{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Paige Bentley-Flannery","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/paige-bentley-flannery\/","title":"Get ready to celebrate wonderful women","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"bG66eOtBkl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2016\/01\/get-ready-celebrate-wonderful-women\/\">Get ready to celebrate wonderful women<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2016\/01\/get-ready-celebrate-wonderful-women\/embed\/#?secret=bG66eOtBkl\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Get ready to celebrate wonderful women&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"bG66eOtBkl\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Do you know which president got the ball rolling for National Women\u2019s History Month? It was Jimmy Carter who did (although it started as only one week) by saying that while both men and women worked together to build America, &#8220;Too often the women were unsung and sometimes their contributions went unnoticed.\u201d\u00a0 President Carter called on \u201clibraries, schools and community organizations\u201d to focus their observances on leaders who struggled for equality. So in that spirit, I\u2019m sharing several interesting resources to find material for your activities in March. Amelia Bloomer resources:\u00a0 When I start planning programs and book talks for Women\u2019s History Month, the first thing I think about is The Amelia Bloomer Project.\u00a0 Born in 1818, she was a women\u2019s rights advocate, a writer and she even invented \u201cbloomers\u201d or loose pants that were controversial in their day.\u00a0 A project of the ALA\u2019s Feminist Task Force of the Social...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Womens-History-Month-new-books-300x225.jpg"}