March is Women’s History Month! So we have a list of great books and resources for you to use in your library or media center, during this month and all year long!
- WomensHistoryMonth.gov is a great place to start. The site features a ton of materials for teachers, audio and visual resources in a variety of different subjects, and many different exhibits and collections to explore!
- NCTE has this great page full of resources for English teachers looking to incorporate female writers and characters into their classroom.
- The Biodiversity Heritage Library will be starting a very cool program on March 8th called “Her Natural History: A Celebration of Women in Natural History” with the goal of increasing awareness and knowledge of the many contributions women have made to the field of biodiversity research.
- Visit the NASA Women of STEM site to learn more about the women working in engineering, technology, and more at NASA.
- Book Riot has this video recommending five contemporary women authors to read this month! (I will second the recommendations for Samantha Irby and V.E. Schwab!)
This list from Romper is full of picture book biographies of women, including The Bravest Woman in America by Marissa Moss.
Bustle has this great list of biographies of interesting women from history aimed at adult readers, including Empress Dowager Cixi by Jung Chang.
Finally, the San Francisco Public Library has assembled this list of books for teens to celebrate Women’s History Month, including Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley
