Women's History Month

Updated February 26, 2026
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The art spy : the extraordinary untold tale of WWII resistance hero Rose Valland
Young, Michelle
Paper Book
A riveting and stylish saga set in Paris during World War II, THE ART SPY uncovers how an unlikely heroine infiltrated the Nazi leadership to save the cultural legacy of the West. On August 25, 1944, Rose Valland, a woman of quiet daring, found herself in a desperate position...
Becoming the pastor's wife : how marriage replaced ordination as a woman's path to ministry
Barr, Beth Allison
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A blistering critique of the narrowing options for female leadership in the evangelical church. . . . A powerful indictment of an unequal system."--Publishers Weekly As a pastor's wife for twenty-five years, Beth...
The conjuring of America : mojos, mermaids, medicine, and 400 years of Black women's magic
Stewart, Lindsey
Paper Book
Kirkus Best Books of 2025 | BookRiot's Best Books of 2025 | NPR's New Books to Read | Ms. Magazine's Most Anticipated Feminist Book  A crucial telling of U.S. history centering the Black women whose magic gave rise to the rich tapestry of American...
The counterfeit Countess : the Jewish woman who rescued thousands of Poles during the Holocaust
White, Elizabeth B.
Paper Book
The "remarkable...inspiring" (The Wall Street Journal) true story of Dr. Josephine Janina Mehlberg--a Jewish mathematician who saved thousands of lives in Nazi-occupied Poland by masquerading as a Polish aristocrat--drawing on Mehlberg's own unpublished memoir. World War...
Formidable : American women and the fight for equality, 1920-2020
Griffith, Elisabeth
Ebook
"An essential history of the struggle by both Black and white women to achieve their equal rights."--Hillary Rodham Clinton The Nineteenth Amendment was an incomplete victory. Black and white women fought hard for voting rights and doubled the number of eligible voters, but the...
Girl on girl : how pop culture turned a generation of women against themselves
Gilbert, Sophie
Paper Book
A New York Times and Washington Post Notable Book * Named one of the Best Books of the Year by TIME, NPR, Elle, and The Boston Globe "Searing... rigorously researched but never stuffy... Gilbert has compiled perhaps the first comprehensive...
Hannah's children : the women quietly defying the birth dearth
Pakaluk, Catherine R.
Paper Book
A portrait of America's most interesting yet overlooked women. In the midst of a historic "birth dearth," why do some 5 percent of American women choose to defy the demographic norm by bearing five or more children? Hannah's Children is a compelling portrait of these...
Having it all : what data tells us about women's lives and getting the most out of yours
Low, Corinne
NATIONAL BESTSELLER Women aren't getting a fair deal--at work or at home. Whether you're in "the squeeze" already or just starting your career path, this book gives you the data to understand why and the tools to change it. The demands on working mothers...
A house in the mountains : the women who liberated Italy from fascism
Moorehead, Caroline
Paper Book
"Dramatic, heartbreaking and sweeping in scope." --Wall Street Journal The acclaimed author of A Train in Winter returns with the "moving finale" (The Economist) of her Resistance Quartet--the powerful and inspiring true story of the women of the partisan resistance who fought against...
The improbable Victoria Woodhull : suffrage, free love, and the first woman to run for president
Collinsworth, Eden
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE . From the acclaimed author of What the Ermine Saw and Behaving Badly, a portrait of Victoria Woodhull, a celebrated and maligned 19th-century businesswoman and activist, and a leader in the fight for women's suffrage and labor...
In the country of women : a memoir
Straight, Susan
Paper Book
One of NPR's Best Books of the Year "Straight's memoir is a lyric social history of her multiracial clan in Riverside that explores the bonds of love and survival that bind them, with a particular emphasis on the women's stories . . . The aftereffect of all these disparate...
Lift : how women can reclaim their physical power and transform their lives
Chaker, Anne Marie
Paper Book
From a professional bodybuilder and longtime Wall Street Journal reporter, a manifesto on how women can radically change their lives by tapping into their innate physical power When Wall Street Journal reporter Anne Marie Chaker discovered bodybuilding as a hobby in...
Nobody ever asked me about the girls : women, music, and fame
Robinson, Lisa (Music journalist)
Paper Book
"Indispensable [reading] about the feminine journey through a man's world" --USA Today An intimate look at the lives of our most celebrated female musicians--and their challenges with fame--from a legendary music journalist ...
Normal women : 900 years of making history
Gregory, Philippa
Paper Book
"An amazing read." --The Los Angeles Times The #1 New York Times bestselling historical novelist delivers her magnum opus--a landmark work of feminist nonfiction that radically redefines our understanding of the extraordinary roles ordinary women played throughout British history...
On her game : Caitlin Clark and the revolution in women's sports
Brennan, Christine
Instant New York Times Bestseller! A news-making and electrifying portrait of sports phenomenon Caitlin Clark, whose dramatic ascendance in college basketball and now in the WNBA has captured the attention of media and fans unlike any other female team-sport athlete in...
On our best behavior : the seven deadly sins and the price women pay to be good
Loehnen, Elise
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A groundbreaking exploration of the ancient rules women unwittingly follow in order to be considered "good," revealing how the Seven Deadly Sins still control and distort our lives and illuminating a path toward a more balanced, spiritually complete way to live<...
The rulebreaker : the life and times of Barbara Walters
Page, Susan
Paper Book
A "smart, juicy, deeply reported" (Katie Couric) biography of the most successful female broadcaster of all time--Barbara Walters--a woman whose personal demons fueled an ambition that broke all the rules and finally gave women a permanent place on the air, written by bestselling author Susan...
The six : the untold story of America's first women astronauts
Grush, Loren
Paper Book
"Vivid." --The Guardian * "Engrossing." --Booklist * "Suspenseful, meticulously observed, enlightening." --Margot Lee Shetterly, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Figures In this account of America's first women astronauts "Grush...
Up to speed : the groundbreaking science of women athletes
Yu, Christine
Paper Book
Over the last 50 years, women have made extraordinary advances in athletics, accomplishing incredible feats and smashing long-held beliefs about the limits of their physical capabilities. Today, more women than ever are playing sports and staying active longer. Whether they're elite athletes looking...
Waking the witch : reflections on women, magic, and power
Grossman, Pam
Paper Book
A whip-smart and illuminating exploration of the world's fascination with witches from podcast host and practicing witch Pam Grossman (The Witch Wave), who delves deeply into why witches have intrigued us for centuries and why they're more relevant now than ever. When you...
What's eating us : women, food, and the epidemic of body anxiety
Kazdin, Cole
Paper Book
"One of my parenting fears is passing on my messed-up 1980s food issues to my children. Reading about Cole's journey, and how she thinks about reframing and repairing those issues is both calming and helpful." --Emily Oster, New York Times bestselling author of Expecting...
Wild for Austen : a rebellious, subversive, and untamed Jane
Looser, Devoney
USA Today Bestseller! Incisive, funny, and deeply-researched insights into the life, writing, and legacy of Jane Austen, by the preeminent scholar Devoney Looser. Thieves! Spies! Abolitionists! Ghosts! If we ever truly believed Jane Austen to be a quiet...
Women & power : a manifesto
Beard, Mary
Paper Book
New York Times Bestseller One of the Guardian's "100 Best Books of the 21st Century" -- "A modern feminist classic." From the internationally acclaimed classicist and New York Times best-selling author comes this timely manifesto on women and power.<...
Women of the fairy tale resistance : the forgotten founding mothers of the fairy tale and the stories that they spun
Harrington, Jane (Writer)
Paper Book
Long before The Brothers Grimm, there was a sisterhood of writers who defied the patriarchy and launched a literary craze with their feminist fairy tales--these are their stories. In 17th century Paris, a group of women who called themselves conteuses (female...
Young queens : three Renaissance women and the price of power
Chang, Leah Redmond
Paper Book
Finalist for The Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Biography) One of the New Yorker's Best Books of 2023 One of BookRiot's Best Biographies of 2023 Longlisted for the 2024 Women's Prize in Nonfiction The boldly...

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