International Women's Day - YA

Books to inspire action, change and progress toward gender equality and women's empowerment for International Women's Day on the 8th of March.

Updated February 5, 2025
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A vindication of the rights of woman /
Wollstonecraft, Mary,
Paper Book
"Arguably the earliest written work of feminist philosophy, Wollstonecraft produced this manifesto of woman's rights in the time of the American and French Revolutions. This era induced many to reconsider not only the rights of men, but also of women, and none argued for female emancipation more...
Pride and prejudice /
Austen, Jane,
Paper Book
When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited; he is indifferent to her good looks and lively mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister...
I know why the caged bird sings
Angelou, Maya
Paper Book
Maya Angelou's debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide. Her life story is told in the documentary film And Still I Rise, as seen on PBS's American Masters. Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself....
Little women /
Alcott, Louisa May,
Paper Book
Louisa May Alcott's classic tale of four sisters in a deluxe hardcover edition,with beautiful cover illustrations by Anna Bond, the artist behind world-renowned stationery brand Rifle Paper Co. Grown-up Meg, tomboyish Jo, timid Beth, and precocious Amy. The four March sisters...
This book is feminist : an intersectional primer for feminists in training
Wilson, Jamia
Paper Book
Moxie /
Mathieu, Jennifer,
Paper Book
Now a Netflix Original Film directed by Amy Poehler! "Moxie is sweet, funny, and fierce. Read this and then join the fight."--Amy Poehler An unlikely teenager starts a feminist revolution at a small-town Texas high school in this novel from...
A room of one's own /
Woolf, Virginia,
Paper Book
"I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman." In A Room of One's Own, Virginia Woolf imagines that Shakespeare had a sister--a sister equal to Shakespeare in talent, and equal in genius, but...
The women's suffrage movement
Wagner, Sally Roesch
Paper Book
An intersectional anthology of works by the known and unknown women that shaped and established the suffrage movement, in time for the 2020 centennial of women's right to vote, with a foreword by Gloria Steinem Comprised of historical texts spanning two centuries, The Women's...
Film makers: 15 groundbreaking women directors
Miller-Lachmann, Lyn
Paper Book
In Hollywood, women don't have to be in front of the camera to shine.  Each of the 15 women profiled in Film Makers shares a common trait: she is, as Shonda Rhimes says, "First. Only. Different." These phenomenal women...
Not like other girls /
Adamo, Meredith,
Paper Book
"Powerful, brilliantly plotted, voicey, gripping, beautiful, heart-wrenching, hilarious . . . Read this book." -Liz Lawson, New York Times bestselling author of The Agathas William C. Morris Debut Award Winner When Jo-Lynn Kirby 's former best...
Idea makers :
Sichol, Lowey Bundy,
Paper Book
Entrepreneurship can change your life--and even the world   Idea Makers shares the incredible stories of 15 women who changed the world through their entrepreneurship. Author Lowey Bundy Sichol presents five industries that women are leading in recent...
Toil & trouble : 15 tales of women & witchcraft
Sharpe, Tess
Paper Book
This extraordinary collection of fifteen stories celebrates witches using their power and claiming their destinies. THERE'S NOTHING MORE POWERFUL THAN A WITCH WHO BELIEVES IN HERSELF. Women accused of witchcraft. Fearsome girls with arcane...
Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy little women
Terciero, Rey
Paper Book
Little Women with a twist: four sisters from a blended family experience the challenges and triumphs of life in NYC in this beautiful full-color graphic novel. Perfect for fans of Roller Girl and Smile. Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy are having a really tough year: with their...

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