Have you heard of Aida de Acosta? Few probably have, but even fewer did during her life. She was the first woman to fly a motorized aircraft. But due to “proper” young ladies never did such things, she kept it to herself until almost the mid-twentieth century. When Aida was a young girl on the streets of Paris, she saw an airship and the flying bug deeply bit her. She knew someday she would “soar” just like the man flying it. But she was not […]
Shaking Things Up
Poems about 14 different women who “shook things up” and changed the world are seen on the pages of Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World by Susan Hood. Various female illustrators illustrate each person’s story in their signature style. From Ruby Bridges (not a woman, but a 6-year-old girl) to the first woman NYC fire fighter (and slave to a local firefighter) to a pair of sisters who were spies (and very important to the war effort. And one was even […]