Women’s history

Children’s Book Review: How Do You Spell Unfair? by Carole Boston Weatherford

MacNolia Cox earned her way to the National Spelling Bee but was met with unfair treatment and racism in 1936.
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#NonFicNov Tiny Jumper by Candy Dahl

Tiny Jumper tells the story of Tiny Broadwick who was the first woman to jump out of an airplane.
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#NonFicNov Beulah has a Hunch! by Katie Mazeika

Beulah has a hunch and is determined to form those hunches into an invention. She just has to find a company to take on her ideas.
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Children’s Book Review – Jessie: Queen of the Road by Lindsay Ward

Jessie a motorcycle just wants to drive and be helpful and viewed as someone with purpose. She and other female riders found ways to entertain and help the war effort.
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#NonFicNov: Annette Feels Free by Katie Mazeika

Annette Kellerman's story is quite inspiring for those who struggle with limitations or have big dreams.
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Summer Read-to-Learn: Idea Makers by Lowey Bundy Sichol

Idea Makers features biographies of women entrepreneurs share their struggles, passions, and perseverance to creating products that many people use every day. Written for middle-grade readers.
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20 Books for Women’s History Month

20 books for women's history month including children's, young adult, and adult fiction and nonfiction.
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Book Review: The Accidental Suffragist by Galia Gichon

After tragedy strikes, a mother has a chance encounter with a suffragist and her life is forever changed.
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Book Review: A Most Clever Girl by Stephanie Marie Thornton

The fictionalized account of Elizabeth Bentley, an American Spy for Russia during WWII and the Cold War who eventually turns everything over to the FBI.
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Book Review: The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore

The detailed account of Elizabeth Packard being committed to an asylum in 1860 by her husband for being intelligent and outspoken. Without her perseverance and resilience, women today would live much different lives.
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Stacie's bookshelf: read-in-2023

The Lazy Genius Kitchen: Have What You Need, Use What You Have, and Enjoy It Like Never Before
Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D'
The Royal Governess: A Novel of Queen Elizabeth II's Childhood
Food Fight
Spare
Foster
This Time Tomorrow
To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings
Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge: Intimate Confessions from a Happy Marriage
Save What's Left
Remarkably Bright Creatures
The Galveston Diet: The Doctor-Developed, Patient-Proven Plan to Burn Fat and Tame Your Hormonal Symptoms
Golden Hills
The Girl with the Louding Voice
The Favor
Small Things Like These
This Is How I Lied
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
Audrey L and Audrey W: Best Friends-ish: Book 1
Audrey L and Audrey W: True Creative Talents: Book 2
Chasing Giants: In Search of the World's Largest Freshwater Fish
The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life
In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It
It Is Well With My Soul: My Story
Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember
Book Lovers
A Girl Called Samson
Finn and the Feline Frenemy
The Levee
The Golden Spoon
Only the Beautiful
Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories
The Sisters Sweet
Fish in a Tree
This Tender Land
Intermittent Fasting Transformation: The 45-Day Program for Women to Lose Stubborn Weight, Improve Hormonal Health, and Slow Aging
The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar
Ben Y and the Ghost in the Machine
The Great Gilly Hopkins
BenBee and the Teacher Griefer
We Should Not Be Friends: The Story of a Friendship
Blue Highways: A Journey into America
Beyond the Point
The Family
Hamnet
The Bookstore Sisters
And Finally: Matters of Life and Death
The Cactus
Black Cake
Ban This Book
Passing
I'm Glad My Mom Died
These Precious Days: Essays
Evidence of the Affair
The Night Travelers
Out of the Corner
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
One Day in December

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