Category: Women

Nov 02 2011

Academic Libraries, Americas, Archives, Images, Libraries, Photographs, Women

Thirty-five portraits of circus animal trainers

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Schlesinger Library houses a fascinating collection of Women in American History. Here’s just a tiny example of the wonders they have, Thirty-five portraits of circus animal trainers, primarily lions, other...

Jan 04 2011

Professional Development, Women

Sheryl Sandberg: Why we have too few women leaders (TED)

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I just found this through a Facebook friend, and it is well worth watching. Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s COO has three messages for women who want to succeeded in the workforce;...

Jul 11 2010

Americas, Education, Europe, Libraries, Literacy, Mobile Library, Women, World

A couple of cool librarians

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While at ALA I met a couple of very cool librarians, one of which has a blog I have been following for some time now. Here’s a brief description of...

Aug 13 2009

Book Reviews, Books, Colombia, Latin America, Politics, Women, World

Razones de Vida, by Vera Grabe

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Razones de vida by Vera Grabe My rating: 5 of 5 stars I looked up this book because I was curious to read the story of one of Colombia’s guerilla...

Aug 12 2009

Book Reviews, Europe, Women, World

“Anne Boleyn: A New Life of England’s Tragic Queen”, by Joanna Denny

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Anne Boleyn: A New Life of England’s Tragic Queen by Joanna Denny My rating: 3 of 5 stars In this book Denny sets out to “correct” the negative impression history...

Jul 23 2009

Book Reviews, Colombia, Latin America, Politics, Women, World

“Amando a Pablo. Odiando a Escobar”, Virginia Vallejo

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AMANDO A PABLO. ODIANDO A ESCOBAR by VALLEJO VIRGINIA My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is Virginia Vallejo’s version of her relationship with Pablo Escobar, and of Colombia’s history...

Jun 05 2009

Education, Environment, Women, World

“Margaret Wertheim: The beautiful math of coral (and crochet)”

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Curious where math, coral reef, education, saving the environment, and the domestic arts intersect? My friend Abby showed me the video below that explains this intersection brilliantly. Take a look!...

Apr 24 2009

Europe, Images, Open Access, Photographs, USA, Videos, Web 2.0, Women, World

Latinas in History

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As the name implies, Latinas in History is about Latinas around the world, and throughout the ages (although with heavy emphasis on the USA); both the stories of individual women,...

Mar 07 2009

Digital, Europe, Images, Libraries, Manuscripts, Open Access, Public Libraries, Technology, USA, Women

Financial Advice at the Library?

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Financial advice at the public library? Apparently so. As unstable and scary as the financial landscape appears these days all of us seem to be looking for advice where we...

Mar 01 2009

Archives, Europe, Images, Libraries, Manuscripts, National Libraries, Open Access, Photographs, USA, Women

Women’s History Month

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March is Women’s History Month in the USA and a number of universities, libraries, and other educational institutions are preparing events to celebrate. This month long celebration started with events...