Books for Women’s History Month

By Coll Rowe | January 30 2024 | Social Studies & History

In honor of Women’s History Month in March, we are sharing books by and about women who have shaped history and inspired change in their communities. Learn more about extraordinary women who stood up for women’s rights, advocated for themselves, and followed their dreams.

Women’s History – Elementary School Titles

Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller
Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller
April Harrison, Breanna J. McDaniel
978-0-593-32420-2
From an award-winning author and illustrator comes this picture book biography about beloved librarian and storyteller Augusta Braxton Baker, the first Black coordinator of children’s services at all branches of the New York Public Library.
$18.99 US
Feb 06, 2024
Hardcover
40 Pages
Dial Books
Cantora
Cantora
Mercedes Sosa, the Voice of Latin America
Melisa Fernández Nitsche
978-0-593-64597-0
Sing out! With a stunning, graphic style and a melodious text, this picture book tells the story of Latin American icon Mercedes Sosa and how she became the voice of a people from exile to triumph.
$18.99 US
Sep 12, 2023
Hardcover
48 Pages
Knopf Books for Young Readers
The Met Frida Kahlo
The Met Frida Kahlo
She Painted Her World in Self-Portraits
Amy Guglielmo
978-0-7440-7069-9
See the world through Frida Kahlo's eyes and be inspired to produce your own masterpieces.
$14.99 US
Dec 26, 2023
Hardcover
56 Pages
DK Children
Taking Off
Taking Off
Airborne with Mary Wilkins Ellis
Emily Arnold McCully
978-0-8234-5691-8
Witness the true story of how Mary Wilkins Ellis’ childhood passion for flying led to an exciting career in the air, written and illustrated by a Caldecott Medalist.
$8.99 US
Jan 02, 2024
Paperback
40 Pages
Margaret Ferguson Books
She Persisted: Deb Haaland
She Persisted: Deb Haaland
Alexandra Boiger, Chelsea Clinton, Gillian Flint, Laurel Goodluck
978-0-593-62070-0
Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds--including Deb Haaland!A 2024 American Indian Youth Literature Honor Book!
$6.99 US
Oct 03, 2023
Paperback
96 Pages
Philomel Books
Mae Makes a Way
Mae Makes a Way
The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker
Andrea Pippins, Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
978-0-525-64585-6
Tip your hat to fashion designer and civil rights icon Mae Reeves in this picture book biography written in collaboration with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture!
$18.99 US
May 24, 2022
Hardcover
48 Pages
Crown Books for Young Readers
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Real-Life Tales of Black Girl Magic
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Real-Life Tales of Black Girl Magic
Rebel Girls, Lilly Workneh, Cashawn Thompson, Diana Odero, Jestine Ware, Sonja Thomas
978-1-953424-04-4
A PARENTS' FAVORITE PRODUCTS TILLYWIG AWARD WINNER 2022
$35.00 US
Sep 28, 2021
Hardcover
240 Pages
Rebel Girls
Troublemakers in Trousers
Troublemakers in Trousers
Women and What They Wore to Get Things Done
Sarah Albee, Kaja Kajfez
978-1-62354-095-1
Meet twenty-one women throughout history who broke fashion and norms to do something groundbreaking in this unique middle-grade collection that celebrates trailblazers and troublemakers.
$18.99 US
Oct 25, 2022
Hardcover
176 Pages
Charlesbridge
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