2016 Women's History Month Theme
"Working to Form a More Perfect Union: Honoring Women in Public Service and Government."
"Honoring the Women of Benedict College"
Library Displays for Women's History Month
Accomplishments of International Women
Outstanding Women
Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States
(Chicago, Illinois)
| Gov. Nikki Haley (Bamberg, SC) |
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| Teresa Wilson, City Manager (Columbia, SC) |
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| Vanna White, Game Show Host (North Myrtle Beach, SC) |
Angie Stone, Singer(Columbia, SC) |
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Kimberly Clarice Aiken, Miss America 1994 (Columbia, SC) |
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Marian Wright Edelman First African-American female admitted to the Mississippi Bar (Bennettsville, SC) |
Viola Davis, Tony-Award Winning Actress
(St. Matthews, SC)
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| Darla Moore, Entrepreneur (Lake City, SC) |
(Due West, SC)
(Kingstree, SC)
Women's History Month eBooks
- Barnes, Grace. Her Turn on Stage : The Role of Women in Musical Theatre
- Halverson, Cathyrn. Playing House in the American West : Western Women’s Life Narratives, 1839-1987
- Klapper, Melissa. Ballots, Babies, and Banners of Peace : American Jewish Women’s Activism, 1890-1940
- Nadell, Pamela. Making Women’s Histories : Beyond National Perspectives
- Wallace Robert K. Thirteen Women Strong : The Making of a Team.
- Weatherford, Doris. They Dared to Dream : Florida Women Who Shaped History.
- Williams, Joan. What Works for Women at Work : Four Patterns Working Women Need to Know.
- Williams, Margaret. Contagious Representation: Women's Political Representation in democracies around the World.
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