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Women in Sports: Golf

Mary Queen of Scots was the first woman to play golf. It was during her reign that the famous golf course at St. Andrews was built, in 1552. Mary…

Helen Thomas

White House correspondentBorn: 8/4/1920Birthplace: Winchester, Kentucky After graduating from Wayne University, Thomas went to Washington, DC. In 1943 she began working for United Press…

Susan B. Anthony Dollar

Library of Congress Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906) is the first woman to appear on U.S. coinage. Anthony worked for nearly 70 years to bring suffrage (the right to vote) to…

Beacon Street Girls: Party Time

Party Time Late Saturday morning, Dad and I were doing the dishes from our yummy blueberry pancake breakfast when the phone rang. “Hello? Yes, she is. Hold on just a second. … It's…

Unusual Animals

  Top Ten Unusual Animals A few of the unsung wonders of the animal world by Holly Hartman     Some have been around for hundreds or even…

A Charlie Brown Christmas

How A Charlie Brown Christmas Came to Pass The unlikely beginnings of a holiday classic by Holly Hartman The first of nearly 50 Peanuts television movies, A Charlie Brown Christmas…

Fact Monster's Writing Prompts Essay

If you had a time-machine, what time and place would you visit? by Maddie Time-Traveling Princesses On July 4, 2009, at 9:00 p.m. my friend Harmony and I were pretending we were…

Weather: Making a Career Out of It

Making a Career Out of ItWeatherMaking a Career Out of ItWhat Would I Do?How Much Will I Earn?How Do I Become a Meteorologist?Will I Find a Job? Dear Dr. Mel Goldstein, Hi. I'm in Frisbie School…