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151 Nonfiction Books to Discover This Women's History Month

"March is Women's History Month in the U.S. (in the U.K. and Australia, too!), and while we hold that it's good to read about women's history and accomplishments throughout the year, this is the month when we like to pitch in with a specially curated collection.

As such, we have collected below 151 nonfiction titles on women's history and affiliated topics, as recommended by your fellow Goodreads regulars. The list is divided into three categories: General Nonfiction, Histories/Biographies, and Memoirs. Each of the books listed is relatively recent, published within the past 10 years, with newer books stacked toward the top of each category."
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Invisible Women (Caroline Criado-Pérez)
Invisible Women
1
Caroline Criado-Pérez
Hood Feminism (Mikki Kendall)
Hood Feminism
2
Mikki Kendall
Women & Power (Mary Beard)
Women & Power
3
Mary Beard
Rage Becomes Her (Soraya Chemaly)
Rage Becomes Her
4
Soraya Chemaly
Not That Bad (Roxane Gay)
Not That Bad
5
Roxane Gay
She Said (Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey)
She Said
6
Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey
All the Single Ladies (Rebecca Traister)
All the Single Ladies
7
Rebecca Traister
The Furies: Women, Vengeance and Justice (Elizabeth Flock)
The Furies: Women, Vengeance and Justice
8
Elizabeth Flock
The Witches Are Coming (Lindy West)
The Witches Are Coming
9
Lindy West
Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud: The Rise and Reign of the Unruly Woman (Anne Helen Petersen)
Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud: The Rise and Reign of the Unruly Woman
10
Anne Helen Petersen
White Tears Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Colour (Ruby Hamad)
White Tears Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Colour
11
Ruby Hamad
On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good (Elise Loehnen)
On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good
12
Elise Loehnen
Eve (Cat Bohannon)
Eve
13
Cat Bohannon
Wordslut (Amanda Montell)
Wordslut
14
Amanda Montell
Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation (Jen Gunter)
Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation
15
Jen Gunter
Women Money Power (Josie Cox)
Women Money Power
16
Josie Cox
American Woman (Katie Rogers)
American Woman
17
Katie Rogers
Lady Justice (Dahlia Lithwick)
Lady Justice
18
Dahlia Lithwick
If You Can't Take the Heat (Geraldine De Ruiter)
If You Can't Take the Heat
19
Geraldine De Ruiter
This Thread of Gold (Catherine Joy White)
This Thread of Gold
20
Catherine Joy White
All in Her Head (Elizabeth Comen)
All in Her Head
21
Elizabeth Comen
Housewife: Why Women Still Do It All and What to Do Instead (Lisa Selin Davis)
Housewife: Why Women Still Do It All and What to Do Instead
22
Lisa Selin Davis
Divine Might (Natalie Haynes)
Divine Might
23
Natalie Haynes
The Feminist Killjoy Handbook (Sara Ahmed)
The Feminist Killjoy Handbook
24
Sara Ahmed
How to Be a Renaissance Woman (Jill Burke)
How to Be a Renaissance Woman
25
Jill Burke
Becoming Ella Fitzgerald: The Jazz Singer Who Transformed American Song (Judith Tick)
Becoming Ella Fitzgerald: The Jazz Singer Who Transformed American Song
26
Judith Tick
Mother Tongue (Jenni Nuttall)
Mother Tongue
27
Jenni Nuttall
Normal Women: Nine Hundred Years of Making History (Philippa Gregory)
Normal Women: Nine Hundred Years of Making History
28
Philippa Gregory
Black Women Taught Us (Jenn M.Jackson)
Black Women Taught Us
29
Jenn M.Jackson
Shakespeare's Sisters (Ramie Targoff)
Shakespeare's Sisters
30
Ramie Targoff
The Visionaries (Wolfram Eilenberger)
The Visionaries
31
Wolfram Eilenberger
The Tigerbelles (Aime Alley Card)
The Tigerbelles
32
Aime Alley Card
Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong (Katie Gee Salisbury)
Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong
33
Katie Gee Salisbury
A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire (Emma Southon)
A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire
34
Emma Southon
Chasing Bright Medusas (Benjamin Taylor)
Chasing Bright Medusas
35
Benjamin Taylor
Hitchcock's Blondes (Laurence Leamer)
Hitchcock's Blondes
36
Laurence Leamer
The Sisterhood: How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture (Courtney Thorsson)
The Sisterhood: How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture
37
Courtney Thorsson
Carson McCullers: A Life (Mary V. Dearborn)
Carson McCullers: A Life
38
Mary V. Dearborn
The Royal Women Who Made England (M.J. Porter)
The Royal Women Who Made England
39
M.J. Porter
Shirley Chisholm: Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics (Anastasia C.Curwood)
Shirley Chisholm: Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics
40
Anastasia C.Curwood
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