Women’s History Month – Picture Book Biography Recommendations

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Celebrate Women’s History Month with these Picture Book Biographies featuring the true stories of inspiring women. 

Find these books in the library or place them on hold via the links to our catalog.

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Before She Was Harriet : The Story of Harriet Tubman – Lesa Cline-Ransome

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Counting on Katherine – Helaine Becker

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Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos – Monica Brown

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The Girl with a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague – Julia Finley Mosca

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Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code – Laurie Wallmark

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I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark – Debbie Levy

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It Began with a Page : How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way – Kyo Maclear

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Malala’s Magic Pencil – Malala Yousafzai

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Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines: Designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial – Jeanne Walker Harvey

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Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpr – Anika Aldamuy Denise

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Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation – Duncan Tonatiuh

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Trudy’s Big Swim: How Gertrude Ederle Swam the English Channel and Took the World by Storm – Sue Macy

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Wilma’s Way Home: The Life of Wilma Mankiller – Doreen Rappaport

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The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid – Jeanette Winter