By Joan Carbone – Senior Youth Services Librarian, Lynnfield Public Library
In March we celebrate the incredible women in history. Here are some great books to help you learn more about them.
Adult
The Barbizon, the hotel that set women free by Paulina Bren
A Black Women’s History of the United States by Daina Ramey Berry
Come Fly the World: The Jet-Age Story of the Women of Pan Am by Juia Cooke
She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement by Jodi Kantor
The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore
Text me when you get home: the evolution and triumph of modern female friendship by Kayleen Schaefer
Nobody ever asked me about the girls : women, music, and fame by Lisa Robinson
Vanguard : how black women broke barriers, won the vote, and insisted on equality for all by Martha S. Jones
Young Adult
Everything within and in between by Nikki Barthelmess
Women heroes of World War I: 16 remarkable resisters, soldiers, spies, and medics by Kathryn J. Atwood
The book thief by Markus Zusak
Born to fly : the first women’s air race across America by Steve Sheinkin
Children’s
The I Am… series –
The Who Was… series –
Brave girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers’ Strike of 1909 by Michelle Markel
Elizabeth started all the trouble by Doreen Rappaport
She persisted : 13 American women who changed the world by Chelsea Clinton
Parker Looks Up: an extraordinary moment by Parker Curry
Martin and Mahalia: his words, her song by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Betty Before X by Ilyasah Shabazz
Barefoot dreams of Petra Luna by Alda P. Dobbs
Show me a sign by Ann Clare LeZotte
Women’s right to vote (History Smashers) by Kate Messner