March celebrates Women’s History Month and March 8th is International Women’s Day. Here are Park City Library’s recommendations to read or watch during this month – or – to add to your to-be-read pile!
Adult Non-Fiction
Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea, share the stories of the gutsy women who have inspired them–women with the courage to stand up to the status quo, ask hard questions, and get the job done.
Today, young girls are told they can do–and be–anything they want when they grow up. Yet the unique challenges that women face in the workplace, whether in the boardroom or the barnyard, have never been more publicly discussed and scrutinized. With Women’s Work, Crisman pairs his … portrait photography of women on the job with … interviews of his subjects: women who have carved out unique places for themselves in a workforce often dominated by men, and often dominated by men who have told them no.
From Vice President Kamala Harris, one of America’s most inspiring political leaders, a book about the core truths that unite us, and the long struggle to discern what those truths are and how best to act upon them, in her own life and across the life of our country.
Adult Documentaries on Kanopy
Movies on Kanopy are free to stream with your library card. In Kanopy, also search for “directed by women” to find 1,205 films! “Notable figures in women’s history” will also provide films of interest.
At the age of 85, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a lengthy legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. Explore her unique and unknown personal journey of her rise to the nation’s highest court.
Academy Award nominee. Official Selection at the Sundance Film Festival.
Anne Innis Dagg made an unprecedented solo journey to South Africa to study giraffes in the wild. When she returned home a year later, the insurmountable barriers she faced as a female scientist proved hard to overcome. In the film, Anne (now 86) retraces her steps, offering an intimate window into her life as a young woman, juxtaposed with a first-hand look at the devastating reality that giraffes are facing today.
This documentary sheds valuable light on all aspects of Lorraine Hansberry’s play, A Raisin in the Sun, including the daunting challenge of securing investment and a venue for this production about a working class Black family, the casting process, artistic debates, and finally its public reception. The film features interviews with the play’s original cast members.
Official Selection at the Toronto International Film Festival. Winner of the John O’Connor Award from the American Historical Association.
Teen Non-Fiction
Each of the forty women profiled in this illustrated YA book demonstrates how women are capable of political and community leadership and activism. Readers will be inspired to pursue their own goals of social change.
Recommended for grades 7-12.
An alphabetical primer on feminism examines twenty-six topics of feminist theory, from family life and intersectionality to violence and literacy, and includes call-to-action exercises for each topic.
Recommended for grades 9-12.
A collection of stories about twenty-five women who choose to defy history and transform the world around them.
Recommended for grades 7-12.
Youth Non-Fiction
Forgotten Women is a new series of books that uncover the lost herstories of influential women who have refused over hundreds of years to accept the hand they’ve been dealt and, as a result, have formed, shaped, and changed the course of our futures. From leaders and scientists to artists and writers, the fascinating stories of these women that time forgot are now celebrated, putting their achievements firmly back on the map.
Recommended for grades 4-7.
A charmingly illustrated and inspiring book, Women in Sports highlights the achievements and stories of fifty notable women athletes–from well-known figures like tennis player Billie Jean King and gymnast Simone Biles, to lesser-known athletes like skateboarding pioneer Patti McGee and Toni Stone, the first woman to play baseball in a men’s professional league.
Recommended for grades 4-7.
Forgotten Women is a new series of books that uncover the lost herstories of influential women who have refused over hundreds of years to accept the hand they’ve been dealt and, as a result, have formed, shaped, and changed the course of our futures. From leaders and scientists to artists and writers, the fascinating stories of these women that time forgot are now celebrated, putting their achievements firmly back on the map.
Recommended for grades 4-7.
Children’s Non-Fiction
This picture book is a biography of Wilma Mankiller, the first female chief of the Cherokee Nation.
Recommended for grades 1-2.
From Amelia Earhart to Oprah Winfrey, Vivienne Westwood to Frida Kahlo, Lady Legends Alphabet presents the quintessential A to Z of strong, talented, irrepressible women that every young girl, and boy, should know and admire. A must own handbook for the modern child aiming to realise their true potential in a rapidly changing world.
Recommended for grades 1-2.
This picture book shares the story of the pioneering African American mathematician, Katherine Johnson, who helped calculate America’s first manned flight into space, its first manned orbit of Earth, and the world’s first trip to the moon.
Recommended for grades Pre-Kindergarten-2.
This blog post was created by librarians from Park City Library with help of information found in NoveList – a database which is free with your library card. NoveList is a comprehensive reading recommendation resource.