Women’s History Month Week 1: Influential Women in History
This month, we’re celebrating women who have inspired us and the world. Each week throughout March, we will feature women and girls who:
WEEK 1 …have made a difference in history.
WEEK 2 …defy the norms by introducing new ways of thinking in STEM.
WEEK 3 …trailblaze in education, medicine, fine arts, law, politics, sports, and more!
WEEK 4 …express their ideas, experiences, and culture by writing/illustrating books.
We will also include book recommendations that explore and recognize women’s achievements, with selections ranging from picture books to young adult titles. Check back weekly for each new installment!
Susan B. Anthony
WHO WAS SHE? Women’s rights activist, pivotal in securing women’s right to vote.
WE RECOMMEND:
Chasing Freedom
By Nikki Grimes
9780439793384
Retail $19.99 AKJ $13.99
Clara Barton
WHO WAS SHE? Pioneering nurse, founder of the American Red Cross.
WE RECOMMEND:
Clara Barton Angel of the Battlefield
By Allison Lassieur
9780736861922
Retail $8.10 AKJ $5.67
Marie Curie
WHO WAS SHE? Scientist, medical pioneer, two time Nobel Prize Winner.
WE RECOMMEND:
Who Was Marie Curie?
By Megan Stine
9780448478968
Retail $5.99 AKJ $4.19
Amelia Earhart
WHO WAS SHE? Aviation pioneer.
WE RECOMMEND:
A Picture Book of Amelia Earhart
By David A. Adler
9780823440566
Retail $7.99 AKJ $5.59
Frida Kahlo
WHO WAS SHE? Mexican artist whose work reflected cultural identity and surrealism.
WE RECOMMEND:
Frida Kahlo
By Czeena Devera
9781634729932
Retail $8.95 AKJ $6.27
Wangari Muta Maathai
WHO WAS SHE? Environmental political activist, Nobel Peace Prize Winner.
WE RECOMMEND:
Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya
By Donna Jo Napoli
9781416935056
Retail $19.99 AKJ $13.99
Rosa Parks
WHO WAS SHE? Civil rights activist.
WE RECOMMEND:
Rosa
By Nikki Giovanni
9780312376024
Retail $8.99 AKJ $6.29
Wilma Rudolph
WHO WAS SHE? First African American female Olympic medalist, Ambassador.
WE RECOMMEND:
Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the Fastest Woman
By Kathleen Krull
9780152020989
Retail $7.99 AKJ $5.59
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
WHO WAS SHE? Suffragist and leader in the women’s rights movement.
WE RECOMMEND:
Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Right to Vote
By Tanya Lee Stone
9780312602369
Retail $8.99 AKJ $6.29
Sojourner Truth
WHO WAS SHE? African American abolitionist and women’s rights activist.
WE RECOMMEND:
Sojourner Truth: Speaking Up for Freedom
By Patricia Lantier
9780778748403
Retail $10.95 AKJ $7.67
Adventurous Women: Eight True Stories About Women Who Made a Difference
By Penny Colman
9781250221643
Retail $10.99
AKJ $7.69
Amelia to Zora: Twenty Six Women Who Changed the World
By Cynthia Chin-Lee
9781570915239
Retail $7.95
AKJ $5.57
The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq
By Jeanette Winter
9780152054458
Retail $17.99
AKJ $12.59
Women Who Changed the World
By Elizabeth Anderson Lopez
9781425825171
Retail $9.99
AKJ $6.99
She Persisted
By Chelsea Clinton
9781524741723
Retail $17.99
AKJ $12.59
READ THE ENTIRE SERIES:
WEEK 2: Women in STEM
WEEK 3: Current Female Role Models
WEEK 4: Notable Female Authors
WEEK 5: Favorite Series Written by Women
