Children's Book Suggestions | Women's History Month

Celebrate Women's History Month in March with biographies of women who influenced the world!

Find more books by browsing our biographies in the online catalog or the 921 section in Children's Nonfiction here in the library.

Updated February 15, 2024
LINCC (Libraries in Clackamas County) Oregon City Public Library
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She persisted : 13 American women who changed the world
Clinton, Chelsea
Paper Book
Chelsea Clinton introduces tiny feminists, mini activists and little kids who are ready to take on the world to thirteen inspirational women who never took no for an answer, and who always, inevitably and without fail, persisted. Throughout United States history, there...
Malala's magic pencil
Yousafzai, Malala
Paper Book
Nobel Peace Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author Malala Yousafzai's first picture book, inspired by her own childhood. "This is a wonderful read for younger students that will also provide insight and encourage discussion about the wider...
Little Leaders : Bold Women in Black History
Harrison, Vashti
Paper Book
I made up my mind to try. I tried and I was successful. - Bessie Coleman Meet the little leaders. They're brave. They're bold. They changed the world. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Did you know the treatment for leprosy was...
Hidden figures : the true story of four black women and the space race
Shetterly, Margot Lee
Paper Book
Katherine, Dorothy, Mary, and Christine were all good at math. Really good. And it was their understanding of numbers that helped them do what seemed impossible. They were African-American women, living during a time when being black and a woman limited what they could do....
Amazing women of the Middle East : 25 stories to inspire girls everywhere
Tarnowska, Wafa'
Paper Book
Discover Sheherazade, the famous storyteller, dive into the musical world of singer Fairuz, and meet Nadia Murad, Nobel Peace Prize Winner. Here in one unique volume are twenty-five outstanding women from the Middle East, who have created a legacy through strength of vision, leadership, courage and...
Women in sports : 50 fearless athletes who played to win
Ignotofsky, Rachel
Paper Book
A richly illustrated and inspiring book highlighting the achievements and stories of fifty notable women athletes from the 1800s to today, by the New York Times bestselling author of Women in Science. "This is one of the books we've been waiting for-a compendium...

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