Biographies

Claudette Colvin by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Before Rosa Parks famously refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin made the same choice. She insisted on standing up – or in her case, sitting down – for what was right, and in doing so, fought for equality, fairness and justice.

I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsberg Makes Her Mark by Debbie Levy
Get to know celebrated Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the first picture book about her life as she proves that disagreeing does not make you disagreeable!

No Steps Behind: Beate Sirota Gordon's Battle for Women's Rights in Japan by Jeff Gottesfeld
Discover the unlikely story of Beate Sirota Gordon, a young woman who grew up in Japan and returned as a translator working for the American military after WWII. Gordon spoke up for equal rights for women while working with the delegation that created the post-war constitution.

Dolores Huerta by Monica Brown
Dolores Huerta always knew that helping others in her community was important. As a labor rights activist, Dolores fought for better conditions for farm workers, Latinos and women throughout the country.

Sally Ride: A Photo Biography of America's Pioneering Woman in Space by Tam O'Shaughnessy
This biography of the famous astronaut draws on personal and family photographs from her childhood, school days, college, life in the astronaut corps and afterward.

25 Women Who Fought Back by Jill Sherman
Discover 25 women who challenged the status quo and fought for what they believed in. From all corners of the world, these women show us that barriers are meant to be broken and obstacles can be overcome.

Nonfiction

111 Trees: How One Village Celebrates the Birth of Every Girl by Rina Singh
Sundar Paliwal is a man from a small Indian village ruled by ancient customs. He decides it is time for change to come to his village and works to create a place where girls are valued as much as boys and where the land is not devastated by irresponsible mining.

A Woman in the House (and Senate): How Women Came to Washington and Changed the Nation by Ilene Cooper
Explore an inspiring history of all the women who have taken seats in Congress!  From the women's Suffrage movement to the 2018 election, this book highlights influential and diverse female leaders who opened doors for women in politics.

Fight of the Century: Alice Paul Battles Woodrow Wilson for the Vote by Barb Rosenstack
When Woodrow Wilson was elected president, he didn't know he would be participating in one of the greatest fights of the century – the battle for women's right to vote. The formidable Alice Paul led the women's suffrage movement, and saw President Wilson's election as an opportunity to win the vote to women.

Malala's Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai
As a child in Pakistan, Malala made a wish for a magic pencil that she could use to make people happy. As she grew older, Malala saw that there were many things in the world that needed fixing. And even if she never found a magic pencil, Malala realized that she could still work hard every day to make her wishes come true.

Radioactive!: How Irene Curie and Lise Meitner Revolutionized Science and Changed the World by Winifred Conkling
This is the fascinating, little-known story of how two brilliant female physicists' groundbreaking discoveries led to the creation of the atomic bomb. The book presents the story of two women breaking ground in a male-dominated field, scientists still largely unknown despite their crucial contributions to cutting-edge research.

Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women's Fight for their Rights by Mikki Kendall
The ongoing struggle for women's rights has spanned human history, touched nearly every culture on Earth, and encompassed a wide range of issues, such as the right to vote, work, get an education, own property, exercise bodily autonomy and beyond. This fun and fascinating graphic novel-style primer covers the key figures and events that have advanced women's rights from antiquity to the modern era.

What is the Women's Rights Movement? by Deborah Hopkinson
Women throughout U.S. history have fought for equality. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, women were demanding the right to vote. During the 1960s, equal rights and opportunities for women – both at home and in the workplace – were pushed even further. And in the more recent past, women's marches have taken place across the world.

Fiction

Out of Left Field by Ellen Klages
Every boy in the neighborhood knows Katy Gordon is their best pitcher, even though she's a girl. But when she tries out for Little League, it's a whole different story. Girls are not eligible, period. It is a boy's game and always has been. It's not fair, and Katy's going to fight back.

A Little Princess Finds Her Voice by Holly Webb
When "Baby" Lottie learns of the Suffragette movement from her friend, Sara Crewe, she and a new maid at Miss Minchin's school become involved in defiance of Lottie's cold, distant father.