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Women Who Changed the World

Discover inspiring stories of trailblazing women who shaped history, broke barriers, and made a lasting impact.

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  • The Exceptions

    Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science

    Zernike, Kate,
    A deep dive into the groundbreaking fight for gender equality in STEM at MIT.
    Book, 2023New York : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2023 — 331.133 HOPKINS ZERNIKE
  • The Woman They Could Not Silence

    One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear

    Moore, Kate (Writer and editor),
    A powerful true story of Elizabeth Packard, who fought for women's rights in the 19th century after being institutionalized by her husband.
    Book, 2021Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, [2021] — 303.484 PACKARD MOORE
  • The Doctors Blackwell

    How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women--and Women to Medicine

    Nimura, Janice P.,
    The inspiring story of Elizabeth and Emily Blackwell, the first women in America to earn medical degrees.
    Book, 2021New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2021] — 610.922 BLACKWEL NIMURA
  • The Light We Carry

    Overcoming in Uncertain Times

    Obama, Michelle, 1964-
    A follow-up to Becoming, this book shares insights on resilience, leadership, and making a difference.
    Book, 2022New York : Crown, an imprint of Random House, [2022] — 973.932 OBAMA
  • A Woman of No Importance

    the Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win WWII

    Purnell, Sonia,
    The incredible story of Virginia Hall, a WWII spy who helped lead resistance efforts in Nazi-occupied France.
    Book, 2019[New York, New York] : Viking, [2019] — 940.5486 GOILLOT PURNELL
  • Code Girls

    the Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II

    Mundy, Liza, 1960-
    A compelling look at the women who worked as cryptographers during WWII, shaping modern intelligence efforts.
    Book, 2017New York : Hachette Books, 2017. — 940.5486 MUNDY
  • She Came to Slay

    the Life and Times of Harriet Tubman

    Dunbar, Erica Armstrong,
    A fresh and accessible take on the life of Harriet Tubman, blending biography with cultural commentary.
    Book, 2019New York : 37 Ink, Simon & Schuster, 2019. — 326.8092 TUBMAN DUNBAR
  • The Grimkes

    the Legacy of Slavery in An American Family

    Greenidge, Kerri K.,
    A fascinating exploration of the Grimke sisters, abolitionist pioneers, and the overlooked Black women in their family whose stories reshape our understanding of activism and racial justice.
    Book, 2023New York, N.Y. : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2023] — 973.5092 GRIMKE GREENIDG
  • A collection of inspiring stories about bold, trailblazing women who changed the world, from activists to scientists and artists.
    Book, 2019New York : Simon & Schuster, 2019. — 920.72 CLINTON