr.10-up -- The 1970 discrimination lawsuit against Newsweek powerfully impacted workplace policy and the lives of the women involved.
 * **//What Will It Take to Make a Woman President?//** by Marianne Schnal. 2013. 386p. Seal Press, $17.00 (978-1-5800-5496-6). Gr.10-12 -- After her young daughter asks why a woman has never been president, Schnall interviews a variety of public figures who reflect on the obstacles to this goal and explore how to make this dream a reality.
 * //**Profiles: Freedom Heroines**// by Frieda Wishinsky. 2012. 144p. Scholastic, $6.99 (978-0-5454-2518-6). Gr.4-6 -- These six engaging profiles of women, including Alice Paul and Ida B. Wells, show how the causes of civil rights and feminism remain entwined.
 * //**I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban**// by Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb. 2013. 327p. Little, Brown and Company, $26.00 (978-0-3163-2240-9). Gr.8-12 -- After her young daughter asks why a woman has never been president, Schnall interviews a variety of public figures who reflect on the obstacles to this goal and explore how to make this dream a reality.