Women's History Month

Celebrate Women's History Month with Orange County Library System! Learn all about influential women in history who broke barriers and helped advance science, technology, engineering, art and math.

Leading Ladies

Cover art for First things first : hip-hop ladies who changed the game / Nadirah Simmons

First things first : hip-hop ladies who changed the game / Nadirah Simmons, [illustrations by Sara Gilanchi].

Simmons, Nadirah, author.

The American queen : a novel / Vanessa Miller.

Miller, Vanessa, author.

Cover art for Black women taught us : an intimate history of Black feminism / Jenn M. Jackson

Black women taught us : an intimate history of Black feminism / Jenn M. Jackson, PhD.

Jackson, Jenn M., author.

How to be a Renaissance woman : the untold history of beauty & female creativity / Jill Burke.

Burke, Jill, 1971- author.

I am not your perfect Mexican daughter / Erika L. Sánchez.

Sánchez, Erika L., author.

I survived capitalism and all I got was this lousy t-shirt : everything I wish I never had to learn about money / Madeline Pendleton.

Pendleton, Madeline, author.

Cover art for Why we read : on bookworms

Why we read : on bookworms, libraries and just one more page before lights out / Shannon Reed.

Reed, Shannon, author.

Witchcraft : a history in thirteen trials / Marion Gibson.

Gibson, Marion, 1970- author.

Unshrinking : how to face fatphobia / Kate Manne.

Manne, Kate, author.

The women who built Hollywood : 12 trailblazers in front of and behind the camera / Susan Goldman Rubin.

Rubin, Susan Goldman, author.

Climate champions : 15 women fighting for your future / Rachel Sarah.

Sarah, Rachel, author.

A table set for sisterhood : 35 recipes inspired by 35 female icons / Ashley Scḧütz & Ashly Jernigan.

Schütz, Ashley, author.

Drinking from graveyard wells : stories / Yvette Lisa Ndlovu.

Ndlovu, Yvette Lisa, author.

The fly girls revolt : the story of the women who kicked open the door to fly in combat / Eileen A. Bjorkman.

Bjorkman, Eileen A., author.

The wounds that bind us / Kelley Shinn.

Shinn, Kelley, author.

Wild girls : how the outdoors shaped the women who challenged a nation / Tiya Miles.

Miles, Tiya, 1970- author.

Cover art for Wisdom of wildly creative women : real stories from inspirational

Wisdom of wildly creative women : real stories from inspirational, artistic, and empowered women / Angela LoMenzo principal photography by James LoMenzo [foreword by Kathy Rose].

LoMenzo, Angela, author.

Cover art for Rebel Girls animal allies : 25 tales of women working with wildlife / text by Sofia Aguilar

Rebel Girls animal allies : 25 tales of women working with wildlife / text by Sofia Aguilar, Sarah Parvis, and Shelbi Polk foreword by Lucy King.

Aguilar, Sofia, author.

Daughters of Muscadine : stories / Monic Ductan.

Ductan, Monic, author.

Bloomer girls : women baseball pioneers / Debra A. Shattuck.

Shattuck, Debra A., author.

Idea makers : 15 fearless female entrepreneurs / Lowey Bundy Sichol.

Sichol, Lowey Bundy, author.

No better time : a novel of the spirited women of the Six Triple Eight Central Postal Directory Battalion / Sheila Williams.

Williams, Sheila (Sheila J.), author.

Normal women : 900 years of making history / Philippa Gregory.

Gregory, Philippa, author.

Valiant women : the extraordinary American servicewomen who helped win World War II / Lena Andrews.

Andrews, Lena S., author.

Unlikeable female characters : the women pop culture wants you to hate / Anna Bogutskaya.

Bogutskaya, Anna, author.

Mischievous creatures : the forgotten sisters who transformed early American science / Catherine McNeur.

McNeur, Catherine, author.

The doctor was a woman : stories of the first female physicians on the frontier / Chris Enss.

Enss, Chris, 1961- author.

The six : the untold story of America’s first women astronauts / Loren Grush.

Grush, Loren, author.

Problem solvers : 15 innovative women engineers and coders / P.J. Hoover.

Hoover, P. J. (Patricia J.), 1970- author.

Up to speed : the groundbreaking science of women athletes / Christine Yu.

Yu, Christine, 1976- author.

Upcoming Women's History Month Events

Women Make History

Celebrate Women's History Month

Registration Required

Tuesday March 11 3:30pm

Eatonville Branch (Eatonville - Meeting Room)

Event Categories: Arts & Crafting; Games & Activities

Recognize the impact of powerful women who made awesome contributions to our history with stories, crafts and activities. Recommended for lower and upper elementary.

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Pow-HER-ful

Celebrate Women's History Month

No Registration Required

Tuesday March 11 4:30pm

Southeast Branch

Event Categories: Arts & Crafting; Science & Math; Storytime

With great power comes great responsibility. Explore the common empowering qualities of well-known women like Simone Biles, Frida Kahlo, Jane Goodall and more. Recommended for ages 3-5.

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Senior Crafting Connections: Friendship Through the Ages

Registration Required

Wednesday March 12 11:00am

Hiawassee Branch (Hiawassee - Meeting Room)

Event Categories: Arts & Crafting; History, Culture, Genealogy

Discover the rich history of female friendships, share your own stories, and create a unique bracelet to represent the important people in your life. Recommended for ages 18 and up.

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