1	Her Story Women’s History Month book program 3/17/08, 2:30-3:30pm
2	When Women Write Are their voices different? Do they tell of a different world, or a different place in the world? The books we will discuss are: The Tale of Murasaki The Tale of Genji Reading Lolita in Tehran Embroideries My Confederate Kinfolk One Tribe Once Upon a Quinceañera Her Smoke Rose Up Forever James Tiptree Jr.: the Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon
3	The first novelist webworld.unesco.org/genji/en/index.shtml http://www.lizadalby.com/
4	Aphra Behn Mary Wollstonecraft
5	censored women writers 48 of the 100 most often censored books (as documented by ALA) are by women writers. Maya Angelou, J.K. Rowling, Judy Blume, Katherine Paterson, Alice Walker, Margaret Atwood, Toni Morrison, Harper Lee, Isabel Allende, Madeleine L'Engle and many others.
6	Oppression as inspiration http://www.marjane-satrapi.com/
7	American writers What does diversity mean to an American writer? An African American researches her Civil War era ancestors. A Filipino American investigates the culture of teenagers. Another rite of passage inspires a Hispanic author And a Science Fiction writer sees us all as aliens.
8	My Confederate Kinfolk by Thulani Davis www.thulanidavis.com/
9	One Tribe by M. Evelina Galang mevelinagalang.com/
10	Julia Alvarez http://www.juliaalvarez.com/books/ Once Upon a Quinceañera: Coming of Age in the USA
11	The Women Men Don’t See by James Tiptree Jr.
12	The double life of Alice Sheldon by Julie Phillips www.julie-phillips.com/
13	The titles and authors we covered: The Tale of Genji by Lady Murasaki The Tale of Murasaki by Liza Dalby Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi Embroideries by Marjane Satrapi My Confederate Kinfolk by Thulani Davis One Tribe by M. Evelina Galang Once Upon a Quinceañera by Julia Alvarez Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree Jr. James Tiptree Jr.: the Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon by Julie Phillips