Did You Know? Women’s History Month 2024

On January 20, 2021, Kamala D. Harris was sworn in as the first woman Vice President of the United States. Vice President Harris is also the first Black and South Asian American woman Vice President in American history. (And Doug Emhoff, her husband, is the first “Second Gentleman” in American history.) Celebrate Women’s History Month 2024 with these books about women who have been trailblazers in politics, science, sports and the arts.

She Kept Dancing: The True Story of a Professional Dancer with a Limb Difference by Sydney Mesher

Mama in Congress: Rashida Tlaib's Journey to Washington by Rashida Tlaib

Her Eyes on the Stars: Maria Mitchell, Astronomer by Laurie Wallmark

On the Line: My Story of Becoming the First African American Rockette by Jennifer Jones

Shining Star: Vera Rubin Discovers Dark Matter by Suzanne Slade

Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter by Aida Salazar

Never Give Up: Dr. Kati Karikó and the Race for the Future of Vaccines by Debbie Dadey

Beyonce (Little Golden Book Biographies) by Lavaille Lavette

Ida B. Wells Marches for the Vote by Dinah Johnson

Milloo's Mind: The Story of Maryam Faruqi, Trailblazer for Women's Education by Reem Faruqi

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Couldn't Drive? (Wait! What?) by Dan Gutman

Loud and Proud: The Life of Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm by Lesa Cline-Ransome

To Boldly Go: How Nichelle Nichols and Star Trek Helped Advance Civil Rights by Angela Dalton

Frida Kahlo: She Painted Her World in Self-Portraits (What the Artist Saw) by DK

Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett: The Virologist Who Changed the World by Mari Bolte