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• Women's History for Kids!

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  Explore Women's History Month titles for kids curated by our Youth Services Librarians.

• I Will Scream to the World

  Dukureh, Jaha, 1989 or 1990-

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  "This extraordinary memoir details the monumental journey of one young Gambian woman from survivor of FGM and forced child marriage, to global activist and political leader who became UN Women's first Goodwill Ambassador for Africa, one of Time…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Black Women, Ivory Tower

  Revealing the Lies of White Supremacy in American Education

  Harris, Jasmine L.,

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  "From a rising voice in the study of Black Lives in the US comes a book about racism in higher education, with a focus on the experience of Black women and girls in predominately white colleges and universities."

• Slow Noodles

  a Cambodian Memoir of Love, Loss, and Family Recipes

  Nguon, Chantha,

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  "Chantha Nguon recounts her life as a Cambodia refugee who lost everything and everyone--her house her country, her parents, her siblings, her friends--everything but the memories of her mother's kitchen, the tastes and aromas of the foods her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• First Things First

  Hip-hop Ladies Who Changed the Game

  Simmons, Nadirah,

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  "FIRST THINGS FIRST takes readers on a journey through some notable firsts by women in hip-hop history and their importance."

• The Counterfeit Countess

  the Jewish Woman Who Rescued Thousands of Poles During the Holocaust

  White, Elizabeth B.,

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  "The astonishing story of Dr. Josephine Janina Mehlberg--a Jewish mathematician who saved thousands of lives in Nazi-occupied Poland by masquerading as a Polish aristocrat--drawing on Mehlberg's own unpublished memoir."

• Black Women Taught Us

  An Intimate History of Black Feminism

  Jackson, Jenn M.,

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  "Jenn M. Jackson has been known to bring deep historical acuity to some of the most controversial topics in America today. Now, in their first book, Jackson applies their critical analysis to the questions that have long energized their work: Why…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Last to Eat, Last to Learn

  My Life in Afghanistan Fighting to Educate Women

  Durrani, Pashtana

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  "Inspired by generations of her family's unwavering belief in the power of education, Pashtana Durrani recognized her calling early in life: to educate Afghanistan's girls and young women, raised in a society where learning is forbidden."

• The Black Angels

  the Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis.

  Smilios, Maria,

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  "Spanning the Great Depression and moving through World War II and beyond, this story follows the intrepid young women, the "Black Angels," who, for twenty years, risked their lives working under dreadful conditions while caring for the city's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Burn the Page

  a True Story of Torching Doubts, Blazing Trails, and Igniting Change

  Roem, Danica,

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  The first openly trans person elected to a U.S. state legislature discusses her lonely and closeted childhood and how she re-wrote her own future by deciding to run for office.

• The Three Mothers

  How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation

  Tubbs, Anna Malaika,

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  "In her groundbreaking and essential debut The Three Mothers, scholar Anna Malaika Tubbs celebrates Black motherhood by telling the story of the three women who raised and shaped some of America's most pivotal heroes: Martin Luther King, Jr.,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• 999

  the Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Transport to Auschwitz

  Macadam, Heather Dune

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  The facts of the first official Jewish transport to Auschwitz are little known, yet profoundly relevant today. These were not resistance fighters or prisoners of war. There were no men among them. Sent to almost certain death, the young women were…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Poet Warrior

  a Memoir

  Harjo, Joy,

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  "Poet Laureate Joy Harjo offers a vivid, lyrical, and inspiring call for love and justice in this contemplation of her trailblazing life." Also available as an eBook.

• Taste Makers

  Seven Immigrant Women Who Revolutionized Food in America

  Sen, Mayukh,

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  This group biography from an electric new voice in food writing honors seven extraordinary women, all immigrants, who left an indelible mark on the way Americans eat today.

• Movements & Moments

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  From Southeast Asia to South America, vibrant communities must grapple with colonial realities to assert ownership over their lands and traditions. This project was undertaken in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Indonesien in Jakarta. These…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Unbound

  My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement

  Burke, Tarana,

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  "From the founder and activist behind one of the largest movements of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, the 'me too' movement, Tarana Burke debuts a powerful memoir about her own journey to saying those two simple yet infinitely powerful…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Femina

  a New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It

  Ramirez, Janina, 1980-

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  Through examination of artefacts, writings, and possessions, this reappraisal of medieval femininity presents countless cases of influential women such as Jadwiga, the only female King in Europe, whose names were struck from history. Also available…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Are Still Here

  Afghan Women on Courage, Freedom, and the Fight to Be Heard

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  Shahalimi has compiled the voices of 13 influential Afghan women who reflect on their country's past, their own upbringing, and their work to empower girls and women.

• You're Funny for A: The Illustrated Guide to Trans Comedians, Non-Binary Comics, & Funny Women in Th

  Zarders, Sophia,

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• Crying in H Mart

  a Memoir

  Zauner, Michelle,

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  "From the indie rockstar of Japanese Breakfast fame, and author of the viral 2018 New Yorker essay that shares the title of this book, an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean-American, losing her mother, and forging her own…Read moreRead more of this annotation