During Women's History Month, we're highlighting the stories of individuals who have often been left out of traditional historical records, like Dr. Bernice Sandler, who championed the groundbreaking law Title IX, which banned gender discrimination in public schools and helped open doors for women's athletics, education, and job opportunities in the United States.
Learn more about how Sandler helped pass Title IX on Hidden Voices
March is Women’s History Month! These books for students of all ages feature the stories of women and girls who made change in their communities, broke ground in their fields, and paved the way for future generations to succeed. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do!
Early Readers (3-K–Grade 2)
- Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13, by Helaine Becker; illustrated by Dow Phumiruk
- The Kid from Diamond Street: The Extraordinary Story of Baseball Legend Edith Houghton, by Audrey Verick; illustrated by Steven Salerno
- Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean’s Most Fearless Scientist, by Jess Keating; illustrated by Marta Álvarez Miguéns
- Secret Engineer: How Emily Roebling Built the Brooklyn Bridge, by Rachel Dougherty
Elementary (Grades 3–5)
- Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers’ Strike of 1909, by Michelle Markel; illustrated by Melissa Sweet
- Fight of the Century: Alice Paul Battles Woodrow Wilson for the Vote, by Barb Rosenstock; illustrated by Sarah Green
- Shining Star: The Anna May Wong Story, by Paula Yoo; illustrated by Lin Wang
- Yours For Justice, Ida B. Wells, by Philip Dray; illustrated by Stephen Alcorn
Middle School (Grades 6–8)
- Go With the Flow, by Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann
- Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX, the Law that Changed the Future of Girls in America, by Karen Blumenthal
- Lifting As We Climb: Black Women’s Battle for the Ballot Box, by Evette Dionne
- The Radium Girls: The Scary but True Story of the Poison that Made People Glow in the Dark (Young Readers’ Edition), by Kate Moore
Upper Grades (Grades 9–12)
- Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women’s Fight for Their Rights, by Mikki Kendall; illustrated by A. D’Amico
- Off the Record, by Camryn Garrett
- Uprising, by Margaret Peterson Haddix
- Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts, by Rebecca Hall; illustrated by Hugo Martinez
You can find these books and many more great reads on Sora, our Citywide Digital Library, which provides free access to thousands of digital e-books and audiobooks for our students. You can also find even more recommendations in the Feminism is for Everybody Collection on Sora!
Missed our previous book recommendations?
Check them out in the "What We're Reading" Archive!
SPOTLIGHT ON OUR SCHOOLS
February was a busy month for NYC Public Schools! Whether it was Black History Month, Lunar New Year, or Respect for All Week, there was plenty to celebrate all month long. Check out some of the exciting things that our talented students have been up to lately!
