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Women's History Month

 

History is our strength! Below are some of the many terrific books we recommend by and about incredible women.

The 2023 Women’s History theme, “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.” Throughout 2023, the NWHA will encourage recognition of women, past and present, who have been active in all forms of media and storytelling including print, radio, TV, stage, screen, blogs, podcasts, and more. The timely theme honors women in every community who have devoted their lives and talents to producing art, pursuing truth, and reflecting the human condition decade after decade. Read more about this year's theme on the NWHP website.

Learn more about the history and celebration of Women's History Month here.

 

The Girl Explorers: The Untold Story of the Globetrotting Women Who Trekked, Flew, and Fought Their Way Around the World By Jayne Zanglein Cover Image

The Girl Explorers: The Untold Story of the Globetrotting Women Who Trekked, Flew, and Fought Their Way Around the World (Paperback)

By Jayne Zanglein
$16.99
ISBN: 9781728239583
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Published: Sourcebooks - March 15th, 2022
Women in White Coats: How the First Women Doctors Changed the World of Medicine By Olivia Campbell Cover Image

Women in White Coats: How the First Women Doctors Changed the World of Medicine (Paperback)

By Olivia Campbell
$17.99
ISBN: 9780778311980
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Published: Park Row - March 15th, 2022
My Moment: 106 Women on Fighting for Themselves By Kristin Chenoweth, Kathy Najimy, Linda Perry, Chely Wright, Lauren Blitzer Cover Image

My Moment: 106 Women on Fighting for Themselves (Hardcover)

By Kristin Chenoweth, Kathy Najimy, Linda Perry, Chely Wright, Lauren Blitzer
$27.99
ISBN: 9781982160920
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Published: Gallery Books - May 24th, 2022
My Remarkable Journey: A Memoir By Katherine Johnson, Joylette Hylick, Katherine Moore Cover Image

My Remarkable Journey: A Memoir (Paperback)

By Katherine Johnson, Joylette Hylick, Katherine Moore
$17.99
ISBN: 9780062897671
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Published: Amistad - May 31st, 2022
New Women in the Old West: From Settlers to Suffragists, an Untold American Story By Winifred Gallagher Cover Image

New Women in the Old West: From Settlers to Suffragists, an Untold American Story (Paperback)

By Winifred Gallagher
$18.00
ISBN: 9780735223271
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Published: Penguin Books - July 19th, 2022
Inventing the It Girl: How Elinor Glyn Created the Modern Romance and Conquered Early Hollywood By Hilary A. Hallett Cover Image

Inventing the It Girl: How Elinor Glyn Created the Modern Romance and Conquered Early Hollywood (Hardcover)

By Hilary A. Hallett
$32.50
ISBN: 9781631490699
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Liveright - July 26th, 2022
Out of the Shadows: Six Visionary Victorian Women in Search of a Public Voice By Emily Midorikawa Cover Image

Out of the Shadows: Six Visionary Victorian Women in Search of a Public Voice (Paperback)

By Emily Midorikawa
$17.95
ISBN: 9781640095298
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Counterpoint - September 20th, 2022
Formidable: American Women and the Fight for Equality: 1920-2020 By Elisabeth Griffith Cover Image

Formidable: American Women and the Fight for Equality: 1920-2020 (Paperback)

By Elisabeth Griffith
$19.95
ISBN: 9781639363971
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Pegasus Books - December 6th, 2022
The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society By Eleanor Janega Cover Image

The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society (Hardcover)

By Eleanor Janega
$30.00
ISBN: 9780393867817
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - January 17th, 2023
Women: The National Geographic Image Collection (National Geographic Collectors Series) By National Geographic Cover Image

Women: The National Geographic Image Collection (National Geographic Collectors Series) (Hardcover)

By National Geographic
$19.99
ISBN: 9781426223198
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: National Geographic - February 7th, 2023
Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York’s Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist By Jennifer Wright Cover Image

Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York’s Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist (Hardcover)

By Jennifer Wright
$30.00
ISBN: 9780306826795
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Published: Hachette Books - February 28th, 2023
The Patriarchs: The Origins of Inequality By Angela Saini Cover Image

The Patriarchs: The Origins of Inequality (Hardcover)

By Angela Saini
$26.95
ISBN: 9780807014547
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Beacon Press - February 28th, 2023
The Great Stewardess Rebellion: How Women Launched a Workplace Revolution at 30,000 Feet By Nell McShane Wulfhart Cover Image

The Great Stewardess Rebellion: How Women Launched a Workplace Revolution at 30,000 Feet (Paperback)

By Nell McShane Wulfhart
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593082294
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Published: Anchor - February 28th, 2023
Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality By Tomiko Brown-Nagin Cover Image

Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality (Paperback)

By Tomiko Brown-Nagin
$19.00
ISBN: 9780525436102
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Published: Vintage - March 7th, 2023
The Correspondents: Six Women Writers on the Front Lines of World War II By Judith Mackrell Cover Image

The Correspondents: Six Women Writers on the Front Lines of World War II (Paperback)

By Judith Mackrell
$19.00
ISBN: 9780593471159
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Published: Vintage - February 28th, 2023
Untold Power: The Fascinating Rise and Complex Legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson By Rebecca Boggs Roberts Cover Image

Untold Power: The Fascinating Rise and Complex Legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson (Hardcover)

By Rebecca Boggs Roberts
$30.00
ISBN: 9780593489994
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Published: Viking - March 7th, 2023
Hoop Muses: An Insider’s Guide to Pop Culture and the (Women’s) Game By Seimone Augustus, Kate Fagan, Sophia Chang (Illustrator) Cover Image

Hoop Muses: An Insider’s Guide to Pop Culture and the (Women’s) Game (Hardcover)

By Seimone Augustus, Kate Fagan, Sophia Chang (Illustrator)
$29.00
ISBN: 9781538709146
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Published: Twelve - March 7th, 2023
A Black Woman Did That By Malaika Adero, Chanté Timothy (Illustrator) Cover Image

A Black Woman Did That (Paperback)

By Malaika Adero, Chanté Timothy (Illustrator)
$11.99
ISBN: 9781941367513
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Published: Downtown Bookworks - February 18th, 2020
She Persisted: Claudette Colvin By Lesa Cline-Ransome, Chelsea Clinton, Alexandra Boiger (Illustrator), Gillian Flint (Illustrator) Cover Image

She Persisted: Claudette Colvin (Paperback)

By Lesa Cline-Ransome, Chelsea Clinton, Alexandra Boiger (Illustrator), Gillian Flint (Illustrator)
$5.99
ISBN: 9780593115848
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Published: Philomel Books - February 2nd, 2021
She Persisted: Harriet Tubman By Andrea Davis Pinkney, Chelsea Clinton, Alexandra Boiger (Illustrator), Gillian Flint (Illustrator) Cover Image

She Persisted: Harriet Tubman (Paperback)

By Andrea Davis Pinkney, Chelsea Clinton, Alexandra Boiger (Illustrator), Gillian Flint (Illustrator)
$5.99
ISBN: 9780593115664
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Published: Philomel Books - January 5th, 2021
Like a Girl By Lori Degman, Mara Penny (Illustrator) Cover Image

Like a Girl (Hardcover)

By Lori Degman, Mara Penny (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781454933021
Availability: Hard to Find - Contact Store for Availability
Published: Union Square Kids - August 13th, 2019
She Represents: 44 Women Who Are Changing Politics . . . and the World By Caitlin Donohue Cover Image

She Represents: 44 Women Who Are Changing Politics . . . and the World (Paperback)

By Caitlin Donohue
$16.99
ISBN: 9781541579019
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Published: Zest Books (Tm) - September 1st, 2020
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women By Elena Favilli, Francesca Cavallo Cover Image

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women (Hardcover)

By Elena Favilli, Francesca Cavallo
$35.00
ISBN: 9780997895810
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Published: Rebel Girls - November 10th, 2016
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 2 By Elena Favilli, Francesca Cavallo Cover Image

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 2 (Hardcover)

By Elena Favilli, Francesca Cavallo
$35.00
ISBN: 9780997895827
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Published: Rebel Girls - November 20th, 2017
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Immigrant Women Who Changed the World By Elena Favilli Cover Image

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Immigrant Women Who Changed the World (Hardcover)

By Elena Favilli
$35.00
ISBN: 9781733329293
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Published: Rebel Girls - October 13th, 2020
Herstory: 50 Women and Girls Who Shook Up the World (Stories That Shook Up the World) By Katherine Halligan, Sarah Walsh (Illustrator) Cover Image

Herstory: 50 Women and Girls Who Shook Up the World (Stories That Shook Up the World) (Hardcover)

By Katherine Halligan, Sarah Walsh (Illustrator)
$19.99
ISBN: 9781534436640
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Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - September 11th, 2018
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History (Vashti Harrison) By Vashti Harrison Cover Image

Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History (Vashti Harrison) (Hardcover)

By Vashti Harrison
$16.99
ISBN: 9780316475112
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - December 5th, 2017
Rad American Women A-Z: Rebels, Trailblazers, and Visionaries Who Shaped Our History . . . and Our Future! (City Lights/Sister Spit) By Kate Schatz, Miriam Klein Stahl (Illustrator) Cover Image

Rad American Women A-Z: Rebels, Trailblazers, and Visionaries Who Shaped Our History . . . and Our Future! (City Lights/Sister Spit) (Hardcover)

By Kate Schatz, Miriam Klein Stahl (Illustrator)
$16.95
ISBN: 9780872866836
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Published: City Lights Books - April 7th, 2015
Rad Women Worldwide: Artists and Athletes, Pirates and Punks, and Other Revolutionaries Who Shaped History By Kate Schatz, Miriam Klein Stahl (Illustrator) Cover Image

Rad Women Worldwide: Artists and Athletes, Pirates and Punks, and Other Revolutionaries Who Shaped History (Hardcover)

By Kate Schatz, Miriam Klein Stahl (Illustrator)
$15.99
ISBN: 9780399578861
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Published: Ten Speed Press - September 27th, 2016
Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World By Rachel Ignotofsky Cover Image

Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World (Hardcover)

By Rachel Ignotofsky
$16.99
ISBN: 9781607749769
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Published: Ten Speed Press - July 26th, 2016
Muslim Girls Rise: Inspirational Champions of Our Time By Saira Mir, Aaliya Jaleel (Illustrator) Cover Image

Muslim Girls Rise: Inspirational Champions of Our Time (Hardcover)

By Saira Mir, Aaliya Jaleel (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9781534418882
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for You - October 29th, 2019
Girls Solve Everything: Stories of Women Entrepreneurs Building a Better World By Catherine Thimmesh, Melissa Sweet (Illustrator) Cover Image

Girls Solve Everything: Stories of Women Entrepreneurs Building a Better World (Hardcover)

By Catherine Thimmesh, Melissa Sweet (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780358106340
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Clarion Books - March 1st, 2022
Citizen She!: The Global Campaign for Women's Voting Rights By Caroline Stevan, Elina Braslina (Illustrator), Michelle Bailat-Jones (Translator) Cover Image

Citizen She!: The Global Campaign for Women's Voting Rights (Hardcover)

By Caroline Stevan, Elina Braslina (Illustrator), Michelle Bailat-Jones (Translator)
$19.99
ISBN: 9783907293720
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Published: Helvetiq - October 11th, 2022
The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of By Kirsten W. Larson, Katherine Roy (Illustrator) Cover Image

The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of (Hardcover)

By Kirsten W. Larson, Katherine Roy (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9781452172873
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Published: Chronicle Books - February 7th, 2023