Women's History Month Books for Adults

Updated March 6, 2026
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Ain't nobody's fool : the life and times of Dolly Parton
Ackmann, Martha
Paper Book
From her impoverished childhood in the Smoky Mountains to international stardom, Dolly Parton has exceeded everyone's expectations but her own. The day after her high school graduation, she boarded a bus for Nashville, but record executives turned her down. When Dolly finally got her foot in the...
Book of lives : a memoir of sorts
Atwood, Margaret
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD * NAMED A NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THE WASHINGTON POST * How does the greatest writer of our time tell her own story? "The most spectacular,...
Electric Spark : the enigma of Dame Muriel
Wilson, Frances
Paper Book
Finalist for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography Short-listed for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction The award-winning biographer Frances Wilson presents an exhilarating new look at Muriel Spark, a consummate artist of the twentieth...
Having it all : what data tells us about women's lives and getting the most out of yours
Low, Corinne
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER Women aren't getting a fair deal--at work or at home. Whether you're in "the squeeze" already or just starting your career path, this book gives you the data to understand why and the tools to change it. The demands on working mothers...
Propaganda girls : the secret war of the women in the OSS
Rogak, Lisa
Paper Book
The incredible untold story of four women who spun the web of deception that helped win World War II. Betty MacDonald was a 28-year-old reporter from Hawaii. Zuzka Lauwers grew up in a tiny Czechoslovakian village and knew five languages by the time she was 21. Jane...
Simply more : a book for anyone who has been told they're too much
Erivo, Cynthia
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In this vulnerable and enlightening book of life lessons, globally renowned performer Cynthia Erivo draws from her singular experience to show us how to embrace being "too much" and to live up to the fullest iteration of...
That's a great question, I'd love to tell you
Myers, Elyse
Paper Book
Writer, comedian, and content creator Elyse Myers gets real about life's awkward moments in her bold, funny, and unfiltered debut book Elyse Myers is known to her twelve million followers as "The Internet's Best Friend," sharing her relatable stories and comedic sketches and...
Women in war : the incredible accounts of history's bravest women warriors from nurses in Nam to our fighting combat vets
Yuzuk, David A.
Paper Book
The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz : a story of survival
Sebba, Anne
Paper Book
THE INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER Moving and powerful, this is a vivid portrait of the women who came together to form an orchestra in order to survive the horrors of Auschwitz. New York Times bestselling author of Les Parisiennes and That Woman...

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