Books for Women’s History Month

By Coll Rowe | January 30 2024 | Social StudiesHistory

In honor of Women’s History Month, we are sharing books by and about extraordinary women who have shaped history and inspired change in their communities.

 

Women’s History – Middle School Titles

Women’s History – High School Titles

American Woman
American Woman
The Transformation of the Modern First Lady, from Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden
Katie Rogers
9780593240564
The first definitive exploration of the role of the twenty-first century First Lady, painting a comprehensive portrait of Jill Biden and the evolution of the First Lady’s role from ceremonial figurehead to political operative—from a White House correspondent for The New York Times
$30.00 US
Feb 27, 2024
Hardcover
304 Pages
Crown
Lady Justice
Lady Justice
Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America
Dahlia Lithwick
9780525561408
The instant New York Times bestseller from one of the nation’s foremost legal commentators, which tells the gripping and heroic story of the women lawyers who fought the racism, sexism, and xenophobia of Donald Trump’s presidency—and won
$20.00 US
Sep 19, 2023
Paperback
368 Pages
Penguin Books
Twice as Hard
Twice as Hard
The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians, from the Civil War to the 21st Century
Jasmine Brown
9780807013373
Black women physicians’ stories have gone untold for far too long, leaving gaping holes in American medical history, in women’s history, and in black history. It’s time to set the record straight.
$18.00 US
Jan 23, 2024
Paperback
240 Pages
Beacon Press
Undaunted
Undaunted
How Women Changed American Journalism
Brooke Kroeger
9780525659143
An essential history of women in American journalism, showcasing exceptional careers from 1840 to the present
$35.00 US
May 16, 2023
Hardcover
592 Pages
Knopf
A Mighty Long Way (Adapted for Young Readers)
A Mighty Long Way (Adapted for Young Readers)
My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School
Carlotta Walls LaNier, Lisa Frazier Page
9780593486788
Follow the story of Carlotta Walls LaNier, who in 1957 at the age of fourteen was one of nine black students who integrated the all-white Little Rock Central High School and became known as the Little Rock Nine.
$9.99 US
Jan 16, 2024
Paperback
304 Pages
Yearling
Who Was Accused in the Salem Witch Trials?: Tituba
Who Was Accused in the Salem Witch Trials?: Tituba
A Who HQ Graphic Novel
Who HQ, Insha Fitzpatrick, Rowan MacColl
9780593224687
Discover the Salem witch trials through the eyes of Tituba, one of the first women to be accused of witchcraft, in this gripping graphic novel written by Oh My Gods! author Insha Fitzpatrick and illustrated by Nightmare in Savannah artist Rowan MacColl.
$7.99 US
Sep 05, 2023
Paperback
64 Pages
Penguin Workshop
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