Women's History Month Books

I have been highly anticipating sharing this awesome list of books for women's history month! There are so many impressive, brave, & impactful women in our world's history, that it was a real treat to read & research about more of them in order to share this list with you. I love learning so much! 
I tried to pull in women who influenced us in art, sports, aviation, science + other careers & in promoting women's rights & suffrage. There were so many women to learn from & I hope this list serves as a great resource for you as you celebrate women this month & always!

WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH PICTURE BOOKS: 
1. Finish the Fight: The Brave & Revolutionary Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote
by: Veronica Chambers
(We don't know as much about some of the women from other backgrounds who fought at the front lines for women's suffrage. Yankton Dakota Sioux, Mary Eliza Church Terrell,  Mabel Ping Hua-Lee & others' stories are told in this picture book.) 
www.amazon.com/Finish-Fight-Brave-Revolutionary-Fought/dp/035840830X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=finish+the+fight&qid=1614707482&sr=8-1

2. Fantastically Great Women
by: Kate Pankhurst
(Picture & link below, this awesome book contains the biographies of 12 influential women who changed the world. It includes biography summaries of: Coco Chanel, Amelia Earhart, Frida Kahlo, Gertrude Ederle, Agent Fifi, Sacagawea, Anne Frank, Rosa Parks, Mary Anning, Jane Austen, & Emmeline Pankhurst, who is the author's relation.) 

3. Shaking Things UP: 14 Women 
by: Susan Hood & Sophie Blackall & Emily Winfield Martin
​(14 revolutionary young women are introduced in this poetry book with mixed art from various artists. You will meet Ruby Bridges, Nellie Ply, Malala, Angela Zhang, Frida Kahlo, Jacquelin & Eileen Nearne, Mae Jemison, Frances Moore Lappe, Annette Pullerman, Molly Williams.) 
www.amazon.com/Shaking-Things-Up-Young-Changed/dp/0062699458/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=shaking+things+up&qid=1614837902&sr=8-1​​​

4. Sojourner Truth
by: Ann Turner & James Ransome
(A picture book biography of a religious black woman, who after escaping an abusive slaveowner, felt called to preach. Her name was Isabella Baumfree, but it becomes Sojourner because she traveled far & spoke truth in the meetings.)   
​www.amazon.com/My-Name-Truth-Life-Sojourner/dp/0060758988/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=sojourner+truth&qid=1614707919&sr=8-8


5.  Amelia Earhart (Little People, BIG Dreams)
by:Maria Isabel Sanchez Vergara & Maria Diamantes
(A huge name in aviation, but specifically one of the first successful female aviators, the story of Amelia Earhart is fascinating. She set a new female record for flying up to 14,000 feet & was a regular daredevil!) 
www.amazon.com/Amelia-Earhart-Little-People-DREAMS/dp/1847808883/ref=sr_1_9?crid=2E71SQEUTJ3Q0&dchild=1&keywords=amelia+earhart+book+for+kids&qid=1614837279&sprefix=amelia+earhart%2Caps%2C250&sr=8-9

6. The Voice That Won the Vote: How One Woman's Words Made History
by: Elisa Boxer
(Set with the backdrop of America in the 1920s, when the Tennessee legislature still hadn't ratified the 19th amendment, Febb Burn wrote a letter to her son Harry & reminded him to "vote for suffrage & be a good boy...." a letter that gave all women a voice.)
www.amazon.com/Voice-that-Won-Vote-History/dp/1534110496/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+voice+that+won+the+vote&qid=1614739559&sr=8-1

7. Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark
by: Jess Keating & Marta Alvarez Miguens
(Eugenie Clark fell in love with sharks when she saw them at the aquarium as a young girl, & she went on to prove to people that sharks were not bad or scary...& that women could be scientists too! A great STEM & nonfiction book to share with your kids!) 
www.amazon.com/Shark-Lady-Eugenie-Fearless-Scientist/dp/1492642045/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1614838393&sr=8-2

8. I Am Marie Curie (Ordinary People Change the World series)
by: Brad Meltzer 
(This is the story of Marie Curie, told in a friendly & conversational way, almost like a graphic novel for very young readers.  Marie Curie is one of the few female scientists who emerged in the 19th century & although she faced many difficulties, it never dulled her love of science.) 
 www.amazon.com/Marie-Curie-Ordinary-People-Change/dp/0525555854/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=i+am+marie+curie&qid=1614900570&sr=8-2

9. A Computer Called Katherine 
by: Suzanne Slade
(Did you know people used to be nicknamed "computers" before actual PC's really came around? She was the first African-American woman to work for NASA during the space race & her mathematics were so impressive, she was relied on heavily for success in those crucial missions.)
www.amazon.com/Counting-Katherine-Johnson-Saved-Apollo/dp/1250137527/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=a+computer+called+katherine&qid=1614902545&sr=8-2

10.  Long-Armed Ludy & the First Women's Olympics
by: Jean Patrick
(Ludy, a tall & skinny beanpole, was a champ at the shotput event in Track & Field. While Ludy didn't have enough money to afford the Olympics, some friends & her college sent her & she won a gold medal at the 1922 Olympics.)
www.amazon.com/Long-Armed-Ludy-First-Womens-Olympics/dp/1623541689/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1614905151&sr=8-1
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11. A Voice Named Aretha
by: Katheryn Russell-Brown & Laura Freeman
(All about the soul-filled music of Aretha Franklin.)  
www.amazon.com/Voice-Named-Aretha-Katheryn-Russell-Brown/dp/1681198509/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=a+voice+named+aretha&qid=1614908657&s=books&sr=1-1

12. Malala's Magic Pencil
by: Malala Yousafazi & Kerascoet 
(Malala, a huge name in education for women, especially in her country, Pakistan, made a wish for a magic pencil as a girl. With this pencil, she would erase the smell of garbage from her city & use the pencil to make everyone happy. Malala saw a world that needed fixing & she set out to do just that.) 
www.amazon.com/Malalas-Magic-Pencil-Malala-Yousafzai/dp/0316319570/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=malala%27s+magic+pencil&qid=1614913646&s=books&sr=1-1

13. Evonne Goolagang
by: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
(With a dream to play at Wimbledon one day, Evonne was a young indigenous girl, living in Australia with little prospect of playing tennis someday. But she trained hard & taught herself after the tennis club met each day by her house....she got picked up by Vic Edwards when he heard of a girl who was faster than any other talent, & went to live with his family & train in Sydney; then she went on & won Wimbledon (as well as many other tournaments) several times! 
www.amazon.com/Evonne-Goolagong-Little-People-DREAMS/dp/071124586X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=evonne+goolagong&qid=1614821656&s=books&sr=1-1
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14. Billie Jean: How Tennis Star Billie Jean King Changed Women's Sports
by: Mara Rockliff & Elizabeth Baddeley 
(A top women's tennis player who  loved sports from the time she was young, Billie fought for fairness in women's sports. She faced off against Bobby Riggs in a Battle of the Sexes, which is the most famous tennis match in history, & reminded everyone that men & women are equal on & off the court.)  
www.amazon.com/Billie-Jean-Tennis-Changed-Womens/dp/0525517790/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=billie+jean&qid=1614922073&s=books&sr=1-2

15. Sisters & Champions
​by: Howard Bryant 
(This picture book is all about Serena & Venus Williams,  who shook up the tennis world & who won Olympic gold medals & becoming the #1 ranked women in tennis.)
www.amazon.com/Sisters-Champions-Story-Serena-Williams/dp/0399169067/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=serena+%26+venus&qid=1614802928&s=books&sr=1-3

16. Wilma Rudolph (Little People: Big Dreams) 
by: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
(The incredible story of little Wilma, who overcame polio in her left leg as a young girl & went on to win 3 Olympic gold medals & become known as the fastest woman in the world in the 1960s.) 
www.amazon.com/Wilma-Rudolph-Little-People-DREAMS/dp/1786037513/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=wilma+rudolph&qid=1614922410&s=books&sr=1-2

17. Mae Jemison: A Kid's Book About Reaching your Dreams  OR Mae Among the Stars
by:  Mary Nhin Yuliia Zolotova  
(Mae was told often as a young girl that she couldn't be an astronaut, & that she should try to be something else. Women didn't go to space. But Mae worked hard for her dreams, & she was the first black woman in space.) 
www.amazon.com/Mae-Jemison-About-Reaching-Dreams/dp/163731048X/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=mae+jemison&qid=1614922506&s=books&sr=1-6

18. Dinosaur Lady: The Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning the first Paleontologist 
by: Linda Skeers & Marta Miguens 
(Mary Anning was a girl who loved scouring the beach for fossils in England.  There's a legend that "she sells seashells" was written about Mary. Even though women weren't involved in paleontology, she made some of the biggest contributions to scientists who published her theories, including that dinosaur poop, bezoar, taught us more about dinosaurs & reptiles.)
www.amazon.com/Dinosaur-Lady-Linda-Skeers/dp/172820951X/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=2GM0EPU12BO00&dchild=1&keywords=shark+lady+the+true+story+of+how+eugenie+clark&qid=1614838632&sprefix=shark+lady%2Caps%2C280&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyUkZXTjNXUVAxTlk5JmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMDYwMjMxMjhFS1AxS0JGUUNINyZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNDUyNjgzMkJPNjhTTk1UT1A4WSZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU= 
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19. That Book Woman
by: Heather Henson & David Small
(If you have read Giver of Stars then you'll recognize the packhorse librarian back story. Cal doesn't like reading, but that book woman keeps coming, rain or shine, to bring books to their family.)  
www.amazon.com/That-Book-Woman-Heather-Henson/dp/1416908129/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=that+book+woman&qid=1614922837&s=books&sr=1-1

20. Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls (100 Tales of Extraordinary Women)
by: Francesca Cavallo & Elena Favilli 
(Tons of stories of lesser known women like 
www.amazon.com/Good-Night-Stories-Rebel-Girls/dp/0997895810/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2JVEOM8YX1ORS&dchild=1&keywords=goodnight+stories+for+rebel+girls+by+francesca+favilli&qid=1614838897&sprefix=good+night+stories+for+rebel%2Caps%2C222&sr=8-3

21. Caroline's Comets
by: Emily McCully
(Caroline was scarred by smallpox & stunted from typhus as a child; for some reason, her parents thought that was reason enough to treat her like a maid. But her older brother, William, took her to England with him when he left & the two siblings created a telescope & star charts together.) 
www.amazon.com/Carolines-Comets-Emily-Arnold-McCully/dp/082344676X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=caroline%27s+comets&qid=1614922964&s=books&sr=1-1

22. I Am Helen Keller 
by: Brad Meltzer
(While she was not born deaf & blind, little Helen got a disease as a young child that robbed her of her hearing & sight. When she was 6 years old, she met Anne Sullivan; someone who could finally communicate with Helen & taught her sign language & how to read Braille. Helen grew up to become a social activist, leading the fight for people with disabilities.)
www.amazon.com/Helen-Keller-Ordinary-People-Change/dp/0525428518/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=I+Am+Helen+Keller&qid=1614923019&s=books&sr=1-1

23. Women in Art: 50 Fearless Creatives Who Inspired the World
by: Rachel Ignotofsky 
(Biographies of women who were artists & contributed to the artistic world.)
www.amazon.com/Women-Art-Fearless-Creatives-Inspired/dp/0399580433/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=women+in+art&qid=1614923041&s=books&sr=1-1

24.  The Tree Lady 
by: H. Joseph Hopkins & Jill McElmurry
(Kate was a woman who grew up among the towering redwoods loved trees & was the first woman to graduate with a degree in science from the University of California.)  
www.amazon.com/Tree-Lady-Tree-Loving-Changed-Forever/dp/1442414022/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+tree+lady&qid=1615001497&sr=8-1

25. Tales of Famous Heroes
by: Peter & Connie Roop
(From athletic women like Billie Jean, to women involved in civil rights like Rosa Parks, this picture book biography dedicates a small chapter to each of the lives of these influential women.) 
www.amazon.com/Tales-Famous-Heroes-Peter-Connie/dp/0545237505/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=tales+of+famous+heroes&qid=1615001610&s=books&sr=1-2

26. Flying Solo
by: Julie Cummins & Malene R. Laugsen
(The story of Ruth Elder, another influential & stylish woman who was determined to fly right alongside the men. She competed with Amelia Earhart & was one of the first to attempt a flight alone across the Atlantic Ocean.) 
www.amazon.com/Flying-Solo-Elder-Soared-Americas/dp/1596435097/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=flying+ruth+elder&qid=1614913449&s=books&sr=1-1 

27. National Geographic Readers: Mother Teresa  OR Little People Big Dreams: Mother Teresa
by: Barbara Kramer              by: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
(Mother Teresa will always be known as one of the most compassionate human beings on this planet. Do you know that she spent her entire life going about serving those who were less fortunate & sick? Little Agnes was always inspired by the missionaries she saw going about serving & decided to do the same with her life.) 
www.amazon.com/National-Geographic-Readers-Mother-Teresa/dp/1426333471/ref=sr_1_18?dchild=1&keywords=mother+teresa&qid=1614914763&s=books&sr=1-18

www.amazon.com/Mother-Teresa-Little-People-Dreams/dp/1786032309/ref=sr_1_13?dchild=1&keywords=mother+teresa+books&qid=1614923344&sr=8-13

28. I Dissent! Ruth Bader Ginsberg Makes Her Mark
by: Debbie Levy & Elizabeth Baddley 
(A picture book biography of young Ruth, who was discrimnated against for her Jewish beliefs & background, & who prevailed against all odds, educating herself as a woman & going to law school & later becoming one of the successful Supreme Court justices of the United States.) 
www.amazon.com/Dissent-Ruth-Bader-Ginsburg-Makes/dp/1481465597/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=i+dissent&qid=1615001740&s=books&sr=1-1

29. The Girl Who Saw in Pictures 
by: Julia Finley Mosca 
(Have you heard the name of Temple Grandin before? Diagnosed with autism at an early age, Temple was quite the visual thinker.  She specifically connected to animals, especially cattle that she'd gotten close to on her aunt's ranch, & invented improvements for farms around the world!)
www.amazon.com/Girl-Who-Thought-Pictures-Scientists/dp/1943147302/ref=sr_1_1?crid=QGBRM2M2JA0G&dchild=1&keywords=the+girl+who+saw+in+pictures&qid=1614914833&s=books&sprefix=the+girl+who+saw+%2Cstripbooks%2C194&sr=1-1 

30. A Picture Book of Florence Nightingale 
by: David A. Adler & John Wallner
(Surprisingly, Florence was born into a wealthy family, & yet she chose to do "dirty work." After witnessing the atrocious conditions of hospitals in the 1800s, Florence saw the opportunity for organization. Her strict standards of hygiene significantly lowered death rates & revolutionized healthcare!) 
www.amazon.com/Picture-Book-Florence-Nightingale-Biography/dp/0823442713/ref=sr_1_11?dchild=1&keywords=florence+nightingale&qid=1615001880&s=books&sr=1-11

31. A Girl & Her Motorcycle
by: Amy Novesky & Julie Morstad
(This is the true story of the first woman to ride a motorcycle alone, around the world.)  
www.amazon.com/Girl-Motorcycle-Amy-Novesky/dp/0593116291/ref=sr_1_1?crid=10OBY3C00RPQ7&dchild=1&keywords=girl+on+a+motorcycle&qid=1615265975&sprefix=girl+on+a+motorcy%2Caps%2C215&sr=8-1
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32.  Work it, Girl! Boss the Bestseller List Like J.K. Rowling
by: Caroline Moss  
(Discover how J.K. Rowling became a bestselling author & publishing sensation with 10 takeaways from her work that you can apply to your own life.) 
www.quartoknows.com/books/9781786034694/Work-It-Girl-J-K-Rowling.html