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Women's History Spotlight: Books for Children

Discover stories of incredible women who made a difference! This book list celebrates Women's History Month with tales of courage, determination, and triumph.

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28 items

  • She Raised Her Voice

    50 Black Women Who Sang Their Way Into Music History

    Elizabeth, Jordannah,
    BookPhiladelphia : RP Kids, 2021. — J 782.42 ELI
  • Born Reading

    20 Stories of Women Reading Their Way Into History

    Krull, Kathleen,
    BookNew York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2023] — J 028.08 KRU
  • Rad Women Worldwide

    Artists and Athletes, Pirates and Punks, and Other Revolutionaries Who Shaped History

    Schatz, Kate,
    BookBerkeley, CA : Ten Speed Press, 2016. — J 920.72 SCH
  • One Girl's Voice

    How Lucy Stone Helped Change the Law of the Land

    Kirkfield, Vivian,
    BookNew York, NY : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, [2025] — J B STONE
  • Finish the Fight!

    the Brave and Revolutionary Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote

    Chambers, Veronica,
    BookBoston : Versify/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2020] — J 324.62 CHA
  • The Six

    the Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts /

    Grush, Loren,
    BookNew York : Simon & Schuster for Young Readers, [2025] — J 629.45 GRU
  • BookNew York : Little, Brown and Company, [2018] — J 920.72 LIN
  • Women in Sports

    50 Fearless Athletes Who Played to Win

    Ignotofsky, Rachel, 1989-
    BookCalifornia ; New York : Ten Speed Press, 2017. — J 796.09 ING
  • BookNew York : Random House Children's Books, [2020] — J 324.62 MES
  • Little Leaders

    Bold Women in Black History

    Harrison, Vashti,
    BookNew York, NY : Little, Brown and Company, 2017. — J 920.72 HAR
  • Lifting as We Climb

    Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box

    Dionne, Evette,
    BookNew York : Viking, [2020] — J 323.34 DIO
  • March Forward, Girl

    From Young Warrior to Little Rock Nine

    Beals, Melba Pattillo
    BookBoston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2018] — J B BEALS
  • Raising the Bar

    Black Women Who Changed Gymnastics

    Nnachi, Ngeri,
    BookMinneapolis, MN : Lerner Publications, [2025] — J 796.44 NNA
  • Forgotten Founders

    Black Patriots, Women Soldiers, and Other Thinkers and Heroes Who Shaped Early America

    Lowe, Mifflin,
    Book[United States] : Bushel & Peck Books, [2022] — J 973.3 LOW