Women's History Month, March 2025

"As women achieve power, the barriers will fall. As society sees what women can do, as women see what women can do, there will be more women out there doing things, and we’ll all be better off for it.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg, former US Supreme Court Associate Justice

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The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks
Skloot, Rebecca
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "The story of modern medicine and bioethics--and, indeed, race relations--is refracted beautifully, and movingly."--Entertainment Weekly NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM HBO® STARRING OPRAH WINFREY AND ROSE BYRNE * ONE OF THE "MOST...

616.0277 Skloot 2010

The radium girls : the dark story of America's shining women
Moore, Kate (Writer and editor)
Paper Book
A New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon Charts Bestseller! "The glowing ghosts of the radium girls haunt us still." --NPR Books  Discover the gripping and inspiring true story of The Radium Girls, a groundbreaking work by acclaimed author Kate Moore....

363.1799 Moore 2017

Hidden figures : the American dream and the untold story of the Black women mathematicians who helped win the space race
Lee Shetterly, Margot.
Paper Book
The #1 New York Times bestseller -WINNER OF ANISFIELD-WOLF AWARD FOR NONFICTION -WINNER BLACK CAUCUS OF AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION BEST NONFICTION BOOK -WINNER NAACP IMAGE AWARD BEST NONFICTION BOOK -WINNER NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES,...

510.92 L516 2016

Code girls : the untold story of the American women code breakers of World War II
Mundy, Liza
Paper Book
The award-winning New York Times bestseller about the American women who secretly served as codebreakers during World War II--a "prodigiously researched and engrossing" (New York Times) book that "shines a light on a hidden chapter of American history" (Denver Post).

940.5486 Mundy 2017

Parachute women : Marianne Faithfull, Marsha Hunt, Bianca Jagger, Anita Pallenberg, and the women behind the Rolling Stones
Winder, Elizabeth
Paper Book
The Rolling Stones have long been considered one of the greatest rock-and-roll bands of all time. At the forefront of the British Invasion and heading up the counterculture movement of the 1960s, the Stones' innovative music and iconic performances defined a generation, and fifty years later,...

782.4216 Winder 2023

Little wonder : the fabulous story of Lottie Dod, the worlds first female sports superstar
Abramsky, Sasha
Paper Book
A groundbreaking biography of the world's first female sports superstar, the pioneering and uncompromising Lottie Dod. "Eighty-five years before Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs fought the 'battle of the sexes,' a Victorian teenager showed what women could do . . ....

796.342 Dod Abramsky 2020

Dynamic dames : 50 leading ladies who made history
De Forest, Sloan
Paper Book
Celebrate 50 of the most empowering and unforgettable female characters ever to grace the screen, as well as the artists who brought them to vibrant life! From Scarlett O'Hara to Thelma and Louise to Wonder Woman, strong women have not only lit up the screen, they've...

791.4365 De Forest 2019

The spectacular sisterhood of superwomen : awesome female characters from comic book history
Nicholson, Hope
Paper Book
Meet more than one hundred of the most heroic female characters in comics history, complete with backstories, vintage art, and colorful commentary. This spectacular sisterhood includes costumed crimebusters like Miss Fury, super-spies like Tiffany...

741.59 Nicholson 2017

Wonder girl : the magnificent sporting life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Van Natta, Don
Paper Book
Experience the extraordinary story of a nearly forgotten American superstar athlete. Texas girl Babe Didrikson never tried a sport too tough and never met a hurdle too high. Despite attempts to keep women from competing, Babe achieved All-American status in basketball and...

796.092 Z1yv 2011

We remember : women born at the turn of the century tell the stories of their lives in words and pictures
Laskas, Jeanne Marie
Paper Book
In powerful interviews and stunning portraits, here is a priceless glimpse of 100 years of American womanhood -- a living mirror of our times.

920.72 L334 1999

Women in science : 50 fearless pioneers who changed the world
Ignotofsky, Rachel
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * This "wittily illustrated [and] accessible volume" (The Wall Street Journal) highlights the contributions of fifty notable women to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) from the ancient to the modern world....

509.22 Ig5 2016

Twice as hard : the stories of Black women who fought to become physicians, from the Civil War to the 21st Century
Brown, Jasmine
Paper Book
Black women physicians' stories have gone untold for far too long, leaving gaping holes in American medical history, in women's history, and in black history. It's time to set the record straight No real account of black women physicians in the US exists, and what little mention...

610.92 Brown 2023

Eve : how the female body drove 200 million years of human evolution
Bohannon, Cat
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION FINALIST * THE REAL ORIGIN OF OUR SPECIES: a myth-busting, eye-opening landmark account of how humans evolved, offering a paradigm shift in our thinking about what the female body is, how it came to be, and how this evolution...

613.0424 Bohannon 2023

The six : the untold story of America's first women astronauts
Grush, Loren
Paper Book
"Vivid." --The Guardian * "Engrossing." --Booklist * "Suspenseful, meticulously observed, enlightening." --Margot Lee Shetterly, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Figures In this account of America's first women astronauts "Grush...

629.4097 Grosh 2023

Revolutionary women : 50 women of color who reinvented the rules
Shen, Ann
Paper Book
Revolutionary Women celebrates the amazing stories of 50 women of color who pushed boundaries, rewrote the rules, and inspired women everywhere to follow in their footsteps. Discover the remarkable true stories of a diverse group of women who were trailblazers and leaders...

920.72 Shen 2022

Writing for their lives : America's pioneering female science journalists
LaFollette, Marcel C.
Paper Book
A breathtaking history of America's trail-blazing female science journalists-and the timely lessons they can teach us about equity, access, collaboration, and persistence. Writing for Their Lives tells the stories of women who pioneered the nascent profession of science...

071.3082 LaFollette 2023

Carbon queen : the remarkable life of nanoscience pioneer Mildred Dresselhaus
Weinstock, Maia
Paper Book
The life of trailblazing physicist Mildred Dresselhaus, who expanded our understanding of the physical world. As a girl in New York City in the 1940s, Mildred "Millie" Dresselhaus was taught that there were only three career options open to women- secretary, nurse, or teacher....

620.193 Dresselhaus Weinstock 2022

Lethal tides : Mary Sears and the marine scientists who helped win World War II
Musemeche, Catherine
Paper Book
"Magnificently researched, brilliantly written, Lethal Tides is immensely entertaining and reads like an action novel. Catherine Musemeche has brought to life the incredible work of the scientists and researchers who made such a remarkable contribution to America's war effort...

940.5426 Sears Musemeche 2022

Female innovators who changed our world : how women shaped STEM
Shimizu, Emma
Paper Book
We are not all born with equal opportunities. Yet there have been countless of women who have overcome a range of barriers such as prejudice, illness, and personal tragedy to advance our understanding of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). They used their knowledge to change...

509.252 Shimizu 2022

The secret history of home economics : how trailblazing women harnessed the power of home and changed the way we live
Dreilinger, Danielle
Paper Book
The term "home economics" may conjure traumatic memories of lopsided hand-sewn pillows or sunken muffins. But common conception obscures the story of the revolutionary science of better living. The field exploded opportunities for women in the twentieth century by reducing domestic work and...

640.92 Dreilinger 2021

Smithsonian American women : remarkable objects and stories of strength, ingenuity, and vision from the National Collection
Lepore, Jill
Paper Book
An inspiring and surprising celebration of U.S. women's history told through Smithsonian artifacts illustrating women's participation in science, art, music, sports, fashion, business, religion, entertainment, military, politics, activism, and more. This book offers a unique,...

305.4097 Smithsonian 2019

Galaxy girls : 50 amazing stories of women in space
Jackson, Libby
Paper Book
Filled with beautiful full-color illustrations, a groundbreaking compendium honoring the amazing true stories of fifty inspirational women who helped fuel some of the greatest achievements in space exploration from the nineteenth century to today--including Hidden Figure's Mary Jackson and...

629.45 Jackson 2018

Women & power : a manifesto
Beard, Mary
Paper Book
New York Times Bestseller One of the Guardian's "100 Best Books of the 21st Century" -- "A modern feminist classic." From the internationally acclaimed classicist and New York Times best-selling author comes this timely manifesto on women and power.<...

305.42 Beard 2017

Geek girl rising : inside the sisterhood shaking up tech
Cabot, Heather
Paper Book
Meet the women who aren't asking permission from Silicon Valley to chase their dreams. They are going for it--building cutting-edge tech startups, investing in each other's ventures, crushing male hacker stereotypes and rallying the next generation of women in tech. With a nod to tech trailblazers...

338.7092 Cabot 2017

Daughters of the declaration : how women social entrepreneurs built the American dream
Gaudiani, Claire.
Paper Book
America's founding fathers established an idealistic framework for a bold experiment in democratic governance. The new nation would be built on the belief that "all men are created equal, and are endowed . . . with a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." The challenge of turning...

361.76 G233 2011

My own words
Ginsburg, Ruth Bader
Paper Book
The New York Times bestselling book from Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg--"a comprehensive look inside her brilliantly analytical, entertainingly wry mind, revealing the fascinating life of one of our generation's most influential voices in both law and public opinion" (Harper...

347.7326 G435 2016

The secret history of the Mongol queens : how the daughters of Genghis Khan rescued his empire
Weatherford, J. McIver.
Paper Book
The Mongol queens of the thirteenth century ruled the largest empire the world has ever known. Yet sometime near the end of the century, censors cut a section from The Secret History of the Mongols, leaving a single tantalizing quote from Genghis Khan: "Let us reward our female offspring."...

950.2 W378

Women warriors : an unexpected history
Toler, Pamela D.
Paper Book
Who says women don't go to war? From Vikings and African queens to cross-dressing military doctors and WWII Russian fighter pilots, these are the stories of women for whom battle was not a metaphor. The woman warrior is always cast as an anomaly--Joan of Arc, not GI Jane. But...

355.0092 Toler 2019

Isabella : the warrior queen
Downey, Kirstin.
Paper Book
An engrossing and revolutionary biography of Isabella of Castile, the controversial Queen of Spain who sponsored Christopher Columbus's journey to the New World, established the Spanish Inquisition, and became one of the most influential female rulers in history Born at a time...

946.03 Is1ydo 2014

The girls of Atomic City : the untold story of the women who helped win World War II
Kiernan, Denise.
Paper Book
The incredible story of the young women of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, who unwittingly played a crucial role in one of the most significant moments in US history. At the height of World War II, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was home to 75,000 residents, consuming more electricity than New York City....

976.873 K546 2013

Liar, temptress, soldier, spy : four women undercover in the Civil War
Abbott, Karen
Paper Book
Karen Abbott, the New York Times bestselling author of Sin in the Second City and "pioneer of sizzle history" (USA Today), tells the spellbinding true story of four women who risked everything to become spies during the Civil War. Karen Abbott illuminates one of the most fascinating yet...

973.785 Ab27 2014

The unwomanly face of war : an oral history of women in World War II
Aleksievich, Svetlana
Paper Book
A long-awaited English translation of the groundbreaking oral history of women in World War II across Europe and Russia--from the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post * The...

940.5347 Aleksievich 2017

Code name Blue Wren : the true story of America's most dangerous female spy--and the sister she betrayed
Popkin, Jim
Paper Book
*An Amazon Best Book of 2023* *Apple Book of the Month for January* The incredible true story of Ana Montes, the most damaging female spy in US history, drawing upon never-before-seen material and to be published upon her release from prison, for readers...

327.1272 Montes Popkin 2023

Diamonds and deadlines : a tale of greed, deceit, and a female tycoon in the gilded age
Prioleau, Betsy
Paper Book
Among the fabled tycoons of the Gilded Age-Carnegie, Rockefeller, Vanderbilt-is a forgotten figure: Mrs. Frank Leslie. For twenty years she ran the country's largest publishing company, Frank Leslie Publishing, which chronicled postbellum America in dozens of weeklies and monthlies. A pioneer in...

973.8 Leslie Prioleau 2022

The extra woman : how Marjorie Hillis led a generation of women to live alone and like it
Scutts, Joanna
Paper Book
You've met the extra woman: she's sophisticated, she lives comfortably alone, she pursues her passions unabashedly, and--contrary to society's suspicions--she really is happy. Despite multiple waves of feminist revolution, today's single woman is still mired in judgment or, worse, pity. But for a...

305.42 Roulston Scutts 2017

Too fat, too slutty, too loud : the rise and reign of the unruly woman
Petersen, Anne Helen
Paper Book
You know the type: the woman who won't shut up, who's too brazen, too opinionated - too much. She's the unruly woman, and she embodies one of the most provocative and powerful forms of womanhood today. In Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud, popular BuzzFeed columnist Anne Helen Petersen examines this...

305.4097 Petersen 2017

She caused a riot : 100 unknown women who built cities, sparked revolutions, & massively crushed it
Jewell, Hannah
Paper Book
Meet the bold women history has tried to forget...until now! Women's stories are often written as if they spent their entire time on Earth casting woeful but beautiful glances towards the horizon and sighing into the bitter wind at the thought of any conflict. Well, that's not how...

305.409 Jewell 2018

Lady killers : deadly women throughout history
Telfer, Tori
Paper Book
Inspired by author Tori Telfer's Jezebel column "Lady Killers," this thrilling and entertaining compendium investigates female serial killers and their crimes through the ages. When you think of serial killers throughout history, the names that come to mind are ones like Jack the Ripper,...

364.1523 Telfer 2017

She-wolves : the women who ruled England before Elizabeth
Castor, Helen.
Paper Book
"Helen Castor has an exhilarating narrative gift. . . . Readers will love this book, finding it wholly absorbing and rewarding." --Hilary Mantel, Booker Prize-winning author of Wolf Hall  In the tradition of Antonia Fraser, David Starkey, and Alison Weir, prize...

942.009 C279 2011

Wolfpack : how to come together, unleash our power, and change the game
Wambach, Abby
Paper Book
Based on her inspiring, viral 2018 commencement speech to Barnard College's graduates in New York City, New York Times bestselling author, two-time Olympic gold medalist and FIFA World Cup champion Abby Wambach delivers her empowering rally cry for women to unleash their individual...

155.333 Wambach 2019

When women stood : the untold history of females who changed sports and the world
Allred, Alexandra
Paper Book
An unapologetically candid and illuminating history of women and their fight for equality, told through the influential world of sports. From early Amazons to modern-day athletes, women have been fighting for their rightful place in the world. The history of these female athletes-...

796.082 Allred 2023

The secret of life : Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick, and the discovery of DNA's double helix
Markel, Howard
Paper Book
James Watson and Francis Crick's 1953 discovery of the double helix structure of DNA is the foundation of virtually every advance in our modern understanding of genetics and molecular biology. But how did Watson and Crick do it?and why were they the ones who succeeded? In truth, the...

572.86 Markel 2021

The genius of women : from overlooked to changing the world
Kaplan, Janice
Paper Book
As long as the word genius has existed it's been narrowly defined and understood. Surveys show that when anyone, male or female, is asked to name a genius, the answers are predictable - Albert Einstein. Leonardo Da Vinci. Steve Jobs. But when the same group of people are asked to name a female...

305.9089 Kaplan 2020


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