Women's History Month

March is Women's History Month! Celebrate the history and literary contributions of women with these library titles.

This list was compiled by South Pasadena Public Library staff and members of the South Pasadena Public Library Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee.

Updated February 13, 2025
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The feminine mystique
Friedan, Betty.
Paper Book
Landmark, groundbreaking, classic--these adjectives barely do justice to the pioneering vision and lasting impact of The Feminine Mystique. Published in 1963, it gave a pitch-perfect description of "the problem that has no name": the insidious beliefs and institutions that undermined women's...
Well-behaved women seldom make history
Ulrich, Laurel.
Paper Book
“They didn’t ask to be remembered,” Pulitzer Prize-winning author Laurel Ulrich wrote in 1976 about the pious women of colonial New England. And then she added a phrase that has since gained widespread currency: “Well-behaved women seldom make history.” Today those...
The secret history of Wonder Woman
Lepore, Jill
Paper Book
A riveting work of historical detection revealing that the origin of one of the world's most iconic superheroes hides within it a fascinating family story--and a crucial history of twentieth-century feminism Wonder Woman, created in 1941, is the most popular female superhero of all time...
Salvaje
Strayed, Cheryl
Paper Book
Un libro poderoso e incendiariamente honesto: la historia de los 1800 kilómetros que la joven autora anduvo en su recorrido a pie por la cordillera del Pacífico de los Estados Unidos. Con veintidós años creía que lo había perdido todo en la vida, tras tom

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