Subject Headings System
By: Bronte Burnette, Katie Powell, Jordyn Zirk
Our collection:
- Rosie Revere Engineer, by Andrea Beaty, illustrated by David Roberts
- Julia’s House for Lost Creatures, by Ben Hatke
- Worm Loves Worm, by J.J. Austrian, illustrated by Mike Curato
- Crazy Hair, by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean
- Firebird, by Misty Copeland, illustrated by Christopher Myers
- The Youngest Marcher, by Cynthia Levinson, illustrated by Vanessa Brantley Newton
Our user group:
Parents looking for books for tiny feminists.
New parents with young children, who are looking for books that promote feminist themes such as gender equality; to teach their children to constantly strive for progress and justice. Our term choices were intended to be pedestrian and accessible from the perspective of our user parents.
Summary of Multi-Level Hierarchies:
Feminism > Female Empowerment > Female Role Model > Non-traditional Careers
Feminism > Female Empowerment > Strong Female Protagonist > Voice
Feminism > Female Empowerment > Empowerment Montage
Social Skills > Problem Solving > Curiosity
Subject Headings System:
Challenge
UF Failure
RT Problem Solving
RT Non-Traditional Career
Crazy Hair, pg. 29-30
Firebird, pg.1-2, 5-6, 15
Julia’s House for Lost Creatures, pg.17-18
Rosie Revere, Engineer, pg. 11-12, 19-22
Worm Loves Worm, pg. 21
The Youngest Marcher, pg. 15-16, 19-20
Compassion USE Empathy
Curiosity
UF Inquisitiveness
BT Problem-Solving
Crazy Hair, pg. 1-2
Rosie Revere, Engineer, pg. 3-4, 15-16
Worm Loves Worm, pg. 21-22
The Youngest Marcher, pg. 4
Diversity USE Intersectionality
Empathy
UF Compassion
UF Sympathy
BT Social Skills
RT Intersectionality
Firebird, pg. 7-8
Julia’s House for Lost Creatures, pg. 9, 11
Rosie Revere, Engineer, pg. 24
Empowerment, Female USE Female Empowerment
Empowerment Montage
SN Use this when there are several fragments of pictures and texts combined together to make a whole sequence of inspiring motivation and goal setting
BT Female Empowerment
RT Problem Solving
Crazy Hair, pg. 31-32
Julia’s House for Lost Creatures, pg. 5-6, 27-28
Rosie Revere, Engineer, pg. 25-26
Failure USE Challenge
Female Empowerment
UF Empowerment, Female
SN Use when female characters are presented with equal opportunities, despite limitations or restrictions according to gender
BT Feminism
NT Empowerment Montage
NT Female Role Model
NT Strong Female Protagonist
Crazy Hair, pg. 33-34
Firebird, pg. 7-8, 13-16
Julia’s House for Lost Creatures, pg. 7
Rosie Revere Engineer, pg. 24, 29-30
Female Role Model
UF Role Model, Female
BT Female Empowerment
NT Non-traditional Career
RT Male Role Model
Firebird, pg. 3-4
Rosie Revere, Engineer, pg. 13-14, 25-26
Feminism
SN Use in instances where the social equality of genders is advocated through the empowerment of female characters
NT Female Empowerment
NT Gender Equality
RT Intersectionality
Firebird, pg. 19-20
Rosie Revere, Engineer, pg. 13
Gender Equality
UF Gender Inequality *Antonym Lead-in*
BT Feminism
RT Gender Non-Specific
RT Gender Norms
RT Non-traditional Career
Firebird, pg. 27-28
Rosie Revere, Engineer, pg. 7-8
Worm Loves Worm, pg. 19-20
The Youngest Marcher, pg. 23-24*
Gender Inequality USE Gender Equality
Gender Non-Specific
SN Use when there are instances of characters not identifying as male or female
RT Gender Equality
Julia’s House for Lost Creatures, pg. 23-24
Worm Loves Worm, entire book
Gender Norms
UF Gender Stereotypes
UF Traditional Gender Roles
RT Gender Equality
Crazy Hair, pg. 25-26
Julia’s House for Lost Creatures, pg. 16
The Youngest Marcher, pg. 2
Gender Stereotypes USE Gender Norms
Inquisitiveness USE Curiosity
Intersectionality
UF Diversity
SN Use when issues of gender relate with issues of racial equality
RT Empathy
RT Feminism
Firebird, pg. 27-28
The Youngest Marcher, pg. 5, 7, 12, 30
Investigation USE Problem Solving
Male Role Model
UF Role Model, Male
RT Female Role Model
Crazy Hair, entire book
The Youngest Marcher, pg. 3, 8
Non-Traditional Career
UF Underrepresented Occupation
BT Female Role Model
RT Challenge
RT Gender Equality
Rosie Revere, Engineer, pg. 5-6, 13-14
Worm Loves Worm, pg. 4
Problem Solving
UF Investigation
BT Social Skills
NT Curiosity
RT Challenge
RT Empowerment Montage
Crazy Hair, pg. 19-20
Firebird, pg. 19-20
Julia’s House for Lost Creatures, pg. 20-22, 27-28
Rosie Revere, Engineer, pg. 9-10, 25-28
Worm Loves Worm, pg. 9-10, 11-12, 13-15, 17-19, 21-22
The Youngest Marcher, pg. 9-10
Role Model, Female USE Female Role Model
Role Model, Male USE Male Role Model
SFP USE Strong Female Protagonist
Social Skills
SN Use when characters develop skills by interacting with the world around them
NT Problem Solving
NT Empathy
Crazy Hair, pg. 23-24
Julia’s House for Lost Creatures, pg. 5-6
The Youngest Marcher, pg. 5-6, 19-20
Strong Female Protagonist
UF SFP
BT Female Empowerment
NT Voice
Firebird, pg. 9-10
Julia’s House for Lost Creatures, pg. 5-6, 22
Rosie Revere, Engineer, pg. 25-26
The Youngest Marcher, pg. 3-4, 7, 10
Sympathy USE Empathy
Traditional Gender Roles USE Gender Norms
Underrepresented Occupation USE Non-Traditional Career
Voice
UF Voiceless *Antonym Lead-In*
SN Use when a character has a strong sense of self or discovering their capabilities
BT Strong Female Protagonist
Firebird, pg. 17-18, 27-28, 29-30
Julia’s House for Lost Creatures, pg. 19
Rosie Revere, Engineer, pg. 11-12*,29-30
Worm Loves Worm, pg. 22
The Youngest Marcher, pg. 9*, 14, 23-24*
Voiceless USE Voice