Women's History for Kids

Updated March 3, 2025
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Jane Goodall : a champion of chimpanzees
Albee, Sarah
Paper Book
Learn about the life of Jane Goodall, a pioneering scientist who became the world expert on chimpanzees, in this early reader biography.  Jane Goodall was the first person to study wild chimpanzees up close in a rain forest. She befriended the chimps and discovered...
When Sue found Sue : Sue Hendrickson discovers her T. rex
Buzzeo, Toni
Paper Book
From a very young age, Sue Hendrickson was meant to find things: lost coins, perfume bottles, even hidden treasure. Her endless curiosity eventually led to her career in diving and paleontology, where she would continue to find things big and small. In 1990, at a dig in South Dakota, Sue made her...
Dream big, little one
Harrison, Vashti
Paper Book
This beautifully illustrated board book edition of Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by #1 New York Times bestselling author Vashti Harrison showcases women who changed the world, and is the perfect goodnight book to inspire big dreams.
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. ...
Tu Youyou's discovery : finding a cure for malaria
Daemicke, Songju Ma
Paper Book
2024 Garden State Children's Book Award Nominee 2023 Finalist AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books Tu Youyou's malaria treatment saved millions of lives, and she became the first Chinese woman to win a Nobel Prize.<...
The first woman Cherokee Chief : Wilma Pearl Mankiller
Buckley, Patricia Morris
Paper Book
Find out all about Wilma Pearl Mankiller, the first woman Cherokee chief whose image appears on the U.S. quarter, in this Step 3 Biography Reader. In 1985, Wilma Pearl Mankiller became the first woman Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. She had to convince her people that the...
Deb Haaland
Goodluck, Laurel
Paper Book
Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds--including Deb Haaland! A 2024 American Indian Youth Literature Honor Book! ...
Up, up, ever up! : Junko Tabei : a life in the mountains
Yasuda, Anita
Paper Book
**A CALDECOTT HONOR BOOK!** **A New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year!** Anita Yasuda's evocative picture book biography about Junko Tabei, the first woman to summit Everest, is equal parts grit and grace. Dazzlingly illustrated by...
Counting on Katherine
Becker, Helaine
Paper Book
The bold story of Katherine Johnson, an African-American mathematician who worked for NASA during the space race and was depicted in the film Hidden Figures. You've likely heard of the historic Apollo 13 moon landing. But do you know about the mathematical genius who...

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