It may be the end of winter term but Women’s History Month isn’t over quite yet!
Regardless of whether your Spring Break involves traveling, exploring the stunning landscapes of Eastern Oregon, or simply catching up on sleep, consider picking a book from the list below and delving into some ‘her-story.’
- Finding Me by Viola Davis
Finding Me is the deeply personal memoir of Viola Davis, an actress best known for her roles in The Help, Doubt, and The Woman King. Davis takes readers on a journey across her incredible and inspirational life, from a crumbling apartment in Rhode Island to center stage in New York City.
- I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jeannette McCurdy
I’m Glad My Mom Died is the heartbreaking and hilarious memoir of Jeannette McCurdy, an actress best known for her titular role as Sam on iCarly. McCurdy recounts her experiences of growing up with a codependent mother in the midst of Hollywood and her emotionally complicated rise-to-fame, all in unflinching detail.
- Nobody Ever Asked Me About the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame by Lisa Robertson
In Nobody Ever Asked Me About the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame, journalist Lisa Robertson gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the effects that success had on some of music’s most famous women. She reveals the reality of what it is like to be a female artist in the music industry
- She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman by Erica Armstrong Dunbar
She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman by Erica Armstrong Dunbar details the remarkable life of Harriet Tubman. Dunbar takes readers through a detailed timeline of Harriet Tubman’s life, blending traditional biography, illustrations, photos, and more.
- I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai
I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban is the touching memoir of Malala Yousafzai. Yousafzai takes readers on a journey through her resistance against the Taliban, the subsequent assassination attempt, and her path to becoming the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate at 16 years old.
- Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Persepolis is the powerful graphic memoir of Marjane Satrapi. Satrapi tells the story of her childhood in Tehran, from ages 4 to 16, as the Shah’s regime was overthrown and the Islamic Revolution triumphed.
- Our Bodies, Their Battlefields: War Through the Lives of Women by Christina Lamb
In Our Bodies, Their Battlefields: War Through the Lives of Women, war correspondent Christina Lamb chronicles the tremendous challenges and tragedies that women face in wartime. Her harrowing book records the stories of survivors, from Yazidi girls kept as sex slaves by ISIS fighters to the thousands of teenage girls abducted by Boko Haram in Nigeria.
- They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl’s Fight for Freedom by Ahed Tamimi and Dena Takruri
They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl’s Fight for Freedom tells the story of Ahed Tamimi, a world-renowned Palestinian activist, who, at 16 years old, was filmed slapping an Israeli soldier who refused to leave her front yard. She takes readers on a journey through her childhood amid occupation to her laters acts of resistance and activism.
- To Believe in Women: What Lesbians Have Done for America by Lillian Faderman
In To Believe in Women: What Lesbians Have Done for America, historian Lillian Faderman details the contributions of late-nineteenth-century and twentieth-century lesbians, from medical pioneer Emily Blackwell to suffrage leader Susan B. Anthony.
- My Name is Selma: The Remarkable Memoir of a Jewish Resistance Fighter and Ravensbruck Survivor
My Name is Selma: The Remarkable Memoir of a Jewish Resistance Fighter and Ravensbruck Survivor is the powerful memoir of Jewish Resistance Fighter and Holocaust survivor, Selma van de Perre.
