by Rachel Wells
March is Women’s History Month and we love celebrating amazing girls and women who have made their mark on history!
Check out 15 of our favorite Women’s History Month books below.
Who Says Women Can’t Be Doctors
The true story of Elizabth Blackwell, the first female doctor.
Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugine Clark Became the Ocean’s Most Fearless Scientist
Eugenie devoted her life to learning about sharks. After earning several college degrees and making countless discoveries, Eugenie wrote herself into the history of science, earning the nickname “Shark Lady.”
Mae Among the Stars
This beautiful book is inspired by the life of the first African American woman to travel in space, Mae Jemison.
Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines
The bold story of Maya Lin, the visionary artist-architect who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Elizabeth Started All the Trouble
She couldn’t go to college, become a politician, or even vote. But Elizabeth Cady Stanton didn’t let that stop her.
How Kate Warne Saved President Lincoln: The Story Behind the Nation’s First Women Detective
In 1856, when Kate Warne went to see Allan Pinkerton, only men were detectives. But Kate convinced Allan to hire her for his detective agency. She explained that she could worm out secrets where men could not go―in disguise as a society lady! Join Kate on her most important mission―to thwart a plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln on the way to his inauguration.
Just Like Beverly
This charming book tells Beverly Cleary’s own story of learning how to read and never giving up on her dreams to write stories for kids just like her.
She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World
Chelsea Clinton introduces tiny feminists, mini activists and little kids who are ready to take on the world to thirteen inspirational women who never took no for an answer, and who always, inevitably and without fail, persisted.
Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World’s Fastest Women
This award-winning true story of Black Olympic runner Wilma Rudolph, who overcame childhood polio and eventually went on to win three gold medals.
The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin
When young Temple was diagnosed with autism, no one expected her to talk, let alone become one of the most powerful voices in modern science. Yet, the determined visual thinker did just that. Her unique mind allowed her to connect with animals in a special way, helping her invent groundbreaking improvements for farms around the globe.
Before She Was Harriet
Who was Harriet Tubman before she was Harriet?
When Sue Found Sue: Sue Hendrickson Discovers Her T. Rex
In 1990, at a dig in South Dakota, Sue made her biggest discovery to date: Sue the T. rex, the largest and most complete T. rex skeleton ever unearthed. Named in Sue’s honor, Sue the T. rex would be placed on permanent exhibition at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.
Dinosaur Lady: The Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning
Mary’s discoveries rocked the world of science and helped create a brand-new field of study: paleontology. But many people believed women couldn’t be scientists, so Mary wasn’t given the credit she deserved. Nevertheless, Mary kept looking and learning more, making discoveries that reshaped scientific beliefs about the natural world.
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13
You’ve likely heard of the historic Apollo 13 moon landing. But do you know about the mathematical genius who made sure that Apollo 13 returned safely home?
A Is For Awesome!: 23 Iconic Women Who Changed the World
Why stick with plain old A, B, C when you can have Amelia (Earhart), Malala, Tina (Turner), Ruth (Bader Ginsburg), all the way to eXtraordinary You―and the Zillion of adventures you will go on?
