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Ms. Kay from Las Vegas, NV is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bodacious Biographies to Inspire Gallant Girls

Help me give my students biographies of strong women to inspire them to greatness.

  • $354 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Welcome to our school! We are a Title I elementary school in a low-income urban neighborhood, educating students from Kindergarten through 5th Grade. Eighty-six percent of our students receive free or reduced rate lunch, and 100% receive free breakfast daily.

Our children may not have much, but they are kind, inquisitive, and love to learn.

The school is the heart of the community, and our library is the heart of the school. As the librarian, I do my best to fill my students' lives with quality books, the joy of reading, and tools for learning.

My Project

Biographies are a popular section in our library. Students love to read about how ordinary people can do extraordinary things. Our aging collection, however, is a bit light on female representation.

These biographies of successful women include supreme court justices, athletes, actresses, activists, and (yes) a princess.

Both girls and boys will enjoy learning about how these well-known women found their niche and are making a difference in the world.

Our students will love to read these biographies about people they hear about on the news, on the radio, on TV, and on social media. Even reluctant readers are often willing to read a book about someone they admire. For one student, this might be the book that makes them a life-long reader!

Ms. Kay Doris Hancock Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Las Vegas, NV View local requests

Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

600 students impacted 4donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sonia Sotomayor: First Hispanic U.S. Supreme Court Justice (Gateway Biographies) • Amazon Business $31.99 1 $31.99
Loretta Lynch: First African American Woman Attorney General (Gateway Biographies) • Amazon Business $31.99 1 $31.99
Reshma Saujani: Girls Who Code Founder (Gateway Biographies) • Amazon Business $31.65 1 $31.65
Beyoncé: The Queen of Pop (Gateway Biographies) • Amazon Business $31.46 1 $31.46
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Iconic Supreme Court Justice (Gateway Biographies) • Amazon Business $29.67 1 $29.67
Aly Raisman: Athlete and Activist (Gateway Biographies) • Amazon Business $29.23 1 $29.23
Gal Gadot: Soldier, Model, Wonder Woman (Gateway Biographies) • Amazon Business $20.17 1 $20.17
Malala Yousafzai: Shot by the Taliban, Still Fighting for Equal Education (Gateway Biographies) • Amazon Business $18.04 1 $18.04
Prince Harry & Meghan: Royals for a New Era (Gateway Biographies) • Amazon Business $17.61 1 $17.61
Jennifer Lawrence: Star of The Hunger Games (Gateway Biographies) • Amazon Business $5.68 1 $5.68

Materials cost

$247.49

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $19.43

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$300.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$53.05

Total project goal

$353.68

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $353.68

4 Donors

-$343.98

Donations toward project cost

-$300.63

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.35

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.70

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