Book Detail
She's Been Working on the Railroad |
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Publication Information |
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| Author: Levinson, Nancy Smiler | Illustrator: Burman, Shirley (photo.) | ||||||||
| Title: She's Been Working on the Railroad | Date: 1997 | ||||||||
| Publisher: Lodestar | City: New York | ||||||||
| ISBN, paperback: 0-525-67545-0 | ISBN, hardback: | ||||||||
Recommended audience: |
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| ABE/ABLE: Yes | ESOL: | ||||||||
| Family: | Young Adult: Yes | ||||||||
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| Book Type(s): nonfiction | |||||||||
HSE Descriptor(s): social studies |
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Summary: |
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| Women began working on the railroads in the mid-1800s and still do so today. This is their story. The text is illustrated with photographs, and a variety of textual aids (e.g., glossary, index) are also included. | |||||||||
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| Learners may be interested in exploring the barriers to women's participation, how the barriers were overcome, similarities to barriers in other endeavors, etc. Issues such as the "glass ceiling" and the impact of wars on women's work may also prove interesting for discussion or writing. This book might be part of a text set on women, work, or railroads. | |||||||||
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