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Women's History Month Nonfiction Titles |
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Eve : how the female body drove 200 million years of human evolution
by Cat Bohannon
Covering the past 200 million tears to explain the specific science behind the development of the female sex, this groundbreaking account of the real origin of our species—and a sweeping revision of human history—will completely change what you think you know about evolution. Illustrations.
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Eve bites back : an alternative history of English literature
by Anna R. Beer
"Eve Bites Back places the female contemporaries of Chaucer, Shakespeare and Milton centre stage in the history of literature in English, uncovering stories of dangerous liaisons and daring adventures. From Julian of Norwich, Margery Kempe, Aemilia Lanyer and Anne Bradstreet, to Aphra Behn, Mary Wortley Montagu, Jane Austen and Mary Elizabeth Braddon, these are the women who dared to write"
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Fearless women : feminist patriots from Abigail Adams to Beyoncâe
by Elizabeth Cobbs
"Cobbs traces the long history of American feminism, dating back to the Revolution, when the founding principle of equality became a battering ram against hierarchy. She tells this story through the public and private lives of 16 women who pushed the boundaries of their times and insisted on their right to control their bodies and their lives"
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Formidable : American women and the fight for equality: 1920-2020
by Elisabeth Griffith
In this riveting narrative, an activist and academic, integrating the fight by white and Black women to achieve quality, provides a sweeping, century-long perspective and an expansive cast of change agents, showing how the diversity of the women's movement mirrors America. Illustrations.
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Mother tongue : the surprising history of women's words
by Jennifer Anne Nuttall
"So many of the words that we use to chronicle women's lives feel awkward or alien. Medical terms are scrupulously accurate but antiseptic. Slang and obscenities have shock value, yet they perpetuate taboos. Where are the plain, honest words for women's daily lives? Mother Tongue is a historical investigation of feminist language and thought, from the dawn of Old English to the present day. Dr. Jenni Nuttall guides readers through the evolution of words that we have used to describe female bodies, menstruation, women's sexuality, the consequences of male violence, childbirth, women's paid and unpaid work, and gender.
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On this day she : putting women back into history one day at a time
by Jo Bell
"A fascinating page-a-day collection profiling extraordinary women of all races, eras, and nationalities. Our past is full of influential women. Whether politicians, troublemakers, explorers, artists, and even the odd murderer, women have shaped society around the globe. But too often, these women have been unfairly confined to the margins of history. On This Day She: Putting Women Back into History One Day at a Time corrects this imbalance.
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The once and future sex : going medieval on women's roles in society
by Eleanor Janega
"A vibrant and illuminating exploration of medieval thinking on women's beauty, sexuality, and behavior. What makes for the ideal woman? How should she look, love, and be? In this vibrant, high-spirited history, medievalist Eleanor Janega turns to the Middle Ages, the era that bridged the ancient world and modern society, to unfurl its suppositions about women and reveal what's shifted over time-and what hasn't. In The Once and Future Sex, Janega unravels the restricting expectations on medieval women and the ones on women today. She boldly questions why, if our ideas of women have changed drastically over time, we cannot reimagine them now to create a more equitable future"
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Real Clothes, Real Lives : 200 Years of What Women Wore
by Kiki Smith
Real Clothes, Real Lives highlights over 300 garments and accessories from the Smith College Historic Clothing Collection. This unique survey honors countless lives, tracing through the lens of dress how women's roles have changed over the decades. Each piece holds colorful stories about the woman who wore it, the one who made or bought it, and her context in place and time.
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Sensational : the hidden history of America's "girl stunt reporters"
by Kim Todd
The award-winning author of Tinkering with Eden presents a vivid social history of the Gilded Age that examines the stories of women journalists who went undercover to champion women's rights and expose corruption and abuse in America. 50,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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Stuff mom never told you : the feminist past, present, and future
by Anney Reese
The creators of the popular iHeart podcast Stuff Mom Never Told You explore the history, strategy and emotion that went into several milestones and emergent issues of the recent feminist movement, showing the true breadth of what feminism can stand for, what it can achieve and whom it can empower. Illustrations.
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Valiant women : the extraordinary American servicewomen who helped win World War II
by Lena S. Andrews
In this groundbreaking new history of the role of American women in World War II, a top military analyst for the CIA presents the inspiring, shocking and heartbreaking stories of these servicewomen that reveal a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature of combat in the war and illustrates important realities about modern warfighting. Illustrations.
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Wild girls : how the outdoors shaped the women who challenged a nation
by Tiya Miles
In this beautiful, meditative work, an award-winning historian profiles trailblazing women of all races in the 19th and 20th centuries who acted on their confidence in the natural world, bringing new context to misunderstood icons and underappreciated figures. Illustrations.
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The women of NOW : how feminists built an organization that transformed America
by Katherine Turk
A noted historian chronicles the growth and influence of NOW, the National Organization of Women, which was radical in its time, through three relatively unknown core members who helped flood the nation with feminism, shift American culture and politics, and clash with conservative forces. 50,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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Young and restless : the girls who sparked America's revolutions
by Mattie Kahn
Recounting one of the most foundational and underappreciated forces in moments of American revolution—teenage girls—an award-winning writer uncovers how they have leveraged their unique strengths to organize and lay serious political groundwork for movements that often sidelined them.
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