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Women’s History Month

March 1, 2026

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Celebrating Women Throughout History

March is here, and that means the official start of Women’s History Month. To celebrate the women who have shaped our history, our librarians have curated a list of recommended reads for all groups. Check out our recommendations below for fiction, nonfiction, and young adult books that showcase writing by and about women.

Youth

Juvenile Non-Fiction History Books

Cover Image of Door by Door by Meeg Pincus

Door by Door

Cover Image of We Are The Supremes by Zoë Tucker

We Are The Supremes

Cover Image of Wanda Hears the Stars by Amy S. Hansen, Wanda Díaz Merced

Wanda Hears the Stars

Cover Image of Introducing Sandwina by Vicki Conrad

Introducing Sandwina

Cover Image of Revolutionary Mary by Karen Blumenthal, Jen McCartney

Revolutionary Mary

Cover Image of Mariam's Dream by Leila Boukarim

Mariam's Dream

Cover Image of Make a Pretty Sound by Traci N. Todd

Make a Pretty Sound

Cover Image of Cut! by C. E. Winters

Cut!

Cover Image of A Banquet for Cecilia by Julie Leung

A Banquet for Cecilia

Cover Image of A Book, Too, Can Be a Star by Charlotte Jones Voiklis, Jennifer Adams

A Book, Too, Can Be a Star

Cover Image of Extraordinary Magic by Nina Crews

Extraordinary Magic

Cover Image of Dazzling Zelda by Aura Lewis, Farai Simoyi

Dazzling Zelda

Cover Image of Cicely Tyson by RENE. WATSON

Cicely Tyson

Cover Image of Yayoi Kusama by Sarah Suzuki

Yayoi Kusama

Cover Image of Troublemakers in Trousers by Sarah Albee

Troublemakers in Trousers

Cover Image of Sharice's Big Voice by Sharice Davids, Nancy K. Mays, TBD

Sharice's Big Voice

Cover Image of Josephine by Patricia Hruby Powell

Josephine

Cover Image of Wilma's Way Home by Doreen Rappaport

Wilma's Way Home

Cover Image of A Computer Called Katherine by Suzanne Slade

A Computer Called Katherine

Juvenile Fiction History Books

Cover Image of Girls on the Rise by Amanda Gorman

Girls on the Rise

Cover Image of The Loud Librarian by Jenna Beatrice

The Loud Librarian

Cover Image of Faiza Is a Fighter by Debasmita Dasgupta

Faiza Is a Fighter

Cover Image of One Beaded Earring by Pat Lamondin Skene

One Beaded Earring

Cover Image of You're Amazing, Anna Hibiscus! by Atinuke

You're Amazing, Anna Hibiscus!

Cover Image of Girls Who Slay Monsters by Ellen Ryan

Girls Who Slay Monsters

Cover Image of Operation Sisterhood: Stealing the Show! by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich

Operation Sisterhood: Stealing the Show!

Cover Image of Plumber Pearl! by Andrea Zimmerman

Plumber Pearl!

Cover Image of Operation Sisterhood: Stealing the Show! by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich

Operation Sisterhood: Stealing the Show!

Cover Image of Free Period by Ali Terese

Free Period

Cover Image of Tana Cooks with Care by Stacy Wells

Tana Cooks with Care

Cover Image of Lubaya's Quiet Roar by Marilyn Nelson

Lubaya's Quiet Roar

Cover Image of Stella's Stellar Hair by Yesenia Moises

Stella's Stellar Hair

Cover Image of Cub by Cynthia L. Copeland

Cub

Cover Image of The Moon Within by Aida Salazar

The Moon Within

Cover Image of Sofia Valdez, Future Prez by Andrea Beaty

Sofia Valdez, Future Prez

Cover Image of Alicia Alonso Takes the Stage by Rebel Girls

Alicia Alonso Takes the Stage

Cover Image of Mary Wears What She Wants by Keith Negley

Mary Wears What She Wants

Teen

Teen Fiction

Cover Image of Truth Is by Hannah V. Sawyerr

Truth Is

Cover Image of True Life in Uncanny Valley by Deb Caletti

True Life in Uncanny Valley

Cover Image of This Book Might Be About Zinnia by Brittney Morris

This Book Might Be About Zinnia

Cover Image of Sundown Girls by L.S. Stratton

Sundown Girls

Cover Image of Sometimes the Girl by Jennifer Mason-Black

Sometimes the Girl

Cover Image of Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Boulley

Sisters in the Wind

Cover Image of The Omen Girl by Yueh Yang

The Omen Girl

Cover Image of Lost Girls of Hollow Lake by Rebekah Faubion

Lost Girls of Hollow Lake

Cover Image of Lady or the Tiger by Heather M. Herrman

Lady or the Tiger

Cover Image of Biology Lessons by Melissa Kantor

Biology Lessons

Cover Image of Lady of Disguise by Melanie Dickerson

Lady of Disguise

Cover Image of Light Enough to Float by Lauren Seal

Light Enough to Float

Cover Image of Looking For Smoke by K. A. Cobell

Looking For Smoke

Cover Image of Rise by Freya Finch

Rise

Cover Image of You Truly Assumed by Laila Sabreen

You Truly Assumed

Cover Image of Where You See Yourself by Claire Forrest

Where You See Yourself

Cover Image of The Weight of Everything by Marcia Argueta Mickelson

The Weight of Everything

Cover Image of The Making of Yolanda La Bruja by Lorraine Avila

The Making of Yolanda La Bruja

Teen Non-Fiction

Cover Image of This Book Is Feminist by Jamia Wilson

This Book Is Feminist

Cover Image of The Unboxing of a Black Girl by Angela Shanté

The Unboxing of a Black Girl

Cover Image of Chappell Roan by Harbert Day

Chappell Roan

Cover Image of American Spirits by Barb Rosenstock

American Spirits

Cover Image of Live Like a Goddess by Jean Menzies

Live Like a Goddess

Cover Image of The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

The Diary of a Young Girl

Cover Image of They Called Me a Lioness by Ahed Tamimi, Dena Takruri

They Called Me a Lioness

Cover Image of The Swans of Harlem by Karen Valby

The Swans of Harlem

Cover Image of The Body Image Book for Girls by Charlotte Markey

The Body Image Book for Girls

Cover Image of Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renée Watson

Black Girl You Are Atlas

Cover Image of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Cover Image of Girls Resist! by KaeLyn Rich

Girls Resist!

Cover Image of Celebrate Your Body 2 by Carrie Leff, Lisa Klein

Celebrate Your Body 2

Cover Image of Becoming: Adapted for Young Readers by Michelle Obama

Becoming: Adapted for Young Readers

Cover Image of You Don't Have to Be Everything by Diana Whitney

You Don't Have to Be Everything

Cover Image of Say Her Name by Zetta Elliott

Say Her Name

Cover Image of For Teenage Girls With Wild Ambitions and Trembling Hearts by Clementine Von Radics

For Teenage Girls With Wild Ambitions...

Cover Image of Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman

Call Us What We Carry

Cover Image of Crafting Change by Jessica Vitkus

Crafting Change

Cover Image of Lifting as We Climb by Evette Dionne

Lifting as We Climb

Teen Graphic Novels

Cover Image of Rebis by Irene Marchesini

Rebis

Cover Image of You Belong Here by Sara Phoebe Miller

You Belong Here

Cover Image of My Perfectly Imperfect Body by Debbie Tung

My Perfectly Imperfect Body

Cover Image of In Mourning by Paula Cheshire

In Mourning

Cover Image of Flip by Ngozi Ukazu

Flip

Cover Image of Everyone Sux But You by K. Wroten

Everyone Sux But You

Cover Image of Cry Out Loud by Tara O'Connor

Cry Out Loud

Cover Image of Song of the Lioness, Book 1: Alanna by Tamora Pierce

Song of the Lioness, Book 1: Alanna

Cover Image of The Dark Matter of Mona Starr by Laura Lee Gulledge

The Dark Matter of Mona Starr

Cover Image of A Fox in My Brain by Lou Lubie

A Fox in My Brain

Cover Image of Song of a Blackbird by Maria van Lieshout

Song of a Blackbird

Cover Image of Age 16 by Rosena Fung

Age 16

Cover Image of Charisma’s Turn by Monique Couvson

Charisma’s Turn

Cover Image of Smash the Patriarchy by Marta Breen

Smash the Patriarchy

Cover Image of Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation by

Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adapt...

Cover Image of Surviving the City by Tasha Spillett

Surviving the City

Cover Image of Photographic by Isabel Quintero

Photographic

Cover Image of Seen: Edmonia Lewis by Jasmine Walls

Seen: Edmonia Lewis

Cover Image of Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

Persepolis

Cover Image of Maybe An Artist, A Graphic Memoir by Liz Montague

Maybe An Artist, A Graphic Memoir

Adult

Women’s Prize for Fiction

Cover Image of The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Cover Image of The Power by Naomi Alderman

The Power

Cover Image of An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

An American Marriage

Cover Image of Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

Hamnet

Cover Image of Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Piranesi

Cover Image of Brotherless Night by V. V. Ganeshananthan

Brotherless Night

Cover Image of The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden

The Safekeep

Cover Image of Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Demon Copperhead

Women’s History Titles

Cover Image of Brave the Wild River by Melissa L. Sevigny

Brave the Wild River

Cover Image of How Women Made Music by National Public Radio, Inc, Alison Fensterstock

How Women Made Music

Cover Image of Valiant Women by Lena S. Andrews

Valiant Women

Cover Image of She Wolves by Paulina Bren

She Wolves

Cover Image of Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation by Tiya Miles

Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped t...

Cover Image of Undaunted by Brooke Kroeger

Undaunted

Cover Image of Let's Get Physical by Danielle Friedman

Let's Get Physical

Cover Image of In Defense of Witches by Mona Chollet

In Defense of Witches

Cover Image of Femina by Janina Ramirez

Femina

Cover Image of Mother of Invention by Katrine Marçal

Mother of Invention

Cover Image of Original Sisters by Anita Kunz

Original Sisters

Cover Image of Trailblazers by Gabrielle David

Trailblazers

Cover Image of Fly Girls by Keith O'Brien

Fly Girls

Cover Image of The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine by Janice P. Nimura

The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pionee...

Cover Image of A Black Women's History of the United States by Daina Ramey Berry, Kali Nicole Gross

A Black Women's History of the United...

Cover Image of Tomboy by Lisa Selin Davis

Tomboy

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