International Women's Day 2026 - Nonfiction for Adults

March 8, 2026 is the 115th International Women's Day! This year's theme is "Give to Gain" so enjoy these reads highlighting women though history who have given their all to move the rights of women forward.

Updated March 6, 2026
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The abortion caravan : when women shut down government in the battle for the right to choose
Wells, Karin
Paper Book
In the spring of 1970, seventeen women set out from Vancouver in a big yellow convertible, a Volkswagen bus, and a pickup truck. They called it the Abortion Caravan. Three thousand miles later, they "occupied" the prime minister's front lawn in Ottawa, led a rally of 500 women on Parliament Hill,...
Around the Kitchen Table : M etis Aunties' Scholarship
Paper Book
Honouring the scholarship of Métis matriarchs While surveying the field of Indigenous studies, Laura Forsythe and Jennifer Markides recognized a critical need for not only a Métis-focused volume, but one dedicated to the contributions of Métis women. To address this need, they brought...
The bluestockings : a history of the first women's movement
Gibson, Susannah
Paper Book
In England in the 1700s, a woman who was an intellectual, spoke out, or wrote professionally was considered unnatural. After all, as the wisdom of the era dictated, a clever woman--if there were such a thing--would never make a good wife. But a circle of women called the Bluestockings did...
Making space for Indigenous feminism
Starblanket, Gina
Paper Book
The third edition of the iconic collection Making Space for Indigenous Feminism features feminist, queer and two-spirit voices from across generations and locations. Feminism has much to offer Indigenous women, and all Indigenous Peoples, in their struggles against oppression....
Outspoken : my fight for freedom and human rights in Afghanistan
Samar, Sima
Paper Book
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 MOORE PRIZE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS NATIONAL BESTSELLER The impassioned memoir of Afghanistan's Sima Samar: medical doctor, public official, founder of schools and hospitals, thorn in the side of the Taliban, nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize, and...
Wages for housework : the feminist fight against unpaid labor
Callaci, Emily
Paper Book
The revelatory story of a radical campaign to change the way we value work "Illuminating, honest, nuanced, Wages for Housework is a must-read for anyone seeking to make a just and sustainable world for all." ―Robin D. G....
Women winning office : an activist's guide to getting elected
Nash, Peggy
Paper Book
When Peggy Nash first decided to run for elected office, she had no idea where to start, who to contact, or what the rules were. For those who are underrepresented in political life, politics can seem like a secret society designed to shut them out. Women Winning Office is a practical...

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