Women's History Past and Present: Adult Fiction

Fiction titles for adults that chronicle the lives of extraordinary women, examine historical movements, and address feminist issues.

Updated February 5, 2025
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Redwood court : fiction
Dameron, DéLana R. A.
Ebook
REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK * "[A] richly textured and deeply moving debut" (The New York Times Book Review, Editors' Choice) about one unforgettable Southern Black family and its youngest daughter's coming of age in the 1990s. "A triumph . . . Redwood Court is storytelling...
The lion women of Tehran
Kamali, Marjan
Ebook
NATIONAL BESTSELLER An "evocative read and a powerful portrait of friendship, feminism, and political activism" (People) set against three transformative decades in Tehran, Iran--from nationally bestselling author Marjan Kamali. In 1950s Tehran,...
The Hazelbourne ladies motorcycle and flying club : a novel
Simonson, Helen
Ebook
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * "Historical fiction of the highest order . . . an absolute joy of a book, warm and romantic, and with so much to say about the lives of women in the years following World War I."--Ann Napolitano, bestselling author of Hello Beautiful A timeless...
The women
Hannah, Kristin
Audiobook
The first ladies
Benedict, Marie
Ebook
The Instant New York Times Bestseller!  A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune--an unlikely friendship that changed the world, from the New York Times bestselling...

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