Girls and women, yesterday and today : books for Women's History Month from Multcolib TeensLike this list

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• The Swans of Harlem

  Five Black Ballerinas, a Legacy of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History

  Valby, Karen,

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  The stories of members of The Dance Theater of Harlem that illuminates their hard-fought, historic, and overlooked contributions to the world of classical dance at a time when racism shut out Black dancers from major dance companies.

• Girlhood

  Teens Around the World in Their Own Voices

  Ahuja, Masuma, 1989-

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  "Journalist Masuma Ahuja introduces us to 31 teenage girls from 29 countries. Through diary entries and photographs, they share their own stories of growing up and show what ordinary girlhood is like all over the world"

• Speak Up, Speak Out!

  the Extraordinary Life of "fighting Shirley Chisholm"

  Bolden, Tonya,

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  "A biography of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to the House of Representatives and the first Black woman to run for president with a major political party."

• The Enigma Girls

  How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II

  Fleming, Candace,

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  Critical work of code-cracking Nazi missives was done at Bletchley Park during World War II. The teenage girls who worked there were expected to excel in their fields and most importantly know how to keep a secret.

• The Lady and the Octopus

  How Jeanne Villepreux-Power Invented Aquariums and Revolutionized Marine Biology

  Staaf, Danna,

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  The story of a woman from her childhood in a small French village to her life as a naturalist in nineteenth century Messina, Sicily, where she conducted groundbreaking research and invented aquariums.

• The Six

  the Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts

  Grush, Loren,

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  NASA excluded women in the 1960s and 1970s. But as the 1980s dawned so did new thinking, and six elite women scientists who set out to prove they had exactly the right stuff to become the first US women astronauts.

• Because I Was a Girl

  True Stories for Girls of All Ages

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  The entries are arranged by decade, from Dolores Huerta learning how organizations contribute to the community in the 1920s, to Mattie Johnston in the 2000s who was never told she couldn't do something "because I was a girl."

• Funny Gyal

  My Fight Against Homophobia in Jamaica

  Jackson, Angeline,

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  The story of Angeline Jackson, who stood up to Jamaica's oppression of queer youth to demand recognition and justice.

• Rolling Warrior

  the Incredible, Sometimes Awkward, True Story of a Rebel Girl on Wheels Who Helped Spark a Revolution

  Heumann, Judith E.,

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  "One of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her story of fighting to belong in school and society--a powerful role model for young adults with a passion for activism."

• Female, Gifted & Black

  Awesome Art and Literary Pioneers Who Changed the World

  Fièvre, M. J. (Michèle-Jessica),

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  A collection of biographies that tells stories of many amazing Black pioneers, including Amanda Gorman, Alice Walker, Warsan Shire, Eartha Kitt, Gloria Hendry, Issa Rae, Pearl Bailey, Shonda Rhimes, and so many more.

• Gamer Girls

  25 Women Who Built the Video Game Industry

  Kenney, Mary,

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  Discover the women behind the video games we love--from the iconic games they created, the genres they invented, the studios and companies they built--and how they changed the industry forever

• The Bodyguard Unit

  Edith Garrud, Women's Suffrage, and Jujitsu

  Xavier, Clément, 1981-

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  "In the early 20th century, English suffragist group the Women's Social and Political Union formed an all-women security unit. Trained by Edith Garrud, these 'jujitsuffragettes' fought against abuse and arrest."

• Footeprint

  Eunice Newton Foote at the Dawn of Climate Science and Women's Rights

  Metcalf, Lindsay H.,

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  "Eunice Newton Foote was ahead of her time and was the first to identify carbon dioxide as a pollutant and cause of climate change--in 1856 when most people preferred that women were seen rather than heard"-- Provided by publisher.

• Loudmouth

  Emma Goldman Vs. America (a Love Story)

  Heiligman, Deborah

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  Emma Goldman immigrated to America in 1885 at age 16, got a factory job and later quit when she wasn't given a raise. She became an advocate for the working class, women, and the anarchist movement.

• Coming Home

  [Adapted for Young Adults]

  Griner, Brittney,

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  Brittney finally shares the harrowing details of her sudden arrest days before Russia invaded Ukraine; her bewilderment and isolation while navigating a foreign legal system amid her trial and sentencing; her emotional and physical anguish as the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Beyond the Board

  the Untold Story of the World's Most Daring Big Wave Surfer

  Gabeira, Maya,

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  "Brazilian surf legend Maya Gabeira has been heralded as one of the top surfers of her generation. But who is the ferocious personality beyond the board? What are the stories behind the relationships and challenges that shaped her into the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Mysterious Virginia Hall

  World War II's Most Dangerous Spy

  Friddell, Claudia,

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  After the outbreak of World War II, a chance meeting on a train changed her life. Virginia joined the Allied Intelligence services as one of its first women agents.

• Hurdles in the Dark

  Gonzalez, Elvira K.,

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  The autobiography of an Mexican-American track star who found freedom from poverty and violence by training to become one of the top athletes in the U.S.

• Ruth Asawa

  An Artist Takes Shape

  Nakahira, Sam, 1997-

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  "This graphic biography chronicles the genesis of Ruth Asawa as an artist--from the horror of Pearl Harbor to her transformative education at Black Mountain College to building her life in San Francisco, where she would further develop and refine…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Race to Be Myself

  Semenya, Caster, 1991-

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  Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya reflects on her groundbreaking career and her fight for identity in professional sports.