In our house, we don’t believe that by elevating women we are dragging men low. My husband and son love reading about these strong women who changed the course of history just as much as my girls and I love them. We love reading these stories all year long, but if you haven’t run across these beautiful biographies of courageous women, then take March — the official Women’s History Month — to curate your strong girls book collection.
Here are 13 books about amazing women to check out from your local bookstore or library.
Louisa: The Life of Louisa May Alcott by Yona Zeldis McDonough
about Louisa May Alcott – An American abolitionist, novelist and poet most famous for Little Women
Firebird by Misty Copeland
about Misty Copeland – The first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer at the American Ballet Company
I am Amelia Earhart (Ordinary People Change the World) by Brad Meltzer
about Amelia Earhart – The first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
about Corretta Scott King – helped lead the Civil Rights Movement
Look Up by Robert Burleigh
about Henrietta Leavitt – A Harvard-Educated astronomer/scientist in the 1890’s (when women were not allowed to operate a telescope)
Ballots for Belva by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
about Belva Lockwood – One of the first female lawyers in the US, a suffragist, and educator
Miss Moore Thought Otherwise by Jan Pinborough
about Anne Carroll Moore – Advocate for children’s libraries
Elizabeth Leads the Way by Tanya Lee Stone
about Elizabeth Cady Stanton – A leading figure of the Women’s Rights Movement
Sojourner’s Truth Step Stomp Stride by Andrea Davis Pinkney
about Sojourner Truth – American abolitionist and advocate
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford
about Harriet Tubman – Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and helped ~70 others escape slavery and find jobs
Malala Youfsazi: Warrior with Words by
about Malala Yousafzai – A Pakistani activist and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate
Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women
by Catherine Thimmesh
Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers who Changed the World
by Rachel Ignotofsky
This was great! Have you read Dear Girl? That’s my favorite one right now!
I haven’t! I will check it out — thanks for the rec, Kelly!