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Gale Resources sent this to a listserve: Women's History Month site features year in review Gale's Women's History Month Resource Center Showcases Women in the News throughout 2002 Kalpana Chawla was in love with the beauty of space. In her final e-mail, Laurel Clark wrote, "viewing Earth from space is spectacular, I feel blessed to be here." These heroes, the female astronauts of Space Shuttle Columbia are remembered in Gale's Women's History Month resource center. The site offers free resources to help celebrate Women's History Month. Visit http://www.gale.com/free_resources/whm/index.htm to access a collection of activities and information. Women in the news, from Actress Jennifer Connelly, figure skater Sarah Hughes and singer Pink to basketball player Lisa Leslie and U.S. National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice have been added to the diverse collection of biographies of significant women throughout time. A timeline highlights important events in women's history from ancient times through the present and excerpts from Women's Rights on Trial traces history by reviewing landmark legal cases, from Susan B. Anthony's 1873 trial for unlawful voting to the 1996 trial that opened the Virginia Military Institute to women. Additionally, there are activities to help educators and parents teach children about the importance of women's history and links to other WWW pages by and for women. Gale's Women's History Month center includes a daily quiz starting March 1 that tests knowledge of the role of women throughout time. Weekly prizes will be given to one winner each week. Bookmark http://www.gale.com/free_resources/whm/index.htm http://www.gale.com/free_resources/whm/index.htm and celebrate Women's History Month with us! Terri Alcazar Gale Marketing Director, K-12 www.gale.com/schools -- Mary Croix Ludwick, librarian B.B.Owen Elementary K-5 ludwickm@lisd.net (school) The Colony, Texas (near Dallas) ludwick@swbell.net (home) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archive: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.shtml LM_NET Select/EL-Announce: http://www.cuenet.com/archive/el-announce/ LM_NET Supporters: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ven.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-