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Supporting Michigan Libraries - 03/09/2023

Shine a Spotlight on Michigan Women with the MeL eResources

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Women’s History Month is celebrated in March of each year. The Michigan eLibrary (MeL) includes articles and eBooks about women who continue making history. Using MasterFILE Complete [ [link removed] ], History Reference Center [ [link removed] ], and the eBook Public Library Collection [ [link removed] ], here are some Michigan women who have made their imprint on history.

*Change Agents*

Najah Bazzy [ [link removed] ], founder of Zaman International [ [link removed] ], a Michigan non-profit that seeks to help people out of poverty, was profiled in "People", a part of MasterFILE Complete [ [link removed] ], for her work to alleviate poverty in the Dearborn area. She has spearheaded the creation of workforce development courses in culinary arts and sewing, as well as GED preparation courses. Betty Ford [ [link removed] ], wife of President Gerald R. Ford, is included in the eBook 50 Trailblazers of the 50 States [ [link removed] ] in the eBook Public Library Collection [ [link removed] ] for her work surrounding addiction treatment and her outspoken stance on women’s rights.

*Firsts*

MasterFILE Complete [ [link removed] ] includes publications that share firsts of Michigan women. Dr. Merze Tate [ [link removed] ] is noted as a “first” in many capacities—the first African American woman to graduate from Western Michigan Teachers College (now Western Michigan University), as well as the first African American woman to attend the University of Oxford. Several more of her firsts are included in a "Chicago Citizen" profile. The Tate Memorial Library [ [link removed] ] in Blanchard, Michigan is named in her memory. The first African American president of the American Library Association was Clara Stanton Jones, a Michigan Librarian. Jones authored an article [ [link removed] ] in "Library Journal" which shared information about Detroit and the Detroit Public Library as the ALA Conference was headed there in 1977 after the first part of the Renaissance Center opened.

*Artists*

From singers to authors, Michigan has produced many great artists. Diana Ross [ [link removed] ] is among the influential Motown stars featured in 40 Inspiring Icons: Black Music Greats [ [link removed] ] in the eBook Public Library Collection [ [link removed] ]. History Reference Center [ [link removed] ] includes several articles about author Edna Ferber [ [link removed] ], who was born in Kalamazoo and wrote many books, short stories, and plays throughout her career.

*Even More Women of Note*

Michigan has been home to more notable women such as pilot Harriet Quimby [ [link removed] ], the first woman to make a solo flight across the English Channel; journalist Helen Thomas [ [link removed] ] who was in the press corps for eight presidents from John F. Kennedy to Bill Clinton; and entrepreneur Andra Rush [ [link removed] ] who founded a trucking firm and gives back by helping to pay tuition for her employees.

 

Use the MeL eResources to learn about these Michigan women, as well as many other women of note, all year long.

*If you have any MeL eResources questions or issues, contact **[email protected]* <[email protected]>* for help.*



Brought to you by Laura Warren-Gross from the MeL Team

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