I hope that you have been enjoying sharing the stories of some fascinating women in your classroom for Women's History Month.
Yesterday, March 23rd, was the birthday of one intriguing American woman, journalist and crossword puzzle editor Margaret Farrar. Farrar was the first crossword puzzle editor for The New York Times. In 1924, she was one of the three authors of the first book of crossword puzzles ever published. You can find crossword puzzles included alongside other activities in some of my books, including “Do Your Part to Save the Earth.” This third-grade level N reader combines reading activities and science concepts. It is accompanied by six pages of worksheets which reinforce literacy skills involving reading, language, spelling, and writing as well as science concepts.
To learn more about another important American woman the Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum has some wonderful resources, including this list of fun facts about Amelia Earhart. For example, did you know that she was the first female, and one of only a few to date, to receive the Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross?
Amelia Earhart was born in Atchinson, Kansas house in July 24, 1897 in the home of her grandparents, Judge Alfred Otis and Amelia Harres Otis. The house was designated a National Historic Site in 1971, and in 1984 it was acquired by The Ninety-Nines, an International Organization of Women Pilots (Amelia Earhart was the first president of the organization) to be made into a museum.
Your class can also learn more about this ground-breaking female pilot in my reader “Amelia Earhart - Soaring High.”
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