Women’s History Month started as a week-long celebration in 1978 in Santa Rosa, California and “spread across the country as other communities initiated their own Women’s History Week celebrations.” It became a national celebration in 1980 when President Jimmy Carter issued a proclamation declaring the week of March 8th as National Women’s History Week. In 1987, Congress passed a law that designated March as Women’s History Month. Every year, the National Women’s History Alliance sets a theme for the month. This year’s theme is “Leading the Change: Women for a Sustainable Future.”
TBR Books has a great selection of books for Women’s History Month! Please see our recommendations below. If you’re interested in learning even more about Women’s History, you can check out the National Women’s History Museum, the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, History.com, or the Library of Congress.
Women’s History
for Children
Women’s History
for Middle Grade Kids
Women’s History
for Adults
Local Interest
Women in History
Women and STEM
Women in Wartime
Celebrity Biographies/Memoirs
Additional Resources
National Archives: 19th Amendment to the US Constitution (Women’s Right to Vote, 1920)
National Women’s History Museum
Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum
National Women’s History Alliance
WomenforWomen.org: The Origins of Women’s History Month and Why It’s Still Needed Today
Smithsonian: Women’s History Month
National Park Service: Women’s History Month
Library of Congress: Women’s History Month: A Commemorative Observances Legal Research Guide
National Geographic Kids: Women’s History Month
American Library Association: National Women’s History Month Resources
The National World War II Museum: An Introduction to Women’s History Month
GoodGoodGood Co: 30+ Activities To Celebrate Women’s History Month
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