Women's History Month

Women's History Month celebrates the many important contributions of women to events in history. In the United States, this month is celebrated in March, and in Canada it is celebrated in October. For more on the topic, see the feature on the Women's Rights Movement.

Odetta: The Queen of Folk

Odetta: The Queen of Folk

Stephen Alcorn, Samantha Thornhill
Illustrator:  Stephen Alcorn 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 7 to 9
Scholastic Press, 2010   ISBN: 978-0439928182
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Write On, Mercy! The Secret Life of Mercy Otis Warren

Write On, Mercy! The Secret Life of Mercy Otis Warren

Gretchen Woelfle
Illustrator:  Alexandra Wallner 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 7 to 9
Boyds Mills Press, 2012   ISBN: 978-1590788226
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Red Bird Sings: The Story of Zitkala-Sa, Native American Author, Musician, and A

Red Bird Sings: The Story of Zitkala-Sa, Native American Author, Musician, and A

Gina Capaldi, Q.L. Pearce
Illustrator:  Gina Capaldi 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 7 to 9
Lerner, 2011   ISBN: 978-0761352570
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A Picture Book of Harriet Beecher Stowe

A Picture Book of Harriet Beecher Stowe

David A. Adler
Illustrator:  Colin Bootman 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 7 to 9
Holiday House, 2004   ISBN: 0823418782
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Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream

Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream

Tanya Lee Stone
Nonfiction
For ages 13 and up
Candlewick, 2009   ISBN: 978-0763636111
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Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude

Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude

Jonah Winter
Illustrator:  Calef Brown 
Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Simon and Schuster, 2009   ISBN: 978-1416940883
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Wild Women of the Wild West

Wild Women of the Wild West

Jonah Winter
Illustrator:  Susan Guevara 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 9 and up
Holiday House, 2011   ISBN: 978-0823416011
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Wanda Gag: The Girl Who Lived to Draw

Wanda Gag: The Girl Who Lived to Draw

Deborah Kogan Ray
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 7 to 11
Penguin, 2008   ISBN: 0670062928
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Wheels of Change: How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom (With a Few Flat Tires A

Wheels of Change: How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom (With a Few Flat Tires A

Sue Macy
Nonfiction
For ages 10 and up
National Geographic Children's Books, 2011   ISBN: 978-1426307614
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Here Come the Girl Scouts!: The Amazing All-True Story of Juliette 'Daisy' Gord

Here Come the Girl Scouts!: The Amazing All-True Story of Juliette 'Daisy' Gord

Shana Corey
Illustrator:  Hadley Hooper 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Scholastic Press, 2012   ISBN: 978-0545342780
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The Bravest Woman in America

The Bravest Woman in America

Marissa Moss
Illustrator:  Andrea U'Ren 
Historical Fiction Picture Book
Tricycle Press, 2011   ISBN: 978-1582463698
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Jazz Age Josephine

Jazz Age Josephine

Jonah Winter
Illustrator:  Marjorie Priceman 
Historical Fiction Picture Book
For ages 5 to 8
Simon and Schuster, 2012   ISBN: 978-1416961239
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Sea Queens: Women Pirates Around the World

Sea Queens: Women Pirates Around the World

Jane Yolen
Illustrator:  Christine Joy Pratt 
Nonfiction
For ages 9 to 12
Charlesbridge Publishing, 2008   ISBN: 978-1580891318
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In the Bag!: Margaret Knight Wraps It Up

In the Bag!: Margaret Knight Wraps It Up

Monica Kulling
Illustrator:  David Parkins 
Historical Fiction Picture Book
For ages 7 to 9
Tundra Books, 2011   ISBN: 978-1770492394
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Scribbling Women: True Tales from Astonishing Lives

Scribbling Women: True Tales from Astonishing Lives

Marthe Jocelyn
Nonfiction
For ages 12 and up
Tundra Books, 2011   ISBN: 978-0887769528
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