Join us at Bowne House for a Read Aloud in Honor of Women’s History Month! This is a FREE program. Bowne House educators will read stories commemorating and celebrating Women’s History. The Read Aloud is appropriate for ages 5 and up. Attendees will also enjoy a surprise craft project and refreshments.

• Date: Saturday, March 15th, 2025

• Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

• Location: 37-01 Bowne Street, Flushing, NY 11354

• No pre-registration required

• Please Note: All children MUST be accompanied by an adult throughout the duration of the program.

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Read Aloud Book List:

• Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13

  by Helaine Becker

  “The bold story of Katherine Johnson, an African-American mathematician who worked for NASA during the space race and was depicted in the film Hidden Figures. From Katherine's early beginnings as a gifted student to her heroic accomplishments as a prominent mathematician at NASA, Counting on Katherine is the story of a groundbreaking American woman who not only calculated the course of moon landings but, in turn, saved lives and made enormous contributions to history.”

• Her Name Was Mary Katharine: The Only Woman Whose Name is on the Declaration of Independence

  by Ella Schwartz

  “Born in 1738, Mary Katharine Goddard came of age in colonial Connecticut as the burgeoning nation prepared for the American Revolution. As a businesswoman and a newspaper publisher, Goddard paved the way for influential Revolutionary media. Her remarkable accomplishments as a woman defied societal norms and set the stage for a free and open press. When the Continental Congress decreed that the Declaration of Independence be widely distributed, one person rose to the occasion and printed the document—boldly inserting her name at the bottom with a printing credit: Mary Katharine Goddard. Here is an important biography of a groundbreaking woman who had the courage to write herself into the history she helped create.”

• Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx

  by Jonah Winter

  “Before Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took her seat in our nation's highest court, she was just a little girl in the South Bronx. Justice Sotomayor didn't have a lot growing up, but she had what she needed -- her mother's love, a will to learn, and her own determination. With bravery she became the person she wanted to be. With hard work she succeeded. With little sunlight and only a modest plot from which to grow, Justice Sotomayor bloomed for the whole world to see.”