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Biographies for Women's History Month

March is Women's History Month! Celebrate by picking up some of these picture book biographies of famous women.

Herrick District Library

20 items

  • The Watcher

    Jane Goodall's Life With the Chimps

    Winter, Jeanette
    Book, 2011New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, [2011], ©2011. — j 920 Goo 1/13
  • Dinosaur Lady

    the Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning, the First Paleontologist

    Skeers, Linda,
    Book, 2020Naperville, IL : Sourcebooks Explore, 2020. — j 920 Ann 8/20
  • Anybody's Game

    Kathryn Johnston, the First Girl to Play Little League Baseball

    Lang, Heather,
    Book, 2018Hicago, Illinois : Albert Whitman & Company, 2018. — Pic Lang 3/18
  • Planting Stories

    the Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré

    Denise, Anika,
    Book, 2019New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019] — j 920 Bel 3/25
  • Niki Nakayama

    a Chef's Tale in 13 Bites

    Michalak, Jamie,
    Book, 2021New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2021. — j 920 Nak 9/21
  • Brave Jane Austen

    Reader, Writer, Author, Rebel

    Pliscou, Lisa,
    Book, 2017New York : Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2017. — j 920 Aus 2/18
  • Stitch by Stitch

    Elizabeth Hobbs Keckly Sews Her Way to Freedom

    Schofield-Morrison, Connie,
    Book, 2021New York : Holiday House, [2021], ©2021. — j 920 Kec 1/22
  • Sarah and the Big Wave

    the True Story of the First Woman to Surf Mavericks

    Tsui, Bonnie,
    Book, 2021New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2021. — j 920 Ger 10/21
  • Planting Peace

    [the Story of Wangari Maathai]

    Hooks, Gwendolyn,
    Book, 2021Northampton, MA : Crocodile Books, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc., 2021. — j 333.72 Hoo 12/21
  • Brave Ballerina

    the Story of Janet Collins

    Meadows, Michelle
    Book, 2019New York : Henry Holt and Company, [2019] — Pic Meadows 2/19
  • Ready to Fly

    How Sylvia Townsend Became the Bookmobile Ballerina

    Lyon, Lea, 1945-
    Book, 2020New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020] — j 920 Tow 6/20
  • Book, 2022New York, New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2022. — j 920 Ang 12/22
  • It Began With a Page

    How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way

    Maclear, Kyo, 1970-
    Book, 2019New York, New York : HarperCollins Children's Books, [2019] — j 920 Fuj 10/19
  • Malala

    Activist for Girls' Education

    Frier, Raphaële, 1970-
    Book, 2017Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, 2017. — j 920 You 3/18
  • The Only Woman in the Photo

    Frances Perkins and Her New Deal for America

    Krull, Kathleen,
    Book, 2019New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2019] — j 920 Per 2/20
  • She Persisted

    13 American Women Who Changed the World

    Clinton, Chelsea,
    Book, 2017New York, NY : Philomel Books, [2017] — j 920.72 Cli 5/17