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Books to Read During Women’s History Month

March 2, 2022

March is Women’s History Month! We could go on for days about all of the amazing books about equally amazing women you should read, but here’s a small list to get you started. Be sure to stop by our many Women’s History Month displays to pick these up and many more.

Book cover of "Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World" featuring illustrated portraits of various women scientists and science-themed drawings.

Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky

Book cover titled "Stories for South Asian Super Girls" by Raj Kaur Khaira, featuring bright, bold text in pink, yellow, and white on a dynamic background with decorative elements.

Stories of South Asian Super Girls by Ray Kaur Khaira

Book cover titled "Women Who Dared: 52 Stories of Fearless Daredevils, Adventurers & Rebels," featuring illustrated portraits of women and an old airplane.

Women Who Dared by Linda Skeers

Book cover of "Bad Girls Throughout History" by Ann Shen, featuring illustrated portraits of six women from different historical periods.

Bad Girls Throughout History by Ann Shen

Book cover of "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank, featuring four black-and-white photos of Anne and a red banner with the title and author’s name.

Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

Book cover for "The Story of My Life" by Helen Keller, featuring a side profile portrait of a woman with dark hair in a bun, dressed in light clothing.

The Story of My Life by Helen Keller

Black-and-white photo of Constance Baker Motley raising two fingers, overlaid with the book title "Civil Rights Queen" and author Tomiko Brown-Nagin’s name.

Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley by Tomiko Brown-Nagin

The cover of "My Beloved World" by Sonia Sotomayor features a portrait of the author smiling, with the title and her name in large white text.

My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor

Book cover of "Code Girls" by Liza Mundy, featuring a black-and-white photo of five women in uniform and gold title text above them.

Code Girs by Liza Mundy

Book cover for "Hidden Figures: Young Readers' Edition" by Margot Lee Shetterly, featuring a sepia photo of African-American women and space-themed illustrations on a blue background.

Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

Book cover with gold text reading "Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life" by Jane Sherron De Hart, featuring a white lace collar on a black background.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life by Jane Sherron De Hart

Five African American women from the nineteenth century pose together in formal attire for a black-and-white photograph featured on a Penguin Classics book cover.

The Portable Nineteenth-Century African American Women Writers

Black and white book cover featuring Megan Rapinoe looking at the camera, with her name, “One Life,” and “New York Times Bestseller” text above and below her image.

One Life by Megan Rapinoe

Book cover of "No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference" by Greta Thunberg, featuring Greta in a yellow raincoat with updated edition and New York Times bestseller notes.

No One is Too Small to Make a Difference by Greta Thunberg

Illustrated book cover for "Ida B. the Queen" by Michelle Duster, featuring a portrait of Ida B. Wells with laurel leaves and colorful abstract shapes in the background.

Ida B. the Queen by Michelle Duster

Book cover of "Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution!" featuring two illustrated women, one smiling with a flower in her hair, the other with arms crossed, against a blue background.

Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution by Joy Michael Ellison

Book cover of "The Radium Girls" by Kate Moore, featuring a black and green design with historic photos of women and the subtitle "The Dark Story of America's Shining Women.

The Radium Girls by Kate Moore

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Categories: Books & More Tags: Biographies, Books, Readers Advisory, Women's History Month, Women's Rights

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