Subject Headings Systems

Our subject headings system is for parents who want to find children books to help raise their tiny feminists and future activists. Our group created this system as a part of our Foundations of Resource Description and Knowledge Organization class.

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

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