Books for Women’s History Month

By Coll Rowe | January 27 2026 | Social StudiesHistory

In honor of Women’s History Month this March, we’re sharing books by and about extraordinary women who have shaped history and made meaningful impacts in their communities.

Women’s History – Middle School Titles

Women’s History – High School Titles

We the Women
We the Women
The Hidden Heroes Who Shaped America
Norah O'Donnell, Kate Andersen Brower
9780593727027
A vivid portrait of the unsung American women from 1776 to today who changed the course of history in their fight for freedom and helped shape a more perfect union
$35.00 US
Feb 24, 2026
Hardcover
416 Pages
Ballantine Books
Lovely One (Adapted for Young Adults)
Lovely One (Adapted for Young Adults)
Ketanji Brown Jackson
9798217117772
The New York Times bestselling memoir now adapted for young adults! Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to ever be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, chronicles her life story and her extraordinary path to becoming a jurist on America's highest court in this inspiring, intimate memoir.
$20.99 US
Jan 20, 2026
Hardcover
368 Pages
Bright Matter Books
The Portable Feminist Reader
The Portable Feminist Reader
9780143110392
A dynamic and strikingly relevant look at a feminist canon as expansive rather than definitive A New York Times BestsellerOne of Library Journal's Best Books of the Year
$25.00 US
Mar 25, 2025
Paperback
672 Pages
Penguin Classics
Eve (Adapted for Young Adults)
Eve (Adapted for Young Adults)
How the Female Body Shaped Human Evolution
Cat Bohannon
9780593811887
The groundbreaking New York Times bestseller is now adapted for young adults!  This is the 200-million-year story of how the female body gave rise to the human species and forever shaped life on Earth and what that means for us in the future.
$20.99 US
Feb 25, 2025
Hardcover
432 Pages
Bright Matter Books
My Name Means Fire
My Name Means Fire
A Memoir
Atash Yaghmaian
9780807020722
“I was riveted by this searing ode to the resiliency of the human psyche, rich in beauty and devastation.”—Melissa Febos, author of Girlhood An unflinching and stunning debut memoir of an Iranian girl’s coming-of-age experiencing abuse, war, and superstition—and her survival through dissociative identity disorder, which offered her an inner world into which she could escape
$26.95 US
Oct 14, 2025
Hardcover
248 Pages
Beacon Press
Radiant
Radiant
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
9780593855805
A historical middle-grade novel in verse from multiple Coretta Scott King winner Vaunda Micheaux Nelson. Now in paperback!
$9.99 US
Jan 06, 2026
Paperback
320 Pages
Dutton Books for Young Readers
Nina and the Keeper of the Keystone
Nina and the Keeper of the Keystone
Secret Society of Rebel Girls
Rebel Girls, Marti Dumas, Kristina Kister
9798889641025
An exciting new fantasy series from Rebel Girls
$9.99 US
Oct 14, 2025
Paperback
320 Pages
DK Children
Woman, Life, Freedom
Woman, Life, Freedom
Marjane Satrapi
9781644214053
An urgent, groundbreaking and visually stunning new collection of graphic storytelling about the present Iranian revolution, using comics to show what would be censored in photos and film in Iran.Marjane Satrapi, author of Persepolis, returns to graphic art with this collaboration of over 20 activists, artists, journalists, and academics working together to depict the historic uprising, in solidarity with the Iranian people and in defense of feminism.*"A stirring call for change that reminds readers 'the art of rebellion is an everyday battle.'” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
$35.95 US
Mar 19, 2024
Paperback
272 Pages
Seven Stories Press
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