Celebrate Women’s History Month at your library – whether you’re attending programs, or accessing our collection from home or at one of our two locations – from March 1-31, 2018! Here, you can read about the incredible work that women throughout history have accomplished:
At Your Library
Saturday, March 17: attend our Know Your Rights Week program with the Ohio History Connection, as they present a fascinating class on suffrage, and the history of women in Ohio!
On the Shelves: Memoirs, Biographies, and Histories in the Adult and Teen Nonfiction Collections
Arts and Literature
- The Secret History of Wonder Woman, by Jill Lepore
- The Bronte Sisters: The Brief Lives of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne, by Catherine Reef
- Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep, by Michael Schulman
- M Train, by Patti Smith
- Men We Reaped, by Jesmyn Ward
History and Politics
- What Happened, by Hillary Clinton
- Because I Was a Girl: True Stories for Girls of All Ages, edited by Melissa de la Cruz
- Fly Girls: The Daring American Women Pilots Who Helped Win World War II, by P. O’Connell Pearson
- Diary of a Young Girl, by Anne Frank
- My Life on the Road, by Gloria Steinem
- I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban, by Malala Yousafzai
- I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World, by Malala Yousafzai
Science and Technology
- Girl Code: Gaming, Going Viral, and Getting It Done, by Andrea Gonzalez and Sophie Houser
- Magnificent Minds: Sixteen Remarkable Women of Science and Medicine, by Pendred Noyce
- Remarkable Minds: Seventeen More Pioneering Women in Science and Medicine, by Pendred Noyce
- Hidden Figures, by Margot Lee Shetterly
- The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars, by Dana Sobel
- Headstrong: 52 Women in Science Who Changed the World, by Rachel Swaby
- Trailblazers: 33 Women in Science Who Changed the World, by Rachel Swaby
Sports
- Courage to Soar, by Simone Biles
- Dust Bowl Girls: The Inspiring Story of the Team That Barnstormed Its Way to Basketball Glory, by Lydia Reeder
Online Resources and Research
Ancestry.com Library Edition: Research your own family’s history with Ancestry, the popular genealogical research tool! You must be in the library to access this version of Ancestry – but our staff are available to help in your genealogical search!
Family Search: Another (free) online genealogical tool recommended by library staff.
Ohio History Connection: Use the online resources of the Ohio History Connection to learn about the lives and accomplishments of women in our state’s history. You can access their Online Collections Catalog by clicking here.
Ohio Web Library: Use this curated selection of databases, online articles, and encyclopedias to research not only famous – and not-so-famous – women in history, but the story behind Women’s History Month itself
United States Census Bureau: The Census Bureau’s Facts for Features provides information on population, education, income and earnings, and women-owned businesses.
Women’s History Month: The Women’s History Month site, hosted by the Library of Congress, includes exhibits, photographs, historic newspapers, and more, provided by the Library of Congress, the National Gallery, the Smithsonian, and the National Archives, among other government institutions.
