March is National Women’s History month, which means we are highlighting women who made such tremendous and inspiring contributions in the United States. Women rock! And the best part about this month (but really, every month!) is to be able to celebrate ALL women. Here are 16 books about 16 phenomenal women that makes America great. Visit the Homewood Public Library to check these titles out or place a hold on them through our website’s catalog at www.homewoodpubliclibrary.org. Enjoy!

-Miss Cristina

Michaela DePrince: From War-Torn Childhood to Ballet Fame by Carrie Myers

Maya Lin: Thinking With Her Hands by Susan Goldman Rubin
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Eleanor Makes Her Mark: How Eleanor Roosevelt Reached Out, Spoke Up, & Changed the World by Barbara Kerley

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez by Rachael L. Thomas
Proud: Living My American Dream by Ibtihaj Muhammad

My Itty Bitty Bio: Naomi Osaka by Meeg Pincus
All the Way to the Top: How One Girl’s Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything by Annette Bay Pimentel

Fancy Party Gowns: The Story of Fashion Designer Ann Cole Lowe by Deborah Blumenthal
Fast Enough: Bessie Stringfield’s First Ride by Joel Christian Gill

Girl Running: Bobbi Gibb & the Boston Marathon by Annette Bay Pimentel
Chloe Kim by Elizabeth Raum

Queen of Tejano Music: Selena by Silvia López
Human Computer: Mary Jackson, Engineer by Andi Diehn

Dorothea Lange: The Photographer Who Found the Faces of the Depression by Carole Boston Weatherford
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian & Storyteller Pura  Belpré by Anika Aldamuy Denise

Sister Rosetta Tharpe by J.P. Miller