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This Theatre Nerd's Last 100 Books by Female Authors (Updated 2024)

"Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women." - Maya Angelou
For Women's History Month, enclosed is a list of books by female authors I have read in recent years.
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We Were the Lucky Ones (Georgia Hunter)
We Were the Lucky Ones
1
Georgia Hunter
Shadows of the Workhouse (Jennifer Worth)
Shadows of the Workhouse
2
Jennifer Worth
And Still I Rise (Maya Angelou)
And Still I Rise
3
Maya Angelou
Anne Frank Remembered: The Story of the Woman Who Helped to Hide the Frank Family (Miep Gies and Alison Leslie Gold)
Anne Frank Remembered: The Story of the Woman Who Helped to Hide the Frank Family
4
Miep Gies and Alison Leslie Gold
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants
5
Sara Gruen
The Romanov Sisters (Helen Rapparport)
The Romanov Sisters
6
Helen Rapparport
Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom (Catherine Clinton)
Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom
7
Catherine Clinton
Dear Elizabeth: A Play in Letters From Elizabeth Bishop to Robert Lowell and Back Again (Sarah Ruhl)
Dear Elizabeth: A Play in Letters From Elizabeth Bishop to Robert Lowell and Back Again
8
Sarah Ruhl
Roe (Lisa Loomer)
Roe
9
Lisa Loomer
Flyin' West (Pearl Cleage)
Flyin' West
10
Pearl Cleage
Mother of the Maid (Jane Anderson)
Mother of the Maid
11
Jane Anderson
Ohio State Murders (Adrienne Kennedy)
Ohio State Murders
12
Adrienne Kennedy
The White Rose (Lillian Garrett-Groag)
The White Rose
13
Lillian Garrett-Groag
Joan (Katherine J.Chen)
Joan
14
Katherine J.Chen
Mac Beth (Erica Schmidt)
Mac Beth
15
Erica Schmidt
October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard (Lesléa Newman)
October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard
16
Lesléa Newman
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 (Anna Deavere Smith)
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
17
Anna Deavere Smith
Witch (Jen Silverman)
Witch
18
Jen Silverman
My Friend Anne Frank (Hannah Pick-Goslar)
My Friend Anne Frank
19
Hannah Pick-Goslar
The Light We Carry (Michelle Obama)
The Light We Carry
20
Michelle Obama
Becky Nurse of Salem (Sarah Ruhl)
Becky Nurse of Salem
21
Sarah Ruhl
Stage Kiss (Sarah Ruhl)
Stage Kiss
22
Sarah Ruhl
Water by the Spoonful (Quiara Alegria Hudes)
Water by the Spoonful
23
Quiara Alegria Hudes
What the Constitution Means to Me (Heidi Schreck)
What the Constitution Means to Me
24
Heidi Schreck
Death at Victoria Dock (Kerry Greenwood)
Death at Victoria Dock
25
Kerry Greenwood
Around the World in 80 Days (Laura Eason)
Around the World in 80 Days
26
Laura Eason
The Magician's Elephant (Kate DiCamillo)
The Magician's Elephant
27
Kate DiCamillo
Prima Facie (Suzie Miller)
Prima Facie
28
Suzie Miller
Topdog/Underdog (Suzan-Lori Parks)
Topdog/Underdog
29
Suzan-Lori Parks
The Betrayal of Anne Frank (Rosemary Sullivan)
The Betrayal of Anne Frank
30
Rosemary Sullivan
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Agatha Christie)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
31
Agatha Christie
The Hill We Climb (Amanda Gorman)
The Hill We Climb
32
Amanda Gorman
POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive (Selina Fillinger)
POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
33
Selina Fillinger
The Welkin (Lucy Kirkwood)
The Welkin
34
Lucy Kirkwood
Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Mexican Gothic
35
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
36
Kathryn Stockett
Finding Me: A Memoir (Viola Davis)
Finding Me: A Memoir
37
Viola Davis
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
38
Maya Angelou
The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window (Lorraine Hansberry)
The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
39
Lorraine Hansberry
A Song for Coretta (Pearl Cleage)
A Song for Coretta
40
Pearl Cleage
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