Women's History

March is Women's History Month. Check out these stories of amazing women and their contributions and successes.

Updated March 6, 2025
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On the line : my story of becoming the first African American Rockette
Jones, Jennifer
Paper Book
"Though this tale explores painful emotions, its focus on Jennifer's personal experience and the pleasure she found in dance make it an absolute delight."--Kirkus Reviews From the first Black Radio City Rockette dancer, Jennifer Jones, comes an inspiring picture book autobiography perfect...
Brave the wild river : the untold story of two women who mapped the botany of the Grand Canyon
Sevigny, Melissa L.
Paper Book
In the summer of 1938, botanists Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter set off to run the Colorado River, accompanied by an ambitious and entrepreneurial expedition leader, a zoologist, and two amateur boatmen. With its churning waters and treacherous boulders, the Colorado was famed as the most...
Better, faster, farther : how running changed everything we know about women
Mertens, Maggie
Paper Book
*NATIONAL BESTSELLER* "From foot-binding to corsets, patriarchal societies have found ways to immobilize women, but now, marathoners and Olympians are proving that women can run like the wind!" --GLORIA STEINEM "A look behind the curtain that all women who love...
A history of women in 101 objects
Hirsch, Annabelle
Paper Book
Discover the hidden history of women--and the world--through this visual exploration of intimate objects and the surprising, sometimes shocking stories behind them. "I adored this book!"--Olivia Colman This is a neglected history. Not a sweeping,...
Finish the fight! : the brave and revolutionary women who fought for the right to vote
Chambers, Veronica
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller! In collaboration with the New York Times, Finish the Fight! reveals untold stories of diverse heroines who fought for the 19th amendment--celebrate the historic win for women's rights and voting rights that changed the fabric of America. ...
The queens of animation : the untold story of the women who transformed the world of Disney and made cinematic history
Holt, Nathalia
Paper Book
From the bestselling author of Rise of the Rocket Girls, the untold, "richly detailed" story of the women of Walt Disney Studios, who shaped the iconic films that have enthralled generations (Margot Lee Shetterly, New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Figures...
The astronomer who questioned everything : the story of Maria Mitchell
Alary, Laura
Paper Book
Maria longed to travel beyond her small island of Nantucket. But she wasn't sure how. Her father taught her to look to the stars for guidance. If you knew how to read them, he said, the stars could tell you where you were, and where you needed to go. They spent hours scanning the night sky together...
The woman who split the atom : Lise Meitner
Moss, Marissa
Paper Book
As a female Jewish physicist in Berlin during the early 20th century, Lise Meitner had to fight for an education, a job, and equal treatment in her field, like having her name listed on her own research papers. Meitner made groundbreaking strides in the study of radiation, but when...
Una nią llamada Rosita : la historia de Rita Moreno: Łactriz, cantante, bailarina, pionera!
Denise, Anika
Paper Book
This high-quality Spanish-language book can be enjoyed by fluent Spanish speakers as well as those learning the language, whether at home or in a classroom. Rita Moreno es considerada un tesoro norteamericano y un adorado ídolo puertorriqueño. Es una de las seis mujeres galardonadas con el...
Squad goals : the unstoppable women of the US Women's National Soccer team
Calkhoven, Laurie
Paper Book
Get to know some of the many groundbreaking and legendary women in US soccer in this fascinating nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series of biographies about people "you should meet!" Read about some amazing and unstoppable women who changed soccer in America like...
Valiant women : the extraordinary American servicewomen who helped win World War II
Andrews, Lena S.
Paper Book
National Bestseller * Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist A groundbreaking new history of the role of American servicewomen in WWII, illuminating their forgotten yet essential contributions to the Allies' victory, hailed as "an ingenious look at WWII" (Publishers Weekly, Starred Review) ...
I swear : politics is messier than my minivan
Porter, Katie
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER . From the 2026 Democratic candidate for governor of California, a "high-octane, no-bullshit" (The New Republic) memoir about re-energizing our politics and standing up to corporate America-while carting three kids around in a minivan. ...
The exceptions : Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the fight for women in science
Zernike, Kate
Paper Book
A New York Times Notable Book As late as 1999, women who succeeded in science were called "exceptional" as if it were unusual for them to be so bright. They were exceptional, not because they could succeed at science but because of all they accomplished despite the...
The only woman in the photo : Frances Perkins & her New Deal for America
Krull, Kathleen
Paper Book
Discover the incredible life of Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet and the mastermind behind Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, in this fascinating picture book biography that's perfect for fans of I Dissent. Most people know about President...
Once I was you
Hinojosa, Maria
Paper Book
"When Maria speaks, I'm ready to listen and learn." --Lin-Manuel Miranda Emmy Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa has created a brand-new, unique version of her adult memoir, which was an NPR Best Book of 2020, for young readers, blending her story with...
The fabulous Fannie Farmer : kitchen scientist and America's cook
Smith, Emma Bland
Paper Book
ALSC Notable Children's Book CCBC Choices 2025 A NSTA-CBC Best STEM Book 2025 Texas Topaz List 2025 Rise: A Feminist Book Project Title Fannie Farmer, America's most famous cooking teacher, discovers that precise measurements are a recipe for cooking success...
The cure for women : Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi and the challenge to Victorian medicine that changed women's lives forever
Reeder, Lydia
Paper Book
"Valiant and timely .... reintroduces its subject as a hero for this moment." ―The New York Times How Victorian male doctors used false science to argue that women were unfit for anything but motherhood--and the brilliant doctor who defied them ...

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