Books For Women's History Month
Non-Fiction and Research Titles about Ladies Who Have Made History
Mar 18, 2008
March is National Women's History Month otherwise known as a perfect time to read up on the mothers, wives, and daughters of antiquity.
Since 1987, National Women's History Month has been celebrated throughout classrooms and community centers across America. This March discover the hair-raising, heart-stirring, and unsung exploits of women across the centuries. Whether a girl in primary school, high school, or even a history maker yourself take this list to your local library or bookstore.
- Lives of Extraordinary Women: Rulers, Rebels (and What the Neighbor's Thought)--- by Kathleen Krull and Illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt. Profiles on 20 different women who took charge. Harcourt Children's Books,2000
- 100 Women Who Shaped World History---by Gail Meyer Rolka. From obscure and ancient to famous and still alive, this book covers the basics and beyond of women's history. Bluewood Bokks, 1994
- 33 Things Every Girl Should Know About Women's History: From Suffragettes to Skirt Lengths and the E.R.A. --- by Tonya Bolden. Filled with poetry, letters, and riveting essays this book is an excellent primer for "herstory". Crown Books for Young Readers,2002
- Heroines: Great Women Through the Ages--- by Rebecca Hazell. 12 women with a sense of right are chronicled in this book that is predictable in the best possible way. Abbeville Press, 1995
- Girls Think Of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women--- by Catherine Thimmesh and Illustrated by Melissa Sweet. A celebration of the creative spirit of female inventors. Houghton Mifflin, 2002
- Black Women of the Old West--- by William Loren Katz. Complete with pictures, this rich in detail book covers a little known but fascinating demographic of women who answered the call to westward expansion. Antheneum,1995
- From Rags to Riches: A History of Girl's Clothing in America--- by Leslie Stills. The topic of women's fashion is shown to have vast cultural implication is this fun educational tool. Holiday House 2006
- Women and Girls in the Middle Ages--- by Kay Eastwood. Though glamorized through movies and television, this book tells the truth about girls in the Middle Ages. Crabtree Publishing Company, 2003
- A Separate Battle: Women and the Civil War (Young Readers' History Of the Civil War) --- by Ina Chang. Letters, photograph, and maps are just some of the unique treats from this exceptional testimony to home-front, hard-won battles. Puffin, 1996
- Into A New Country: Eight Remarkable Women of the Old West-- by Liza Ketchum. Native American, Chinese and African American Women are refreshingly included in this narrative on pioneer females who are worthy of applause. Little,Brown, 2000
- She's A Rebel: The History of Women in Rock & Roll--- by Gillian G. Gaar. An intriguing glimpse in to the world of women who jam for their bread. Seal Pr, 1992
- Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History--- by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. Ulrich explores the merits of this thesis first proposed by her in 1976 in a college paper. Washington Post calls this, " a pleasure to read". Knopf, 2007
- Ladies of the Grand Tour: British Women in Pursuit of Enlightenment and Adventure in Eighteenth-Century Europe--- by Brian Dolan. A nice swirl of both travel anecdotes and plucky women. HaperCollins, 2001
Explore the untold stories of women who changed things behind the scences or front row and center.
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