Her Story: reads for Women’s History Month and beyond

Women’s History Month was borne from a week-long celebration of women’s contributions to culture, history and society organized by the school district of Sonoma, California, in 1978.

A few years later, the idea had caught on across the country. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter issued the first presidential proclamation declaring the week of March 8 as National Women’s History Week. The U.S. Congress followed suit the next year, passing a resolution establishing a national celebration. In 1986, the National Women’s History Project successfully petitioned Congress to expand the event to the entire month of March. More information about the history behind Women’s History Month is available at History.com.

Following are select titles to commemorate Women’s History. Click here to browse OverDrive for all Women’s History titles.

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800 Years of Women's Letters
800 Years of Women’s Letters

 

The Paper Daughters of Chinatown
The Paper Daughters of Chinatown

 

Bad Girls Throughout History
Bad Girls Throughout History

 

A History of U.S. Feminisms
A History of U.S. Feminisms

 

Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist
Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist

 

For Her Own Good: Two Centuries of the Experts Advice to Women
For Her Own Good: Two Centuries of the Experts Advice to Women

 

The Book of Gutsy Women: Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience
The Book of Gutsy Women: Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience

 

Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War

 

10 Women Who Changed Science and the World
10 Women Who Changed Science and the World

 

Conversations with RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law
Conversations with RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law

 

The Feminist Revolution: A Story of the Three Most Inspiring and Empowering Women in American History: Susan B. Anthony, Margaret Sanger, and Betty Friedan
The Feminist Revolution: A Story of the Three Most Inspiring and Empowering
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