March is Women’s History Month, dedicated to the study, observance, and celebration of the vital role of women in American history.
 
Some trivia for you—feel free to bust these nuggets out at your next gathering. Women’s History Month was established in 1987 after spending the previous five years as Women’s History Week. Between 1988 and 1994, Congress passed additional resolutions extending the designation. Since then, the president has issued annual proclamations. So basically, the whole thing has to be officially re-upped every year.
 
All sorts of national institutions participate in Women’s History Month by offering various programs: the Library of Congress, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Smithsonian, even the National Park Service. Here at Goodreads, of course, we like books. And we like to pitch in.
 
Below, we’ve selected 64 books, published within the last ten years, that dig deep into the topic. We’ve divided the collection into two broad categories. First is Histories and Biographies; second is Memoirs and Autobiographies.
 
In addition to the deep and invaluable historical overviews, we’ve got specific studies on writers and thinkers, queens and spies, funny ladies and female pharaohs, first ladies and Supreme Court justices. We’ve also got your Rocket Girls, Radium Girls, Fly Girls, and Code Girls.
 
Click around and see what you like, and feel free to discuss further in the comments section.