12 Mar Women’s History Month Booklist
Every year, March is designated Women’s History Month which honors women’s contributions throughout history. It’s the perfect time for young readers to learn more, whether they have a role model or wish to seek more information about influential figures who left their marks on the world we know today. Below is a collection of books dedicated to the stories of women, the adversities they overcame, and how they continue to make history.
HerStory: 50 Women and Girls Who Shook Up the World by Katherine Halligan
It’s time for herstory—a celebration of not only what girls can do, but the remarkable things women have already accomplished, even when others tried to stop them.
In this uplifting and inspiring book, follow the stories of fifty powerhouse women from around the world and across time who each managed to change the world as they knew it forever. Telling the stories of their childhood, the challenges they faced, and the impact of their achievements, each lavishly illustrated spread is a celebration of girl power in its many forms. From astronauts to activists, musicians to mathematicians, these women are sure to motivate young readers of all backgrounds to focus not on the can’ts and shouldn’ts, but on what they can do: anything!
- Source: Simon & Schuster
Forgotten Founders: Black Patriots, Women Soldiers, and Other Thinkers and Heroes Who Shaped Early America by Mifflin Lowe
The miraculous founding of America was not accomplished by a handful of people; it required the heart, soul, and grit of an entire nation. Today, we rightfully honor the efforts of the Founding Fathers, but what about everyone else who sacrificed for the cause? Introducing Forgotten Founders, the inspiring book of stories about the heroic women, African Americans, Native Americans, immigrants, and others who played pivotal roles in America’s birth. Make no mistake: these were no historical footnotes. These were brave men and women—soldiers, spies, housewives, physicians, musicians—without whom the war simply could never have been won and the new republic never begun.
Readers will meet Sybil Ludington, the sixteen-year-old girl who rode all night to warn of a British attack (and didn’t get caught!); Nancy Hart: the indomitable woman who captured six Loyalist soldiers; Cuffee Wells Saunders, the talented physician who won his freedom and saved lives serving in the Continental Army; Phyllis Wheatley, the gifted Black poet whose work was praised by Voltaire and George Washington; Deborah Sampson, the colonial woman who dressed as a man to enlist in the Continental Army; Peter Salem, the former slave who became the hero of the Battle of Bunker Hill; and many more! Read, learn, and discover in beautiful new ways that America’s origin story really is everybody’s story.
- Source: Bushel & Peck Books
There is no limit to what women can do! Like each of the women explored in the stories above, they all started as children with dreams, just like you! Read about more inspiring leaders, trailblazers, and champions by checking out these books from the Evergreen catalog:
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Justice Rising: 12 Amazing Black Women in the Civil Rights Movement by Katheryn Russell-Brown
