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Ms. Vodopich from Bellingham, WA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Women of Color Change the World!

Help me give my students 20 high-quality children's books so they can learn about women of color who have changed the world.

  • $378 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Creative, kind, curious, smart...these are all words I would use to describe our class. I have been teaching for twelve years, and I can truly say that this is a class of learners: children who are hungry to find out how things work and why; who choose to read books, build paper cities, and write stories during free time; who work together to solve problems and offer each other ideas without being prompted.

These are the kiddos who are becoming the movers and shakers of the next generation.

I find myself inspired by the inquisitive, tenacious students who I am lucky enough to call "mine" this year. Whenever I present them with an experimental art project, a new math concept, or a chance to design something to solve a problem, I know I can count on this group of kiddos for the most creative, outside-the-box approach that one could imagine. This class is ready to learn, try new things, and change the world.

My Project

My students are learning about Rad Women who have changed the world. A great way for elementary students to explore new topics is through literature--this project will provide funding for 20 new books for our classroom library, with a focus on Rad Women of color. From Malala Yousafzai to Michelle Obama to Josephine Baker, these are the women who fought against the dual systems of patriarchy and racial oppression and came out the other side. These are the amazing women of color who have paved the path for a better tomorrow for us all.

"There is no future without education." -Rosa Parks

By helping fund this project, you will be providing this years' students and the students' of years to come access to stories of incredible perseverance and inspiring tenacity. You will be providing an education that is not only noteworthy, but has the potential to influence the activists of the next generation.

Ms. Vodopich
Grades 3-5
    More than a third of 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

    This project will reach 24 students.

    3 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lillian's Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 • Amazon Business $17.29 1 $17.29
Beyoncé: Shine Your Light • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills • Amazon Business $16.35 1 $16.35
Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Books) • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Malala's Magic Pencil • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes: The Story of Dr. Patricia Bath (Amazing Scientists) • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
The Girl With a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague (Amazing Scientists) • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
Rosa • Amazon Business $14.75 1 $14.75
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race • Amazon Business $14.57 1 $14.57
Mae Among the Stars • Amazon Business $14.53 1 $14.53
Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos • Amazon Business $14.21 1 $14.21
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13 • Amazon Business $13.75 1 $13.75
Las chicas son guerreras / Women Are Warriors: 25 Rebels Who Changed the World: 25 rebeldes que cambiaron el mundo (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $12.97 1 $12.97
My Name is Celia/Me llamo Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz/la vida de Celia Cruz (Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature. Winner) (English, Multilingual and Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $11.16 1 $11.16
A is for Activist • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
I Look Up To... Michelle Obama • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Someday Is Now: Clara Luper and the 1958 Oklahoma City Sit-ins • Amazon Business $7.59 1 $7.59
Who Is Michelle Obama? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Who Was Selena? • Amazon Business $5.85 1 $5.85

Materials cost

$263.69

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $23.07

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$320.72

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$56.60

Total project goal

$377.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $377.32

3 Donors

-$331.97

Donations toward project cost

-$320.72

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$45.35

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