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Power, Sister! 20 New Books on Women’s History
Happy Women's History Month! One of the undisputedly good things about modern scholarship is that women’s history is finally getting its due. For decades—centuries, really—the contributions of women were largely overlooked by predominantly male authors and biographers.
Here we’ve collected 20 great books on women’s history and biographies, all of which were published in the last year. Among the highlights: Confident Women, Toni Tefler’s incredibly fun overview of female grifters, swindlers, and crooks; With Her Fist Raised, Laura L. Lovett’s biography of trailblazing Black activist Dorothy Pitman Hughes; or for a high-altitude overview, consider Rosalind Miles’ The Women's History of the Modern World.
Scroll over the book covers to learn more about each book, and be sure to add the ones that pique your interest to your Want to Read shelf!
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Which books would you recommend for Women's History Month reading? Let us know in the comments!
Check out more recent articles:
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Check out more recent articles:
Readers' Most Anticipated Books of March
New and Anticipated Histories and Biographies
Author Luvvie Ajayi Jones Wants You to Get in Trouble
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Mar 02, 2021 12:29PM
I would love to read at least one of the books I've picked. Thanks for this opportunity.
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Midnight in Cairo sounds very promising. I think I will read this one.
A Lab of One's Own: Science and Suffrage in the First World WarPatricia Fara's A Lab of One's Own is a brilliant read.
Somehow I want to read all of these books!
Natural Born Rebel looks good. I love books about the suffragettes.
OMG THIS IS MY ZONE HERE! Women and Gender studies plus Feminism?👏👏👏 All the way!!💋
I would like to add The Women's Suffrage Movement by Sally Roesch Wagner. She uses all primary source material and presents a multicultural look at the Movement.
Interesting to see how the title of The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation defines them only by their sons.
That 2nd sentence is something I have been saying for some time now. It was the manliness of the historical record that put me off learning about it. Two recommendations: The Bolter:Lady Idina Sackville by Frances Osborne and Lady Almina & the real Downton Abbey by Fiona Canarvon. Both are fascinating insights into the lives of Edwardian high society.
The article says "Scroll over the book covers to learn more about each novel...". These are NOT novels. They are non-fiction. Other than that quibble, this does look like a good list of books and I put several on my To Read shelf.
Come Fly the World: The Jet-Age Story of the Women of Pan Am is my reading choice for Women's History month.
These are fantastic recommendations, thank you for making this list. Happy Women's History Month everyone! Make it an all year occasion *wink wink*
Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nationsby Georgina Howell should be on the list too.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
LisaZen wrote: "Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nationsby Georgina Howell should be on the list too.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1......"
This list is for books that came out in the past year.
Code Name Madeleine and With Her Fist Raised!Curious about the Ida B Wells book too, she was such a rock star <3
D-day girls: the spies who armed the restistance, sabotaged the nazis and helped win WWII - Sarah Rosehttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
