Lynnfield Public Library: Biographies & Nonfiction For Women's History Month

Press release from Lynnfield Public Library:

Samantha Totman and Lauren Fox
March is Women’s History Month! We’re celebrating with 30+ biographies

March 04, 2022

March is Women’s History Month! We’re celebrating with 30+ biographies, memoirs, and nonfiction titles that commemorate women’s stories and contributions throughout history. Place holds on the items below, or stop by the Library to see our book displays in person!

Children’s Books

Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua by  Gloria Amescua, illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh
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She Sang Promise: The Story of Betty Mae Jumper, Seminole Tribal Leader by Jan Godown Annino, illustrated by Lisa Desimini
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Indelible Ann: The Larger-Than-Life Story of Governor Ann Richards by Meghan P. Browne, illustrated by Carlynn Whitt
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Fall Down Seven Times, Stand Up Eight: Patsy Takemoto Mink and the Fight for Title IX by Jen Bryant, illustrated by Toshiki Nakamura
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Her Epic Adventure: 25 Daring Women Who Inspire a Life Less Ordinary by Julia De Laurentiis Johnston, illustrated by Salini Perera
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Sharice’s Big Voice: A Native Kid Becomes a Congresswoman by Sharice Davids with Nancy K. Mays, illustrated by Joshua Mangeshig Pawls-Steckley
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Tu Youyou’s Discover: Finding a Cure for Malaria by Songju Ma Daemicke, illustrated by Lin
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Niki Nakayama: A Chef’s Tale in 13 Bites by Jamie Michalak and Debbi Michiko Florence, illustrated by Yuko Jones
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Pura’s Cuentos: How Pura Belpré Reshaped Libraries with Her Stories by Annette Bay Pimentel, illustrated by Magaly Morales
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Alicia Alonso Dances On by Rose Viña, illustrated by Gloria Félix
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Young Adult Books

Women Heroes of World War I: 16 Remarkable Resisters, Soldiers, Spies, and Medics by Kathryn J. Atwood
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Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World by Pénélope Bagieu, translated by Montana Kane
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Ms. Gloria Steinem: A Life by Winifred Conkling
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Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina by Michaela DePrince with Elaine DePrince
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Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance by Nikki Grimes
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Rolling Warrior: The Incredible, Sometimes Awkward, True Story of a Rebel Girl on Wheels Who Helped Spark a Revolution by Judith Heumann with Kristen Joiner
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Women of Steel and Stone: 22 Inspirational Architects, Engineers, and Landscape Designers by Anna M. Lewis
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On Top of Glass: Stories of a Queer Girl in Figure Skating by Karina Manta
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They Better Call Me Sugar: My Journey from the Hood to the Hardwood by Sugar Rodgers
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Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler by Ibi Zoboi
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Adult Books

Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer’s Enduring Message to America by Keisha N. Blain
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Jane Against the World: Roe v. Wade and the Fight for Reproductive Rights by Karen Blumenthal
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life by Jane Sherron De Hart
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Warrior Poet: A Biography of Audre Lord by Alexis De Veaux
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She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey
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Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall and illustrated by Hugo Martínez
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Believing: Our Thirty Year Journey to End Gender Violence by Anita Hill
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Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot
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The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate Moore
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Hidden Figures: the American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly
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This press release was produced by Lynnfield Public Library. The views expressed here are the author’s own.