Resource List of Books, Websites
and Other Women-Centered Materials

Organized by Subject

Non - Book

Audiotapes Newspapers Videos Websites (Internet)

 

The following titles also have audiotapes to accompany them. They all must be purchased separately. Please contact the publisher for more details on price and availability.

 

• Apollo's Gold: Cambridge English Readers, Mystery
• Beryl's Lot, Memoirs
• Chicken Soup for theWoman's Soul: 101 Stories to Open the Hearts and Rekindle the Spirits of Women, Self-Help
• Deadly Harvest: Cambridge English Readers, Mystery
• Death in the Dojo: Cambridge English Readers, Mystery
• First Time Barmaid, Memoir
• Hard Soap and Curlers, Fiction
• In the Shadow of the Mountain: Cambridge English Readers, Mystery
• Just Good Friends: Cambridge English Readers, Mystery
• New Home, Hard Work, Memoir
• A Picture to Remember: Cambridge English Readers, Mystery
• Push, Fiction
• Trader, Memoir
• When Summer Comes: Cambridge English Readers, Mystery

Videos

Gender Equity Video Series: Women in the Workplace, American Guidance Service Description: http://www.agsnet.com/Group.asp?nGroupInfoID=a16516 from the website: Women in the Workplace features women of varied ethnic and economic backgrounds -- as well as different education levels -- pursuing rewarding careers, and positioning themselves for further advancement. In these success stories, education and personal motivation matter. Glamour, body size, and media hype don't. This 20-minute video features interesting and diverse women who believe in the values of respect, perseverance, independence, and cooperation. Subjects: Work / Career American Guidance Service, date unknown, no isbn, Video, 20 minutes, $50.95.

Together We Bloom: Women Speaking Out Against Domestic Violence, Judy Hofer Description: Also available through Laubach Literacy Action (outside of Massachusetts) see also Civic Participation and Community Action Sourcebook section 4: http://hub1.worlded.org/docs/vera/saying.htm Also has a book to accompany Subjects: Violence Literacy Project, date unknown, no isbn, Video, $29.95.

(pdf format)
365/24/7 -- Moms on Duty with NO Pay: A Radio Program for International Women's Day, March 8, 2002, By Students in the Family Learning Program, South St. Paul, MN: Angel O., Ana Montalban Sardi, Beatriz Murillo, Debbie De Hoyos, Letty C. Martinez, Melinda Alquicira, Ruta & Melanie

Description: In 2002, these women participated in special International Women's Day Programming on the radio. We have included the following information: information about International Women's Day; step-by-step how we planned the show (including our notes); a transcript of the radio show; and our written reflections about our experience with radio. This book will help you to know more about overworked mothers. We also hope this information will help you if you ever have the chance to be on the radio. - pdf format

Being a Single Mom, Carrie Elliott
Description: Available on the VALUE website Subjects: Parenting; Memoir; Learner Writings
VALUE Website, date unknown, http://literacynet.org/value/writers/misc.html#Being a Single Mom, Internet, $---Internet.

Breast Cancer As I Lived It, Mary Scanlon
Description: from the website...This true story was written by Mary Scanlon, a former student at Somerville Community Adult Learning Experiences (S.C.A.L.E.) in Joyce Ralph's class. It was adapted for students with limited English literacy by Loren McGrail. Illustrations are by Rosa Aimée González. Includes a glossary and a Spanish version. Subjects: Health; Memoir; Learner Writings; Bilingual
World Education, date unknown, http://www.worlded.org/us/health/docs/MScanlon2/index.htm, Internet, $---Internet. Level: 3-5.

La Cocina de Vida: The Kitchen of Life, Anson Green (coordinator)
Description: Curriculum developed by and for women making the transistion into the workplace from public assistance, oppressive relationships, or with low expectations of what work can offer them. Subjects: Learning Center Publication; Learner Writings; Community Involvement; Memoir
Texas Education Agency, 1999, http://members.aol.com/lacocina99/cocina.html, Internet.

Hair Care Tips for Sisters on the Move: Feeling Fit and Looking Fine, Donna DeCaille and Sisters Together Coalition
Description: Description from NIFL website ... An example of materials developed by and for Black women. This booklet is about hair care for women who are physically active or planning to be. Regular exercise improves your health and helps you feel good about yourself. Some women say that concern for their hair style can get in the way of exercise. Having neat and stylish hair has always been a part of our culture. This booklet offers tips to make hair care easier for active women. Photographs. Subjects: Health; African American; Culture
Health Literacy Studies, Department of Health and Social Behavior, Harvard School of Public Health, 2001, http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/healthliteracy/hair.pdf, pdf on Internet, 20 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $---Internet.

Health Education and Adult Literacy HEAL: Breast and Cervical Cancer
Description: The Health Education and Adult Literacy: Breast and Cervical Cancer (HEAL:BCC) Project promotes the diffusion of information about breast and cervical cancer to adult learners with less than a high school education Subjects: Health
World Education, Current, http://www.worlded.org/us/health/heal/index.htm, Internet, $---Internet.

HIV/AIDS: A Collection of Stories and Skits, Lee Hewitt and Intermediate ESL class in the Adult Learning Program
Description: Subjects: Health
Jamaica Plain Community Center, 1998, http://www.worlded.org/us/health/docs/hivaids.htm, Internet, $---Internet.

How to Feel Good: Learning to Relax and Exercise - An Invitation, Wai Ming Chan, Rosalba Torres, Mayra Villalta, Miralta Campos Virgilia Guzman and Lee Hewitt
Description: from the introduction -- When you are a new arrival in a country, you may feel strange because it is a place that you don't know very well and everything is different! This can make you feel sad or depressed. We know how that feels because it happened to us. On these pages we want to share our experiences and how we overcame those bad moments. We found ways to relax by doing things that we enjoy like exercising, crocheting, reading and fishing.
Subjects: Health; Self-Help; Learner Writings; Immigration Issues
Adult Learning Program, Jamaica Plain Community Centers, 1998, http://www2.wgbh.org/MBCWEIS/LTC/ALRI/feelgood.html, Internet, $---Internet.

The Magic of Everyday Moments, Zero to Three Organization
Description: These five booklets are designed to help parents understand how to use simple, everyday moments to promote their child's social, emotional and intellectual development. Each booklet has the same format and are arranged by the following developmental periods: birth - 4 months, 4-6 months, 9-12 months, and 12-15 months. The are FREE by calling 1-877-565-5465 or downloadable from the Internet in pdf format. (Information from Jon Lee NIFL-Family list moderator). Subjects: Parenting
Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute, 2002, no isbn, Internet, $---Internet. http://www.zerotothree.org/magic/

Mujer: Mothers United for Jobs Education and Results, Culebra Moms of the Culebra Workforce Center's "Choices" Class
Description: Subjects: Learner Writings; Welfare; Culture
Anson Green, 1999, http://members.aol.com/culebramom/mujer.html, Internet, $---Internet.

My Life Story with Cancer, Mary Walker
Description: My Life Story with Cancer is a story written by Mary Walker, a former student at Somerville Center for Adult Learning Experiences (S.C.A.L.E.) in Joyce Ralph's class. The story was adapted for students with limited English literacy by Kathy Brucker. Illustrated by Joane Wheeler.
Subjects: Memoir; Health; Learner Writings
World Education, date unknown, http://www.worlded.org/us/health/docs/Mary/introduction.html, Internet, $---Internet. Level: 3-5.

Nobody Is Stupid, Marie Fierros
Description: Available on the VALUE website Subjects: Education; Memoir; Learner Writings
VALUE Website, date unknown, http://literacynet.org/value/writers/oak2.html#fierros, Internet, $---Internet.

Where there is life, there is hope: Women literacy students and discrimination, The Samaritan House PAR Group
Description: Available online in pdf format, this workbook written by women literacy students describes how they used participatory action research to discuss discrimination and to write this book. (or call: 1-800-262-3930) Subjects: Popular Education/Participatory; Learner Writings; Rights
Department of Education and Training, Province of Manitoba: Literacy and Continuing Education Branch, 1995, http://www.nald.ca/CLR/lifehope/cover.htm, Internet, 43 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $---Internet. Level: 5-8.

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