The purpose of this project is to teach students the relationship between volunteerism, good citizenship, and the continuing maintenance and enhancement of society through the examples of the volunteerism of great women community leaders in the St. Louis (Missouri) area. Each unit in the book contains a story or stories, vocabulary, and interdisciplinary activities. A video segment script accompanies each segment of the video used in the lesson. Each video segment is 6-7 minutes in length and accompanies each of the eight units. The units focus on the challenges facing the community and identifies outstanding women leaders involved in the issue. Topics and leaders include: (1) "Homelessness"--Marjorie Robins and Carol Duhme; (2) "Health"--Sr. Betty Brucker; (3)"Education"--Dolores B. Malcolm and Kathryn Nelson; (4) "Elderly"--Marylen Mann; (5) "Child Welfare"--Chris Chadwick; (6) "Art and Culture"--Mary Strauss; (7) "Justice"--Frankie Freeman; and (8) "Civil Rights"--Edna Fischel Gellhorn. A list of additional resources is included. (EH)