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March is dedicated to honoring women and their extraordinary contributions to history, culture, and society. Please join us as we celebrate “Herstory” in observation of National Women’s History Month by visiting your Tulare County Library to check out a book or movie about an inspiring woman. Library staff would like to share some their favorites: “

“Tallchief: America’s Prima Ballerina,” by Maria Tallchief with Rosemary Wells, illustrations by Gary Kelly. Elizabeth Maria Tallchief, born on an Osage Indian Reservation in Oklahoma in 1925, grew up to become not only America's first major prima ballerina but the first Native American one as well. After moving with her family to Los Angeles, she dedicated herself to ballet and was later accepted to dance with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo troupe at age 17.

“Women of Mystery”: Fictional women are a favorite of one Visalia librarian, who said, “I like to read mysteries because the stories are completely different from my work-a-day life. There are several series I keep reading because the protagonists are female. They catch my interest, and I feel like I know them.”

“A History of the Writings of Beatrix Potter,” by Leslie Linder. Explore the life and beloved timeless works of Beatrix Potter, author of Peter Rabbit. Delve into the letters, manuscripts, poetry, art, books, and publishing process of one of Britain’s renowned children’s authors.

“Hidden Figures,” by Margot Lee Shetterly. Fans of the popular film Hidden Figures will love the book on which it is based. Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden, four African American women of mathematical genius, performed the math that would launch U.S. rockets and spaceships. Using paper and pen, slide rules and adding machines, they earned the trust and respect of the early astronauts including John Glenn.

“The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks,” by Rebecca Skloot. You may not know her name, but Henrietta Lacks is responsible for some of the most important tools in medicine. From a poor family of tobacco farmers, Henrietta's cells (HeLa) helped develop the polio vaccine, gene mapping, in vitro fertilization, and so much more. Taken without her knowledge while being treated for the cancer that later ended her life, these cells were bought and sold by the billions while her family remained destitute.

“Inside My Heart: Choosing to Live with Passion and Purpose,” by Robin McGraw. “The choices we make reveal the stuff we’re made of.” Robin McGraw might be known best as Dr. Phil’s wife, but her backstage life earns admiration.

“My Life on the Road,” by Gloria Steinem. Like many of the women of notoriety, Gloria Steinem engaged in alleviating the plight of women’s rights, both in the professional field of journalism through the creation of MS. Magazine and as an activist who helped create the women’s rights movement.

“A Woman in the House (And Senate): How Women Came to the United States Congress, Broke Down Barriers, and Changed the Country,” by Ilene Cooper. For 128 years of our country's history, women were absent from the Senate and House of Representatives. This changed in November 1916, when Jeannette Rankin of Montana was elected to the House even before women received the right to vote with the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment. Covering the women's suffrage movement through the 2012 election, the book spans over a century of women elected to the House of Representatives and the Senate.

The Tulare County Library serves all the citizens of Tulare County with locations in sixteen communities, four book machines, and online at www.tularecountylibrary.org. Like the Library on Facebook www.facebook.com/tularecountylibrary or follow us on Twitter twitter.com/TulareCountyLib.

Independent Film Series

Join us for a Korean love story “My Love Don’t Cross That River” as part of the Independent Film Series at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 28 ay the Visalia Branch of the Tulare County Library in the Blue Room. The film documents the last 15 months of 76 years of marriage for Jo Byeong-man (age 95) and Kang Kye-yeol (age 90). Follow the playful child-like Korean couple to their mountain home, through their daily lives as they work side-by-side, and care for each and their dogs. Listen to Kang Kye-yeol’s subtle comments about life and the inevitable ‘death’ of Jo Byeong-man that follows. Released in theaterts in 2014, “My Love, Don’t Cross That River” has become Korea’s most popular independent film topping the Korean box office.

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