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In honor of Women’s History Month, here are 15 books about impactful and inspirational historic and modern-day women who have made an important mark on the…
Mar 6, 2021 · 26 Best Children's Books for Women's History Month. These kindergarten and first-grade friendly books are perfect for celebrating strong women in history.
- Dolly Parton: Music Icon and Philanthropist
- Dr. Patricia Bath: Pioneer in Medicine and Public Health
- Katherine Johnson: Pioneer Mathematician in The Field of Orbital Mechanics
- Rosa Parks: Civil Rights Activist
- Frida Kahlo: Artist and Activist
- Maria Toorpakai Wazir: Pioneering Athlete
- Eugenia Clark: Pioneering Ichthyologist and Shark Expert
- Wu Chien Shiung: The Queen of Physics
- Malala Yousafzai: Education Activist
- A Round-Up of Rebels and Warriors: Immigrant Women Who Changed The World
As a young girl, Dolly Parton lived in poverty in rural Tennessee. As we all know, she grew up to be one of the biggest names in country music and one of the most famous cultural icons of our time. Even throughout all of her success but she never forgot her roots. From the Little People Big Dreamsseries, this cute and quirky book tells of Parton’s ...
As a young girl growing up in the 1940s, Patricia Bath was inspired with compassion when she saw a person with cloudy eyes begging on the street. That incident sparked a fascination with vision and drove her to later become a pioneering ophthalmologist. Bath’s work has saved and continues to save the vision of millions of people with her developmen...
This is the bold story of Katherine Johnson, an African American woman who worked for NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) during the space race and whose story is one of those told in Hidden Figures. Johnson’s mathematical genius was instrumental in the success of one of our most historic and famous space missions, Apollo 13. From ...
This friendly, relatable book with its comic-book style illustrations makes this a perfect primer to the forward-thinking deeds of Rosa Parks. They’ll learn about Parks’s upbringing and how she helped to end public bus segregation and launch the country’s Civil Rights Movement. Kids will marvel at how an ordinary person can create such seismic chan...
Her paintings and her artistic style are instantly recognizable, but your kids probably don’t know just how boundary-busting Frida Kahlo really was. An invalid most of her life and living with extraordinary pain, she transformed herself into a living work of art. This book delves into both the bravery of her artistic achievements, as well as her ac...
Taunted, teased, and even beaten up, Maria Toorpakai Wazir, refused to give up on her passion to be a professional athlete in her native Pakistan. An outstanding, award-winning athlete, Wazir loved sports and yearned for the freedom that boys in her culture enjoyed so much. Her desire prompted her to even dress like a boy and go by the name of Geng...
This is the story of a woman who dared to dive, defy, and discover, and who never shied away from “swimming with the sharks.” From the first moment she saw sharks at an aquarium, Eugenia Clark couldn’t imagine anything more fascinating than growing up to study them. Clark’s hurdles were two-fold: First, women weren’t supposed to be scientists. Seco...
Given a name that translates to “Courageous Hero,” Wu Chien Shiung was destined to break all barriers to achieve greatness. Born in China 100 years ago, society told her she did not deserve an education and that she would never be as smart as boys were, but she felt differently. This story tells of Shiung's battles against sexism and racism to beco...
Activism came naturally to Malala Yousafzai. As a young girl growing up in Pakistan, she fearlessly fought for girls’ right to education and turned to activism for the cause at a young age. Her dedication and fearlessness, even in the face of death threats and attempts, made her the youngest person ever to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Get The Sto...
The original Good Night Stories for Rebel Girlsis practically a classic now for making complex and inspiring stories of extraordinary women and role models accessible to young readers. The latest installment in this bestselling series features 100 immigrant women who have shaped our world. These 5- to 10-minute bedtime stories go from Madeleine Alb...
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Mar 16, 2018 · City Lights. The title sums this book up. Following the alphabet, kids can learn about the many women, including Billie Jean King and Angela Davis, who made great contributions to American history. (By Kate Schatz, illustrated by Miriam Klein Stahl)
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Mar 8, 2024 · (Or anytime.) This book list of children’s books will help kids learn about many amazing women, inspiring big dreams of their own. American presidents have proclaimed March the official month for Women’s History in the United States starting in 1987 with only a full week of celebration.
Mar 14, 2023 · 26 of the Best Women’s History Month Books for Kids. Read one of these empowering books with your kids this Women's History Month to teach them about powerful women throughout history and today. Kristina Cappetta. Updated: March 14, 2023.
Celebrate fifty inspiring and powerful women who changed the world and left their mark in this lavishly illustrated biography compilation that’s perfect for fans of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls and She Persisted. Throughout history, girls have often been discussed in terms of what they couldn’t or shouldn’t do. Not anymore.
